Tay
Township (lower-tier)
Township of Tay
Tay is located in Simcoe County
Tay
Tay
Tay is located in Southern Ontario
Tay
Tay
Coordinates: 44°43′N 79°46′W / 44.717°N 79.767°W / 44.717; -79.767
Country Canada
Province Ontario
CountySimcoe
Incorporated1994
Government
 • MayorTed Walker
 • MPsBruce Stanton
 • MPPsJill Dunlop
Area
[1]
 • Total139.07 km2 (53.70 sq mi)
Population
 (2016)[2]
 • Total10,033
 • Density72.1/km2 (187/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
Area code(s)705, 249
Websitewww.tay.ca

Tay is a township in Central Ontario, Canada, located in Simcoe County in the southern Georgian Bay region. 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).[3]

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.[4]

In 1994, under countywide municipal restructuring, the Villages of Port McNicoll and Victoria Harbour were amalgamated with Tay.

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 and Waverley.

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.[5]

Canada census – Tay, Ontario community profile
20162011
Population10,033 (+3.1% from 2011)9,736 (-0.1% from 2006)
Land area139.07 km2 (53.70 sq mi)139.00 km2 (53.67 sq mi)
Population density72.1/km2 (187/sq mi)70.0/km2 (181/sq mi)
Median age48.7 (M: 47.9, F: 49.4)
Private dwellings4,931 (total)  5,049 (total) 
Median household income$65,190
References: 2016[6] 2011[7] earlier[8][9]

Notable people

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Tay census profile". 2011 Census of Population. Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2012-02-15.
  2. ↑ "Census Profile, 2016 Census: Tay, Township". Statistics Canada. Retrieved July 3, 2019.
  3. ↑ Rayburn, Alan (1997), Place Names of Ontario (University of Toronto Press), Toronto-Buffalo-London, ISBN 0-8020-7207-0), pp.345
  4. ↑ "Culmination of Iroquoian Wars: Sainte Marie I Destruction". Digital Museums Canada. Retrieved November 19, 2023.
  5. ↑ "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions and census subdivisions (municipalities), Ontario". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved April 2, 2022.
  6. ↑ "2016 Community Profiles". 2016 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. August 12, 2021. Retrieved 2017-08-15.
  7. ↑ "2011 Community Profiles". 2011 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. March 21, 2019. Retrieved 2012-02-15.
  8. ↑ "2006 Community Profiles". 2006 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. August 20, 2019.
  9. ↑ "2001 Community Profiles". 2001 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. July 18, 2021.
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