Tay Valley, Ontario

Township of Tay Valley
—  Township  —
Road sign along Hwy. 7
Tay Valley within Lanark County.
Coordinates: 44°52′N 76°23′W
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	527.46 km2 (203.7 sq mi)
Population (2006)
• 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	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 Tay Valley name as of July 30, 2002.

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.

Maberly

Demographics

Population:

• Population in 2006: 5634 (2001 to 2006 population change: 3.6 %)
• 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

Total private dwellings, excluding seasonal cottages: 2086 (total: 3511)

Mother tongue:

• English as first language: 94.5 %
• French as first language: 3 %
• English and French as first language: 0 %
• Other as first language: 2.5 %