Pine Hill, Belize Explained

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]

Demographics

At the time of the 2010 census, Pine Hill had a population of 206. Of these, 100.0% were Mennonite.[3]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Population Data – Census 2010. Statistical Institute of Belize. 20 October 2014. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20160127084833/http://www.sib.org.bz/Portals/0/docs/publications/census/2010_Census_Report.pdf. 27 January 2016.
  2. http://redd-database.iges.or.jp/redd/download/project;jsessionid=8CB379D453F2C17F2CBA8D3ED3C602D0?id=92 "Boden Creek Ecological Preserve" page 3.
  3. Population & Housing Census 2010 http://redatam.sib.org.bz/redbin/RpWebEngine.exe/Portal?BASE=BELIZECENSUS_2010&lang=eng