Haliburton County

Haliburton County
County (upper-tier)
County of Haliburton
Logo Coat of arms
Motto:  Watch Weel
Dysart et al Algonquin Highlands Highlands East Minden Hills Haliburton Minden
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
Region	Central Ontario
County seat	Minden
Municipalities	List Algonquin Highlands Dysart et al Highlands East Minden Hills
Area [1]
• Land	4,076.08 km2 (1,573.78 sq mi)
Population  (2016)[1]
• Total	18,062
• Density	4.4/km2 (11/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC-5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
Area code	705 / 249
Website	www.haliburtoncounty.ca/

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.