Tay, Ontario

For other uses, see Victoria Harbour (disambiguation).

Tay
Township (lower-tier)
Township of Tay

Tay
Coordinates: 44°43′N 79°46′W / 44.717°N 79.767°W / 44.717; -79.767Coordinates: 44°43′N 79°46′W / 44.717°N 79.767°W / 44.717; -79.767
Country	Canada
Province	Ontario
County	Simcoe
Incorporated	1994
Government
• Mayor	Scott Warnock
• MPs	Bruce Stanton
• MPPs	Garfield Dunlop
Area^[1]
• Total	139.00 km² (53.67 sq mi)
Population (2011)^[1]
• Total	9,736
• Density	70.0/km² (181/sq mi)
Time zone	Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
• Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
Area code(s)	705
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 Lord Simcoe's wife (Simcoe County History in school books)

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.

Port McNicoll
Victoria Harbour

Demographics

Canada census – Tay, Ontario community profile

	2011	2006	2001

Population: Land area: Population density: Median age: Total private dwellings: Median household income:	9736 (-0.1% from 2006) 139.00 km² (53.67 sq mi) 70.0/km² (181/sq mi) 5049	9748 (6.4% from 2001) 138.93 km² (53.64 sq mi) 70.2/km² (182/sq mi) 43.0 (M: 42.5, F: 43.5) 5022 $54,029	9162 (1.3% from 1996) 138.93 km² (53.64 sq mi) 65.9/km² (171/sq mi) 39.8 (M: 39.2, F: 40.4) 4577 $45,321

References: 2011^[2] 2006^[3] 2001^[4]

Notable people

Amos Arbour - NHL, NHA hockey player, member of original Montreal Canadiens hockey club.
Wayne Middaugh - World Champion Curling Skip
Sherry Middaugh - Canadian Curling Skip
Keith Waples - Famed driver of Standardbred horses and inductee into Canada's Sports Hall of Fame

References

1 2 "Tay census profile". 2011 Census of Population. Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2012-02-15.
↑ "2011 Community Profiles". Canada 2011 Census. Statistics Canada. July 5, 2013. Retrieved 2012-02-15.
↑ "2006 Community Profiles". Canada 2006 Census. Statistics Canada. March 30, 2011. Retrieved 2012-02-15.
↑ "2001 Community Profiles". Canada 2001 Census. Statistics Canada. February 17, 2012. Retrieved 2012-02-15.

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Simcoe County, Ontario

Cities ¹	Barrie Orillia

Towns	Bradford West Gwillimbury Collingwood Innisfil Midland New Tecumseth Penetanguishene Wasaga Beach

Townships	Adjala–Tosorontio Clearview Essa Oro-Medonte Ramara Severn Springwater Tay Tiny

First Nations	Beausoleil Chippewas of Rama

Indian reserves	Christian Island 30 Christian Island 30A Mnjikaning First Nation 32

See also: Communities in Simcoe County Census divisions of Ontario ¹ Separated municipalities but remain a census subdivision of the county

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