Tay, Ontario

Township of Tay
Location of Tay, Ontario
Country  Canada
Province  Ontario
County Simcoe
Incorporated 1994
Government
 • Mayor Scott Warnock
 • Governing Body
 • MPs Bruce Stanton
 • MPPs Garfield Dunlop
Area
 • Total 138.93 km2 (53.6 sq mi)
Population (2006)
 • Total 9,748
 • Density 70.2/km2 (181.8/sq mi)
Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
 • Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
Postal code span
Website www.tay.township.on.ca

Tay is a township in Central Ontario, Canada, located in the southern Georgian Bay region. Tay, like many other townships in the surrounding area such as Tiny Township was named after one of the several dogs owned by Sir Peregrine Maitland's wife.[1]

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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

According to the Canada 2006 Census:

Notable people

References

  1. ^ Rayburn, Alan (1997), Place Names of Ontario (University of Toronto Press), Toronto-Buffalo-London, ISBN 0-8020-7207-0), pp.345

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