Tay, Ontario
Township municipality in Ontario, Canada
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Tay is a township municipality in Central Ontario, Canada, located in Simcoe County in the southern Georgian Bay region.[1][3] The township was named in 1822 after a pet dog of Lady Sarah Maitland (1792–1873), wife of Sir Peregrine Maitland, Lieutenant Governor of Upper Canada. Two other adjoining townships were also named for her pet dogs, Tiny and Flos (now Springwater Township).[4]
Tay | |
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| Township of Tay | |
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  Tay Location within Simcoe County  Tay Location within Southern Ontario | |
| Coordinates: 44°44′08″N 79°46′11″W[1] | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Ontario |
| County | Simcoe |
| Incorporated | January 1, 1994 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Ted Walker |
| • MPs | Adam Chambers |
| • MPPs | Jill Dunlop |
| Area | |
| • Land | 137.86 km2 (53.23 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | |
• Total | 11,091 |
| • Density | 80.5/km2 (208/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| Area codes | 705, 249, 683 |
| Website | www |
History
The current territory of Tay was home to the Wendat towns of Teanaostataé (St. Louis), and Taenhatentaron (St. Ignace). Together with the nearby town of Teanaustayé (St. Joseph) in nearby Hillsdale they were destroyed by the Iroquois (Haudenosaunee) in 1648–1649. During this warfare, the Jesuits Jean de Brébeuf and Gabriel Lalemant were killed at Taenhatentaron.[5]
Originally the township was incorporated part of Tiny and Tay United Townships on January 1, 1851, but became a separate township on January 4, 1869.[6]
The Village of Victoria Harbour separated from Tay Township on December 31, 1910, followed by the Village of Port McNicoll on April 12, 1917.[6] In 1965, Tay Township lost more territory when Midland Town annexed parts of it.[7]
On January 1, 1994, under countywide municipal restructuring, the Villages of Port McNicoll and Victoria Harbour were amalgamated with Tay, while at the same time, Tay Township lost a portion to the newly formed Severn Township.[6]
Communities
The township comprises the villages and rural hamlets of:
- Ebenezer
- Elliots Corners
- Melduf
- Mertzs Corners
- Ogden's Beach
- Old Fort
- Paradise Point
- Port McNicoll
- Riverside
- Sturgeon Bay
- Triple Bay Park
- Vasey
- Victoria Harbour
- Waubaushene
- Waverley
Port McNicoll
Victoria Harbour
Demographics
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Tay had a population of 11,091 living in 4,535 of its 5,301 total private dwellings, a change of 10.5% from its 2016 population of 10,033. With a land area of 137.86 km2 (53.23 sq mi), it had a population density of 80.5/km2 (208.4/sq mi) in 2021.[2]
| 2021 | 2016 | 2011 | |
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| Population | 11,091 (+10.5% from 2016) | 10,033 (+3.1% from 2011) | 9,736 (-0.1% from 2006) |
| Land area | 137.86 km2 (53.23 sq mi) | 139.07 km2 (53.70 sq mi) | 139.00 km2 (53.67 sq mi) |
| Population density | 80.5/km2 (208/sq mi) | 72.1/km2 (187/sq mi) | 70.0/km2 (181/sq mi) |
| Median age | 49.2 (M: 48.4, F: 50.0) | 48.7 (M: 47.9, F: 49.4) | |
| Private dwellings | 5,301 (total) 4,535 (occupied) | 4,931 (total) | 5,049 (total) |
| Median household income | $82,000 | $65,190 |
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