Hastings County
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Location of the region in Ontario
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| Country | Canada |
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Ontario
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| Administrative headquarters | Belleville |
| Coordinates : | 44 ° 42 ′ N , 77 ° 38 ′ W |
| Residents | 134,934 (as of 2011) |
| surface | 6,103.48 km² |
| Population density | 22.1 inhabitants / km² |
| Time zone : | Eastern Standard Time ( UTC −5) Eastern Daylight Time ( UTC −4, daylight saving time) |
| Web presence | www.hastingscounty.com |
Hastings County is a county in the southeast of the Canadian province of Ontario . The county seat is Belleville , which is independent of the county. The population is 134,934 (2011), the area 6103.48 km², which corresponds to a population density of 22.1 inhabitants per km². The county is on the north shore of Lake Ontario . From 1837 to 1849 it was named Victoria County . It is named after Francis Rawdon-Hastings .
Communities
The parishes in Hastings County are:
The cities of Belleville and Quinte West are geographically and statistically part of Hastings County, but are not under its administration.