Bancroft, Ontario

Bancroft
Town of Bancroft
Motto: 
A Place for All Seasons
Bancroft is located in Southern Ontario
Bancroft
Bancroft
Coordinates: 45°03′N 77°51′W / 45.050°N 77.850°W / 45.050; -77.850
Country Canada
Province Ontario
CountyHastings
Settled1852
IncorporatedDecember 1904 (village)
Incorporated1999 (town)
Government
 • MayorPaul Jenkins
 • CouncilBancroft Town Council:
Bancroft Ward, Dungannon Ward
 • Federal ridingHastings—Lennox and Addington
 • Prov. ridingPrince Edward—Hastings
Area
 • Land229.56 km2 (88.63 sq mi)
Population
 (2016)[2]
 • Total4,000
 • Density16.9/km2 (44/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal Code
K0L 1C0
Area codes613 and 343
Websitewww.bancroft.ca

Bancroft (/ˈbæŋkrɒft/) is a town located on the York River in Hastings County in the Canadian province of Ontario. It was first settled in the 1850s by United Empire Loyalists and Irish immigrants. From the mid-1950s to about 1982, mining was the primary industry. A village until 1999, Bancroft then merged with Dungannon Township to form the Town of Bancroft. The population at the time of the 2016 Census was 3,881; the regional population is 40,000. There are 150,000 visitors to Bancroft, annually.[3]

  1. ^ "Bancroft census profile". 2011 Census of Population. Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2012-02-29.
  2. ^ "Census Profile, 2016 Census: Bancroft (town)". Statistics Canada. Retrieved December 14, 2018.
  3. ^ "Bancroft Town Official Website". Archived from the original on 2013-04-25. Retrieved 2 Nov 2021.