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Trent Lakes
Cottage country on the Trent-Severn Waterway, with Buckhorn at its heart.
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Try the tool →Why people choose Trent Lakes.
Why people move here
A rural, mostly wooded municipality in northern Peterborough County, moving from a cottage-based population to one with more full-time residents.
On the waterway
Lock 31 on the Trent-Severn Waterway is in Buckhorn, the only lock within the municipality. The downtown core of Buckhorn sits on the Trent Lakes side.
Who lives here
The median age is 58, and 33.7% of residents are 65 or older, according to the municipality.
Trent Lakes keeps growing fast.
How many people call Trent Lakes home, and how fast that number is rising.
Census check: Trent Lakes counted 5,397 people in the 2016 census and 6,439 in 2021. The municipality describes a shift from a cottage-based population to more full-time residents.
Census counts: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census of Population, as published in Municipality of Trent Lakes and Wikipedia: Trent Lakes. Canada's 2026 census results are not out until 2027.
How Trent Lakes became Trent Lakes.
From the first settlers to today, the moments that shaped the town.
Where the name comes from
The municipality adopted the name Trent Lakes on February 19, 2013, in recognition of the Trent-Severn Waterway.
Three wards
Trent Lakes has three wards: Harvey, Galway and Cavendish.
The municipality is incorporated.
The name Trent Lakes is adopted on February 19.
The municipality counts 6,439 people.
History summarized from Wikipedia: Trent Lakes and the municipality's About page. Wikipedia text is available under CC BY-SA.
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