Tay | |
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Township (lower-tier) | |
Township of Tay | |
Coordinates: 44°43′N 79°46′W / 44.717°N 79.767°WCoordinates: 44°43′N 79°46′W / 44.717°N 79.767°W | |
Country | Canada |
Province | Ontario |
County | Simcoe |
Incorporated | 1994 |
Government | |
• Mayor | Scott Warnock |
• MPs | Bruce Stanton |
• MPPs | Patrick Brown |
Area | |
• Total | 139.07 km2 (53.70 sq mi) |
Population (2016) | |
• Total | 10,033 |
• Density | 72.1/km2 (187/sq mi) |
Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
• Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
Area code(s) | 705 |
Website | www.tay.ca |
Tay is a township in Central Ontario, Canada, located in the southern Georgian Bay region. 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).
In 1994, under countywide municipal restructuring, the Villages of Port McNicoll and Victoria Harbour were amalgamated with Tay.
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.