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 | |
| Country | |
| 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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