The village's hinterland covers large sections of both Haliburton and Peterborough counties for which it is a shopping and cultural centre.

The village is an important source of supplies for summer cottagers in the area and, consequently, becomes nearly dormant in winter.

The local post office, at 4078 County Rd 121, offers lock boxes and services one rural delivery route.

Although the group moved to Manitoba after a year, their story is told and their presence commemorated by an Ontario Historical Plaque.

Kinmount most recently gained national attention in the summer of 2004, when it became the first Ontario village to actively canvas a family physician to move to the community.