Tara | |
|---|---|
Community | |
 View of Yonge Street | |
| Motto: Tarry Awhile in Tara | |
  Tara Location in southern Ontario | |
| Coordinates: 44°28′40″N 81°08′44″W / 44.47778°N 81.14556°W[1] | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Ontario |
| County | Bruce |
| Municipality | Arran–Elderslie |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2.39 km2 (0.92 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 233 m (764 ft) |
| Population (2011)[3] | |
| • Total | 1,037 |
| • Density | 430/km2 (1,100/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern Time Zone) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (Eastern Time Zone) |
| Postal Code | N0H 2N0 |
| Area code(s) | 519, 226, 548 |
Tara is an unincorporated community in the municipality of Arran–Elderslie, Bruce County, in southwestern Ontario, Canada.[1][4][5] It is a designated place and had 1,037 residents and 458 dwellings as of the 2011 census.[3] Tara is in geographic Arran Township[6] and is located on the Sauble River.[4] It has an area of 2.39 square kilometres (0.92 sq mi) and an urban area that covers 63.5 square kilometres (24.5 sq mi).
Tara is in the federal electoral district of Bruce—Grey—Owen Sound and in the provincial electoral district of the same name.
A railway point called "Tara Siding" is south of the community on the opposite bank of the Sauble River.[7] It was created in 1855 by the building of the Stratford and Huron Railway, and abandoned 1993.
- ^ a b "Tara". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2017-03-17.
- ^ Elevation taken at geographic coordinates from Google Maps. Accessed 2017-03-17.
- ^ a b "Designated places: Ontario". Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and designated places, 2006 and 2001 censuses - 100% data. Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2017-03-17.
- ^ a b Map 4 (PDF) (Map). 1 : 700,000. Official road map of Ontario. Ministry of Transportation of Ontario. 2016-01-01. Retrieved 2017-03-17.
- ^ Restructured municipalities - Ontario map #6 (Map). Restructuring Maps of Ontario. Ontario Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing. 2006. Retrieved 2017-03-17.
- ^ "Township of Arran" (JPG). Canadian County Atlas Project. McGill University. 2001. Retrieved 2017-03-17.
- ^ "Tara Siding". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2017-03-17.