Tay Valley, Ontario

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Township of Tay Valley
Tay Valley within Lanark County.
Country	Canada
Province	Ontario
County	Lanark
Incorporated	January 1, 1998
Government
- Type	Township
- Reeve	Keith Kerr
- Governing Body	Tay Valley Township Council
- MP	Scott Reid (CPC)
- MPP	Randy Hillier (OPC)
Area
- Total	527.46 km² (203.7 sq mi)
Population (2006)[1]
- Total	5,634
- Density	10.7/km² (27.7/sq mi)
Time zone	EST (UTC-5)
- Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
Postal code span
Area code(s)	613
Website: Township of Tay Valley

Tay Valley is a township in eastern Ontario, Canada on the Tay River in Lanark County.

Contents 1 History 2 Communities 3 Demographics 4 References

[edit] History

The township was incorporated on January 1, 1998 by amalgamating the former townships of Bathurst, South Sherbrooke and North Burgess. It was originally known as the township of Bathurst Burgess Sherbrooke, but adopted the Tay Valley name as of July 30, 2002.

[edit] Communities

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.

[edit] Demographics

According to the Canada 2006 Census:

• Population: 5,634
• % Change (1996-2001): 3.6
• Dwellings: 3,511
• Area (km²): 527.46
• Density (persons per km²): 10.7

[edit] References

• Township of Tay Valley

[[Image:|50px]]		Lanark Highlands		v • d • e [[Image:|50px]]
	Central Frontenac		Drummond/North Elmsley, Perth
		Tay Valley
		Rideau Lakes