Tay, Ontario

Tay
Township municipality[1] (lower-tier)
Township of Tay
Tay is located in Simcoe County
Tay
Tay
Tay is located in Southern Ontario
Tay
Tay
Coordinates: 44°44′08″N 79°46′11″W / 44.73556°N 79.76972°W / 44.73556; -79.76972[1]
CountryCanada
ProvinceOntario
CountySimcoe
IncorporatedJanuary 1, 1994
Government
 • MayorTed Walker
 • MPsAdam Chambers
 • MPPsJill Dunlop
Area
[2]
 • Land137.86 km2 (53.23 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
 • Total
11,091
 • Density80.5/km2 (208/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
Area codes705, 249, 683
Websitewww.tay.ca Edit this at Wikidata

Tay is a township municipality in Central Ontario, Canada, located in Simcoe County in the southern Georgian Bay region.[1][3] The township was named in 1822 after a pet dog of Lady Sarah Maitland (1792–1873), wife of Sir Peregrine Maitland, Lieutenant Governor of Upper Canada. Two other adjoining townships were also named for her pet dogs, Tiny and Flos (now Springwater Township).[4]

History

The current territory of Tay was home to the Wendat towns of Teanaostataé (St. Louis), and Taenhatentaron (St. Ignace). Together with the nearby town of Teanaustayé (St. Joseph) in nearby Hillsdale they were destroyed by the Iroquois (Haudenosaunee) in 1648–1649. During this warfare, the Jesuits Jean de Brébeuf and Gabriel Lalemant were killed at Taenhatentaron.[5]

Originally the township was incorporated part of Tiny and Tay United Townships on January 1, 1851, but became a separate township on January 4, 1869.[6]

​The Village of Victoria Harbour separated from Tay Township on December 31, ​1910, followed by the Village of Port McNicoll on April 12, ​1917.[6] In 1965, Tay Township lost more territory when Midland Town annexed parts of it.[7]

On January 1, 1994, under countywide municipal restructuring, the Villages of Port McNicoll and Victoria Harbour were amalgamated with Tay, while at the same time, Tay Township lost a portion to the newly formed Severn Township​.[6]

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
  • Waverley
  • Port McNicoll
    Port McNicoll
  • Victoria Harbour
    Victoria Harbour

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Tay had a population of 11,091 living in 4,535 of its 5,301 total private dwellings, a change of 10.5% from its 2016 population of 10,033. With a land area of 137.86 km2 (53.23 sq mi), it had a population density of 80.5/km2 (208.4/sq mi) in 2021.[2]

Canada census – Tay, Ontario community profile
202120162011
Population11,091 (+10.5% from 2016)10,033 (+3.1% from 2011)9,736 (-0.1% from 2006)
Land area137.86 km2 (53.23 sq mi)139.07 km2 (53.70 sq mi)139.00 km2 (53.67 sq mi)
Population density80.5/km2 (208/sq mi)72.1/km2 (187/sq mi)70.0/km2 (181/sq mi)
Median age49.2 (M: 48.4, F: 50.0)48.7 (M: 47.9, F: 49.4)
Private dwellings5,301 (total)  4,535 (occupied)4,931 (total)  5,049 (total) 
Median household income$82,000$65,190
References: 2021[8] 2016[9] 2011[10]

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

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c "Tay". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2025-10-02.
  2. ^ a b c d "Tay, Ontario (Code 3543071) Census Profile". 2021 census. Government of Canada - Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2024-09-27.
  3. ^ "Ontario Geographic Names Map Viewer". Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry. Retrieved 2025-10-02.
  4. ^ Rayburn, Alan (1997), Place Names of Ontario (University of Toronto Press), Toronto-Buffalo-London, ISBN 0-8020-7207-0), pp.345
  5. ^ "Culmination of Iroquoian Wars: Sainte Marie I Destruction". Digital Museums Canada. Retrieved November 19, 2023.
  6. ^ a b c "Guide to Municipal Dates of Incorporation". Simcoe County. simcoe.ca. Retrieved 7 April 2026.
  7. ^ a b "1971 Census of Canada - Population Census Subdivisions (Historical)". Catalogue 92-702 Vol I, part 1 (Bulletin 1.1-2). Statistics Canada. July 1973.
  8. ^ "2021 Community Profiles". 2021 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. February 4, 2022. Retrieved 2024-09-27.
  9. ^ "2016 Community Profiles". 2016 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. August 12, 2021. Retrieved 2017-08-15.
  10. ^ "2011 Community Profiles". 2011 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. March 21, 2019. Retrieved 2012-02-15.
  11. ^ Eighth Census of Canada 1941 - Volume II - Population by Local Subdivisions (Report). Dominion Bureau of Statistics. 1944. CS98-1941-2.
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