Tay | |
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| Township of Tay | |
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  Tay  Tay | |
| Coordinates:44°44′08″N79°46′11″W / 44.73556°N 79.76972°W /44.73556; -79.76972[1] | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Ontario |
| County | Simcoe |
| Incorporated | 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 |
Tay is atownship municipality inCentral Ontario, Canada, located inSimcoe County in the southernGeorgian Bay region.[1][3] The township was named in 1822 after a pet dog of Lady Sarah Maitland (1792–1873), wife of SirPeregrine Maitland, Lieutenant Governor of Upper Canada. Two other adjoining townships were also named for her pet dogs, Tiny and Flos (now Springwater Township).[4]
The current territory of Tay was home to theWendat towns of Teanaostataé (St. Louis), and Taenhatentaron (St. Ignace). Together with the nearby town of Teanaustayé (St. Joseph) in nearbyHillsdale they were destroyed by theIroquois (Haudenosaunee) in 1648–1649. During this warfare, theJesuitsJean de Brébeuf andGabriel Lalemant were killed at Taenhatentaron.[5]
In 1994, under countywide municipal restructuring, the Villages of Port McNicoll and Victoria Harbour were amalgamated with Tay.
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.
In the2021 Census of Population conducted byStatistics Canada, Tay had a population of11,091 living in4,535 of its5,301 total private dwellings, a change of10.5% from its 2016 population of10,033. With a land area of 137.86 km2 (53.23 sq mi), it had a population density of80.5/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 |
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
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| 1996 | 9,044 | — |
| 2001 | 9,162 | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 9,748 | +6.4% |
| 2011 | 9,736 | −0.1% |
| 2016 | 10,033 | +3.1% |
| 2021 | 11,091 | +10.5% |
| Population counts are not adjusted for boundary changes. Source: Statistics Canada | ||
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