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Tay Valley, Ontario One Place Study

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Tay Valley, Ontario One Place Study

This profile is part of the Tay Valley, Ontario One Place Study.
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Name

This study includes all the historic township names that now comprise Tay Valley township, including Bathurst, North Burgess and South Sherbrooke, in Ontario, Canada West, and Upper Canada.

Geography

Continent: North America
Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
County: Lanark
GPS Coordinates: 44.866667, -76.383333
Elevation: ranges from 103m to 333m above sea level

History

The historic townships that form Tay Valley have been in existence since the early 19th century. Tay Valley township was incorporated on January 1, 1998 by amalgamating the former townships of Bathurst, South Sherbrooke and North Burgess.

Population

  • In 2021, the population was 5,925
  • In 2016, the population was 5,665
  • In 2011, the population was 5,571
  • In 2006, the population was 5,634
  • In 2001, the population was 5,440
  • In 1996, the population was 5,180

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Found this excellent page on the area: http://www.perthhs.org/documents/glen-tay-walking-tour-with-map2.pdf

Also, it appears Tay Valley is named for the Tay River, potentially named in reference to the River Tay in Scotland.

posted by Steven Greenwood
You're absolutely right. The Tay River, and the township of Tay Valley both take their name from the River Tay in Scotland. Lanark County itself takes its name from Lanarkshire, Scotland. As I work through the various place studies, I'll be sure to mention those places that were named after ancestral homelands in Scotland.
posted by Amy (Crawford) Gilpin