Pine Hill is a Mennonite village in Toledo District, Belize, some 15 km north of the district capital Punta Gorda.
Pine Hill | |
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  Pine Hill Map of Corozal metropolitan area | |
| Coordinates: 16°14′44″N 88°49′48″W / 16.24556°N 88.83000°W | |
| Country |  Belize |
| District | Toledo District |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 205[1] |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central) |
| Climate | Af |
Pine Hill is a daughter colony of the Upper Barton Creek settlement. It was founded around 1997. It is home to very conservative Mennonites, who belong to the Noah Hoover branch of Old Order Mennonites.
The community makes a living of farming, of cheese and other dairy production and of wood working. They also raise cattle and keep bees for honey production. There is also horse powered saw mill at Pine Hill.[2]
Demographics
editAt the time of the 2010 census, Pine Hill had a population of 206. Of these, 100.0% were Mennonite.[3]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Population Data – Census 2010" (PDF). Statistical Institute of Belize. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 January 2016. Retrieved 20 October 2014.
- ^ "Boden Creek Ecological Preserve" page 3.
- ^ Population & Housing Census 2010 [1]
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