Northumberland County (Ontario)
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Location of the region in Ontario
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Basic data | |
Country | Canada |
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Ontario
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Administrative headquarters | Cobourg |
Coordinates : | 44 ° 0 ′ N , 78 ° 0 ′ W |
Residents | 82,126 (as of 2011) |
surface | 1,905.34 km² |
Population density | 43.1 inhabitants / km² |
Time zone : | Eastern Standard Time ( UTC −5) Eastern Daylight Time ( UTC −4, daylight saving time) |
Web presence | www.northumberland.com |
Northumberland County is a county in the southeast of the Canadian province of Ontario . The county seat is Cobourg . The population is 82,126 (2011), the area 1905.34 km², which corresponds to a population density of 43.1 inhabitants per km². The county is on the north shore of Lake Ontario . Together with Durham County it formed the Newcastle District from 1798 to 1849 and the United Counties of Northumberland and Durham from 1850 to 1973 .
Communities
Northumberland County has the following parishes: