Tyendinaga, Ontario
Township in Ontario, Canada
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Tyendinaga is a township in the Canadian province of Ontario, located in Hastings County. The community takes its name from a variant spelling of Mohawk leader Joseph Brant's traditional Mohawk name, Thayendanegea.
Tyendinaga | |
|---|---|
| Township of Tyendinaga | |
Marysville | |
  Tyendinaga Location within Southern Ontario | |
| Coordinates: 44°18′N 77°12′W | |
| Country |  Canada |
| Province |  Ontario |
| County | Hastings |
| Incorporated | 1820 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Township |
| • Mayor | Claire Kennelly |
| • Fed. riding | Hastings—Lennox and Addington—Tyendinaga |
| • Prov. riding | Hastings—Lennox and Addington |
| Area | |
| • Land | 312.42 km2 (120.63 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[1] | |
• Total | 4,538 |
| • Density | 14.5/km2 (38/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| Postal Code | K0K |
| Area codes | 613, 343 |
| Website | www |
Communities
The township comprises the communities of:
- Albert
- Blessington
- Chisholms Mills
- Ebenezer
- Halston
- Kingsford
- Lonsdale
- Lonsdale Station
- Melrose
- Marysville
- Milltown
- Myrehall
- Naphan
- Read
- Shannonville
A radio transmitter for the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation is located in Read.[2] Saint Charles Borromeo Cemetery is also located in Read.
Demographics
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Tyendinaga had a population of 4,538 living in 1,650 of its 1,730 total private dwellings, a change of 7.4% from its 2016 population of 4,226. With a land area of 312.42 km2 (120.63 sq mi), it had a population density of 14.5/km2 (37.6/sq mi) in 2021.[1]
| 2021 | 2016 | 2011 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 4,538 (+7.4% from 2016) | 4,297 (+3.5% from 2011) | 4,150 (+2.0% from 2006) |
| Land area | 312.42 km2 (120.63 sq mi) | 312.92 km2 (120.82 sq mi) | 313.00 km2 (120.85 sq mi) |
| Population density | 14.5/km2 (38/sq mi) | 13.7/km2 (35/sq mi) | 13.3/km2 (34/sq mi) |
| Median age | 42.4 (M: 42.0, F: 42.8) | 42.5 (M: 42.5, F: 42.6) | |
| Private dwellings | 1,730 (total) 1,650 (occupied) | 1,631 (total) | 1,547 (total) |
| Median household income | $98,000 | $81,408 |
Historical census populations – Tyendinaga, Ontario | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
|
| ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Source: Statistics Canada[1][6][7][8][9] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mother tongue (2021 census):[1]
- English as first language: 96.0%
- French as first language: 0.9%
- English and French as first language: 0.6%
- Other as first language: 1.9%
Industry
Shipman’s Flour and Sawmill was constructed in 1851 and bought by William Fraser Chisholm in 1857, and known as Chisholm's Mills since.[10]
