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Tay Valley
Township (lower-tier)
Township of Tay Valley
Road sign along Highway 7
Tay Valley within Lanark County
Tay Valley
Coordinates: 44°52′N 76°23′W / 44.867°N 76.383°W / 44.867; -76.383
Country	Canada
Province	Ontario
County	Lanark
Incorporated	January 1, 1998
Government
• Type	Township
• Reeve	Rob Rainer
• Gov. Body	Tay Valley Township Council
• Federal riding	Lanark—Frontenac—Lennox and Addington
• Prov. riding	Lanark—Frontenac—Lennox and Addington
Area
• Land	528.67 km (204.12 sq mi)
Population
• Total	5,925
• Density	11.2/km (29/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC-5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
Area code(s)	613, 343
Website	www.tayvalleytwp.ca

Tay Valley is a township in eastern Ontario, Canada, on the Tay River in the southwest corner of Lanark County, adjacent to the United Counties of Leeds and Grenville and Frontenac County. The township administrative offices are located in Glen Tay.

History

The township was incorporated on January 1, 1998 by amalgamating the former townships of Bathurst, South Sherbrooke and North Burgess, which date back to the early 19th century. It was originally known as the township of Bathurst Burgess Sherbrooke, but adopted the name of Tay Valley on July 30, 2002.

At the time of European settlement in North America, the area of the township was under the control of the Omàmiwininì, an Algonquin people. The constituent townships were surveyed and settled in the immediate aftermath of the War of 1812, with land grants provided to Canadian veterans of the war as well as Scottish and Irish immigrants.

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.

The permanent population was 5,925 in the 2021 census. However, similar to adjacent townships, there are also numerous seasonal residents, predominantly cottagers from Ottawa or Kingston. The total population including seasonal residents was estimated over 10,000, in 3,843 households in 2012.

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Tay Valley had a population of 5,925 living in 2,419 of its 3,750 total private dwellings, a change of 4.6% from its 2016 population of 5,665. With a land area of 528.67 km (204.12 sq mi), it had a population density of 11.2/km (29.0/sq mi) in 2021.

Canada census – Tay Valley, Ontario community profile

	2021	2016	2011
Population	5,925 (+4.6% from 2016)	5,665 (+1.7% from 2011)	5,571 (-1.1% from 2006)
Land area	528.67 km (204.12 sq mi)	550.01 km (212.36 sq mi)	549.12 km (212.02 sq mi)
Population density	11.2/km (29/sq mi)	10.3/km (27/sq mi)	10.1/km (26/sq mi)
Median age	57.2 (M: 57.2, F: 57.2)	54.5 (M: 54.3, F: 54.6)
Private dwellings	3,750 (total) 2,419 (occupied)	3,689 (total)	3,698 (total)
Median household income	$90,000	$77,686

References: 2021 2016 2011 earlier

Historical census populations – Tay Valley, Ontario
Year	Pop.	±%
1996	5,180	—
2001	5,440	+5.0%
2006	5,634	+3.6%
2011	5,571	−1.1%
2016	5,665	+1.7%
2021	5,925	+4.6%
Source: Statistics Canada

Mother tongue (2021):

English as first language: 93.7%
French as first language: 2.7%
English and French as first language: 0.6%
Other as first language: 2.8%

Transportation

The main roads in the township are Highway 7 and Lanark County Road 10. The Rideau Trail passes through the township, including Murphys Point Provincial Park.