Tay, Ontario

Not to be confused with Tay Valley, Ontario.

Tay
Township (lower-tier)
Township of Tay
Tay is located in Simcoe County
Tay
Tay
Tay is located in Southern Ontario
Tay
Tay
Coordinates: 44°43′N 79°46′W / 44.717°N 79.767°W / 44.717; -79.767
CountryCanada
ProvinceOntario
CountySimcoe
Incorporated1994
Government
 • MayorTed Walker
 • MPsAdam Chambers
 • MPPsJill Dunlop
Area
[1]
 • Land137.86 km2 (53.23 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[1]
 • Total11,091
 • Density80.5/km2 (208/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
Area code(s)705, 249
Websitewww.tay.ca Edit this at Wikidata

Tay is a township in Central Ontario, Canada, located in Simcoe County 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).[2]

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  2. ^ Rayburn, Alan (1997), Place Names of Ontario (University of Toronto Press), Toronto-Buffalo-London, ISBN 0-8020-7207-0), pp.345