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.
Tyendinaga | |
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Township (lower-tier) | |
Township of Tyendinaga | |
Marysville | |
![]() ![]() Tyendinaga | |
Coordinates: 44°18′N 77°12′W | |
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Province | ![]() |
County | Hastings |
Incorporated | 1820 |
Government | |
• Type | Township |
• Reeve | Rick Phillips |
• Federal riding | Hastings—Lennox and Addington |
• Prov. riding | Hastings—Lennox and Addington |
Area | |
• Land | 312.92 km2 (120.82 sq mi) |
Population (2016)[1] | |
• 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 |
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 (Hastings County, Tyendinaga Township, Concession 5, Lot 16).[3]
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.[4]
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) | |
Total private dwellings | 1,631 | 1,547 |
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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