Tay Valley | |
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Township of Tay Valley | |
Coordinates: 44°52′N76°23′W / 44.867°N 76.383°W | |
Country | Canada |
Province | Ontario |
County | Lanark |
Incorporated | January 1, 1998 |
Government | |
• Type | Township |
• Reeve | Rob Rainer |
• Gov. Body | Tay Valley Township Council |
• Federal riding | Lanark—Frontenac—Lennox and Addington |
• Prov. riding | Lanark—Frontenac—Lennox and Addington |
Area | |
• Land | 528.67 km2 (204.12 sq mi) |
Population (2021) [1] | |
• Total | 5,925 |
• Density | 11.2/km2 (29/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC-5 (EST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
Area code(s) | 613, 343 |
Website | www |
Tay Valley is a township in eastern Ontario, Canada, on the Tay River in the southwest corner of Lanark County, adjacent to the United Counties of Leeds and Grenville and Frontenac County. The township administrative offices are located in Glen Tay.
The township was incorporated on January 1, 1998 by amalgamating the former townships of Bathurst, South Sherbrooke and North Burgess, which date back to the early 19th century. It was originally known as the township of Bathurst Burgess Sherbrooke, but adopted the name of Tay Valley on July 30, 2002. The Canadian Pacific Railway's original mainline (CP Havelock Subdivision) passed through Glen Tay heading west to Havelock then on to Toronto before being abandoned to Tweed in 1973 and to Havelock in 1987. A newer mainline was branched off west of Glen Tay southwest towards Belleville which still handles the CP Rail traffic from Smith Falls to Toronto.
The township comprises the communities of Althorpe, Bathurst Station, Bells Corners, Bolingbroke, Bolingbroke Siding, Brooke, Christie Lake, DeWitts Corners, Elliot, Fallbrook, Feldspar, Glen Tay, Harper, Maberly, Playfairville, Pratt Corners, Scotch Line, Stanleyville and Wemyss.
The permanent population was 5,925 in the 2021 census. However, similar to adjacent townships, there are also numerous seasonal residents, predominantly cottagers from Ottawa or Kingston. The total population including seasonal residents was estimated over 10,000, in 3,843 households in 2012. [2]
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Tay Valley had a population of 5,925 living in 2,419 of its 3,750 total private dwellings, a change of 4.6% from its 2016 population of 5,665. With a land area of 528.67 km2 (204.12 sq mi), it had a population density of 11.2/km2 (29.0/sq mi) in 2021. [1]
2021 | 2016 | 2011 | |
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Population | 5,925 (+4.6% from 2016) | 5,665 (+1.7% from 2011) | 5,571 (-1.1% from 2006) |
Land area | 528.67 km2 (204.12 sq mi) | 550.01 km2 (212.36 sq mi) | 549.12 km2 (212.02 sq mi) |
Population density | 11.2/km2 (29/sq mi) | 10.3/km2 (27/sq mi) | 10.1/km2 (26/sq mi) |
Median age | 57.2 (M: 57.2, F: 57.2) | 54.5 (M: 54.3, F: 54.6) | |
Private dwellings | 3,750 (total) 2,419 (occupied) | 3,689 (total) | 3,698 (total) |
Median household income | $90,000 | $77,686 |
Year | Pop. | ±% |
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1996 | 5,180 | — |
2001 | 5,440 | +5.0% |
2006 | 5,634 | +3.6% |
2011 | 5,571 | −1.1% |
2016 | 5,665 | +1.7% |
2021 | 5,925 | +4.6% |
Source: Statistics Canada [1] [8] [9] |
Mother tongue (2021): [1]
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