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Trenton
Trenton section of Quinte West, Ontario, Canada.
Trenton
Ontario, Canada
Trenton, former city, Hastings county, southeastern Ontario, Canada, since 1998 incorporated into the city of Quinte West. It is a port of entry on the Bay of Quinte, on the northern shore of Lake Ontario, and lies at the mouth of the Trent River and at the southern end of the Trent Canal system. First settled by loyalists in 1792 as Trent Port, it was renamed Trent Town and later Trenton. Its economy, once dominated by lumber and transportation, now includes diversified manufacturing. A Royal Canadian Air Force transport base is to the east of Trenton. It was incorporated as a village in 1853, a town in 1880, and a city in 1980 prior to becoming part of Quinte West. Pop. (2006) Quinte West, 42,697; (2011) Quinte West, 43,086.
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