Hastings County

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Hastings County
Hastings County
Location of the region in Ontario
Basic data
Country Canada
province Ontario

Administrative headquarters Belleville
Coordinates : 44 ° 42 ′  N , 77 ° 38 ′  W 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.

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