Tay Valley, Ontario
| Tay Valley | |
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| Township (lower-tier) | |
| Township of Tay Valley | |
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| Country |  Canada |
| Province |  Ontario |
| County | Lanark |
| Incorporated | January 1, 1998 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Township |
| • Reeve | Keith Kerr |
| • Gov. Body | Tay Valley Township Council |
| • Federal riding | Lanark—Frontenac—Lennox and Addington |
| • Prov. riding | Lanark—Frontenac—Lennox and Addington |
| Area | |
| • Land | 549.12 km2 (212.02 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 5,571 |
| • Density | 10.1/km2 (26/sq mi) |
| Time zone | EST (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| Area code(s) | 613 |
| Website | www.tayvalleytwp.ca |
Tay Valley is a township in eastern Ontario, Canada, on the Tay River in Lanark County.
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 name of Tay Valley on July 30, 2002. The Canadian Pacific Railway's original mainline (CP Havelock Subdivision) passed through Glen Tay heading west to Havelock then on to Toronto before being abandoned to Tweed in 1973 and to Havelock in 1987. A newer mainline was branched off west of Glen Tay southwest towards Belleville which still handles the CP Rail traffic from Smith Falls to Toronto.
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.
Demographics
Population:[4]
- Population in 2011: 5571
- Population in 2006: 5634
- Population in 2001: 5440
- Population in 1996:
- Bathurst Township: 3179
- North Burgess Township: 1269
- South Sherbrooke Township: 732
- Population in 1991:
- Bathurst Township: 2888
- North Burgess Township: 1021
- South Sherbrooke Township: 669
Mother tongue:[2]
- English as first language: 94.5%
- French as first language: 3%
- English and French as first language: 0%
- Other as first language: 2.5%
See also
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Lanark Highlands | Drummond/North Elmsley, Perth | |
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| Central Frontenac | South Frontenac | Rideau Lakes |
