Tyendinaga, Ontario

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Tyendinaga
Township (lower-tier)
Township of Tyendinaga
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Tyendinaga
Coordinates: 44°18′N77°12′W / 44.300°N 77.200°W / 44.300; -77.200
CountryFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
ProvinceFlag of Ontario.svg Ontario
County Hastings
Incorporated1820
Government
 • TypeTownship
 • MayorClaire Kennelly
 • Fed. riding Hastings—Lennox and Addington—Tyendinaga
 • Prov. riding Hastings—Lennox and Addington
Area
[1]
 • Land312.42 km2 (120.63 sq mi)
Population
 (2021) [1]
 • Total
4,538
 • Density14.5/km2 (38/sq mi)
Time zone UTC-5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
Postal Code
K0K
Area codes 613, 343
Website www.tyendinagatownship.com OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg

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.

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Communities

The township comprises the communities of:

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]

Canada census – Tyendinaga, Ontario community profile
2021 2016 2011
Population4,538 (+7.4% from 2016)4,297 (+3.5% from 2011)4,150 (+2.0% from 2006)
Land area312.42 km2 (120.63 sq mi)312.92 km2 (120.82 sq mi)313.00 km2 (120.85 sq mi)
Population density14.5/km2 (38/sq mi)13.7/km2 (35/sq mi)13.3/km2 (34/sq mi)
Median age42.4 (M: 42.0, F: 42.8)42.5 (M: 42.5, F: 42.6)
Private dwellings1,730 (total)  1,650 (occupied)1,631 (total) 1,547 (total) 
Median household income$98,000$81,408
Notes: 2021 change percentage based on revised 2016 population count of 4,226.
References: 2021 [3] 2016 [4] 2011 [5]
Historical census populations – Tyendinaga, Ontario
YearPop.±%
1871 7,573—    
1881 7,832+3.4%
1891 5,135−34.4%
1901 4,743−7.6%
1911 3,321−30.0%
1921 3,047−8.3%
1931 2,708−11.1%
1941 2,605−3.8%
YearPop.±%
1951 2,355−9.6%
1956 2,597+10.3%
1961 2,548−1.9%
1966 2,474−2.9%
1971 2,522+1.9%
1976 2,625+4.1%
1981 2,661+1.4%
1986 2,714+2.0%
YearPop.±%
1991 3,118+14.9%
1996 3,549+13.8%
2001 3,769+6.2%
2006 4,070+8.0%
2011 4,150+2.0%
2016 4,297+3.5%
2021 4,538+5.6%
Source: Statistics Canada [1] [6] [7] [8] [9]

Mother tongue (2021 census): [1]

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]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Tyendinaga, Ontario (Code 3512001) Census Profile". 2021 census . Government of Canada - Statistics Canada . Retrieved 2025-05-26.
  2. ↑ "CBC Channels and Frequencies". CBC Radio.
  3. ↑ "2021 Community Profiles". 2021 Canadian census . Statistics Canada. February 4, 2022. Retrieved 2025-05-26.
  4. ↑ "2016 Community Profiles". 2016 Canadian census . Statistics Canada. August 12, 2021. Retrieved 2019-06-15.
  5. ↑ "2011 Community Profiles". 2011 Canadian census . Statistics Canada. March 21, 2019. Retrieved 2012-03-02.
  6. ↑ 1996, 2001, 2006 census
  7. ↑ "Tyendinaga census profile". 2011 Census of Population . Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2012-03-02.
  8. ↑ Eighth Census of Canada 1941 - Volume II - Population by Local Subdivisions (Report). Dominion Bureau of Statistics. 1944. CS98-1941-2.
  9. ↑ "1971 Census of Canada - Population Census Subdivisions (Historical)". Catalogue 92-702 Vol I, part 1 (Bulletin 1.1-2). Statistics Canada. July 1973.
  10. ↑ "CULTIVATING CREATIVITY: More than a century of art at Chisholm's Mill". intelligencer.ca. 13 Dec 2019. Retrieved 2022-07-04.
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