Official Name: | Pine Hill |
Pushpin Map: | Belize |
Pushpin Mapsize: | 300 |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Belize |
Subdivision Type1: | District |
Subdivision Name1: | Toledo District |
Population As Of: | 2010 |
Population Total: | 205[1] |
Timezone: | Central |
Utc Offset: | -6 |
Coordinates: | 16.2456°N -88.83°W |
Blank Name: | Climate |
Pine Hill is a Mennonite village in Toledo District, Belize, some 15 km north of the district capital Punta Gorda.
Pine Hill is a daughter colony of the Upper Barton Creek settlement. It was founded around 1997. It is home to very conservative Mennonites, who belong to the Noah Hoover branch of Old Order Mennonites.
The community makes a living of farming, of cheese and other dairy production and of wood working. They also raise cattle and keep bees for honey production. There is also horse powered saw mill at Pine Hill.[2]
At the time of the 2010 census, Pine Hill had a population of 206. Of these, 100.0% were Mennonite.[3]