Northumberland County (2006

Canada 2006 Census

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 population 80,963) is situated on the north shore of Lake Ontario

Lake Ontario

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, in central Ontario

Ontario

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, Canada

Canada

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. It is located east of Durham County (now the Regional Municipality of Durham), west of Hastings

Hastings County, Ontario

Hastings County is located in the province of Ontario, Canada. It is The Cheese Capital of Canada. Geographically, it is located on the border of Eastern Ontario and Central Ontario. The population was 125,915 in 2001 and grew to 130,474 in the 2006 Canada Census...

, southeast of Kawartha Lakes

Kawartha Lakes, Ontario

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 and south of Peterborough County

Peterborough County, Ontario

Peterborough County is located in Southern Ontario, Canada. It is projected to reach a population of 159,840 by 2031, according to the Ontario Ministry of Finance's Ontario Population Projections Update...

. The county seat is Cobourg

Cobourg, Ontario

Cobourg is a town in the Canadian province of Ontario, located in Southern Ontario 95 km east of Toronto. It is the largest town in Northumberland County. Its nearest neighbour is Port Hope, to the west. It is located along Highway 401 and the former Highway 2...

. Together with Durham County

Durham County, Ontario

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, it formed the Newcastle District from 1798 to 1849 and the United Counties of Northumberland and Durham

United Counties of Northumberland and Durham, Ontario

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 from 1850 to 1973.

It was first aggressively settled by United Empire Loyalists

United Empire Loyalists

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 fleeing the former 13 British American Colonies

Thirteen Colonies

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 in the late 18th century. The Crown provided plots to the settlers for nominal sums (with the stipulation of making the land productive in a set number of years) or gratis to those who had served against the American Colonial Army. Following the war of 1812

War of 1812

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 many port towns, Cobourg in particular became important centres for commercial activity and a landing point for European immigrants arriving on steamers.

It consists of:

• Municipality (town) of Brighton
  Brighton, Ontario
  Brighton is a town in Northumberland County, Ontario, Canada, approximately east of Toronto and west of Kingston. It is intersected by both Highway 401 and the former Highway 2. It is on the West end of the Bay of Quinte on the entrance of the Murray Canal....
  
  
• Town of Cobourg
  Cobourg, Ontario
  Cobourg is a town in the Canadian province of Ontario, located in Southern Ontario 95 km east of Toronto. It is the largest town in Northumberland County. Its nearest neighbour is Port Hope, to the west. It is located along Highway 401 and the former Highway 2...
  
  
• Municipality of Port Hope
  Port Hope, Ontario
  Port Hope is a municipality in Southern Ontario, Canada, about east of Toronto and about west of Kingston. It is located at the mouth of the Ganaraska River on the north shore of Lake Ontario, in the west end of Northumberland County...
  
  
• Municipality (town) of Trent Hills
  Trent Hills, Ontario
  The Municipality of Trent Hills is a town in central-eastern Ontario, Canada, in northeast Northumberland County on the Trent River. It was created in 2001 through the amalgamation of the municipalities of Campbellford/Seymour, Percy and Hastings...
  
  
• Township of Alnwick/Haldimand
  Alnwick/Haldimand, Ontario
  Alnwick/Haldimand is a township in central Ontario, Canada, in Northumberland County, situated between Lake Ontario and Rice Lake. It was formed in 2000 by the merger of Alnwick Township in the north and Haldimand Township in the south...
  
  
• Township of Cramahe
  Cramahe, Ontario
  Cramahe is a rural township located in Northumberland County in central Ontario, Canada.Joseph Keeler opened a store on the site of present-day Colborne about 1819. A community began to grow as other small businessmen followed suit...
  
  
• Township of Hamilton
  Hamilton, Ontario (township)
  Hamilton Township is a rural township located in Northumberland County in central Ontario. It surrounds the Town of Cobourg.The township was named after Henry Hamilton, Lieutenant-Governor of Quebec from 1782-1785.-Communities:*Baltimore*Bewdley*Camborne...
  
  

External links

• Northumberland County Northumberland County
• Northumberland Tourism Northumberland Tourism
• Northumberland Arts Council - lists all cultural events
• Northumberland News (Newspaper)
• Northumberland Today (Newspaper)
• NorthumberlandView.ca (News Website)