Haliburton County

Haliburton County
County of Haliburton
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Coat of Arms
Motto: 
Watch Weel
Haliburton County's location in relation to Ontario.
Haliburton County's location in relation to Ontario.
Coordinates: 45°05′N 78°30′W / 45.083°N 78.500°W / 45.083; -78.500
Country Canada
Province Ontario
RegionCentral Ontario
County seatMinden
Municipalities
Area
 • Land4,076.08 km2 (1,573.78 sq mi)
Population
 (2016)[1]
 • Total18,062
 • Density4.4/km2 (11/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
Area code705 / 249
Websitewww.haliburtoncounty.ca/
Haliburton village

Haliburton is a county of Ontario, Canada, known as a tourist and cottage area in Central Ontario for its scenery and for its resident artists. Minden Hills is the county seat. Haliburton County and the village of Haliburton are named after Thomas Chandler Haliburton, author, statesman, and the first chairman of the Canadian Land and Emigration Company.

The county borders Algonquin Provincial Park on the north.

  1. ^ a b "Census Profile, 2016 Census: Haliburton, County". Statistics Canada. 8 February 2017. Retrieved August 6, 2019.