Tyendinaga | |
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Township of Tyendinaga | |
Coordinates: 44°18′N 77°12′W / 44.300°N 77.200°W | |
Country | Canada |
Province | Ontario |
County | Hastings |
Incorporated | 1820 |
Government | |
• Type | Township |
• Mayor | Claire Kennelly |
• Federal riding | Hastings—Lennox and Addington |
• Prov. riding | Hastings—Lennox and Addington |
Area | |
• Land | 312.92 km2 (120.82 sq mi) |
Population (2016)
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• Total | 4,297 |
• Density | 13.7/km2 (35/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC-5 ( EST) |
• Summer ( DST) | UTC-4 ( EDT) |
Postal Code | K0K |
Area code(s) | 613, 343 |
Website |
www.tyendinagatownship .com |
Tyendinaga is a township in the Canadian province of Ontario, located in Hastings County. The community takes its name from a variant spelling of Mohawk leader Joseph Brant's traditional Mohawk name, Thayendanegea.
The township comprises the communities of Albert, Blessington, Chisholms Mills, Ebenezer, Halston, Kingsford, Lonsdale, Lonsdale Station, Melrose, Marysville, Milltown, Myrehall, Naphan, Read and Shannonville.
A radio transmitter for the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation is located in Read. [2] Saint Charles Borromeo Cemetery is also located in Read.
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Tyendinaga had a population of 4,538 living in 1,650 of its 1,730 total private dwellings, a change of 7.4% from its 2016 population of 4,226. With a land area of 312.42 km2 (120.63 sq mi), it had a population density of 14.5/km2 (37.6/sq mi) in 2021. [3]
2016 | 2011 | |
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Population | 4,297 (+3.5% from 2011) | 4,150 (+2.0% from 2006) |
Land area | 312.92 km2 (120.82 sq mi) | 313.00 km2 (120.85 sq mi) |
Population density | 13.7/km2 (35/sq mi) | 13.3/km2 (34/sq mi) |
Median age | 42.5 (M: 42.5, F: 42.6) | |
Private dwellings | 1,631 (total) | 1,547 (total) |
Median household income | $81,408 |
Year | Pop. | ±% |
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1991 | 3,118 | — |
1996 | 3,549 | +13.8% |
2001 | 3,769 | +6.2% |
2006 | 4,070 | +8.0% |
2011 | 4,150 | +2.0% |
2016 | 4,295 | +3.5% |
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Mother tongue (2016 census): [1]
Shipman’s Flour and Sawmill was constructed in 1851 and bought by William Fraser Chisholm in 1857, and known as Chisholm's Mills since. [10]