Port Hope, Ontario

Port Hope
Municipality of Port Hope
From top, left to right: Downtown Port Hope, Port Hope Town Hall, Ganaraska River, Welcome, Zion
Port Hope
Port Hope
Coordinates: 43°57′N 78°18′W / 43.950°N 78.300°W / 43.950; -78.300
CountryCanada
ProvinceOntario
CountyNorthumberland
Formed1789
Named afterHenry Hope
Government
 • TypeMunicipality
 • MayorOlena Hankivsky
 • Federal ridingNorthumberland—Clarke
 • Prov. ridingNorthumberland—Peterborough South
Area
 • Land278.80 km2 (107.65 sq mi)
 • Urban
12.72 km2 (4.91 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)
 • Total
17,294
 • Density62/km2 (160/sq mi)
 • Urban
13,012
 • Urban density1,023.1/km2 (2,650/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−05:00 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−04:00 (EDT)
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Area codes905, 289 and 365
Websitewww.porthope.ca

Port Hope is a municipality in Southern Ontario, Canada, about 109 km (68 mi) east of Toronto and 159 km (99 mi) west of Kingston. It is at the mouth of the Ganaraska River on the north shore of Lake Ontario, in the west end of Northumberland County. The private Trinity College School opened here in 1865.