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. With the area of 1,473,861 acres (2,302.9 sq mi; 5,964.5 km) reaching nearly 100 miles (160 km) from north to south, Hastings County is the second largest county in Ontario.
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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. With the area of 1,473,861 acres (2,302.9 sq mi; 5,964.5 km) reaching nearly 100 miles (160 km) from north to south, Hastings County is the second largest county in Ontario.
The seat of the county is Belleville.
The 14 municipalities within the county are:
The cities of Belleville and Quinte West are separated municipalities.
From 1837 to 1849, it was known as Victoria District for administrative purposes. The district town was Belleville.
The first boundaries of Hastings County were established 1792 by Lieutenant-Governor John Graves Simcoe. The southern boundary was the Bay of Quinte, the eastern boundary was Lennox County and the western boundary ran from the Trent River to the Ottawa River, in a triangular shape. The...
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