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

Prior to the formation of the City of Kawartha Lakes, Kinmount was the seat of Somerville Township.

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.