Tyendinaga, Ontario

Not to be confused with Tyendinaga Mohawk Territory.

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
Township (lower-tier)
Township of Tyendinaga
Marysville
Tyendinaga
Coordinates: 44°18′N 77°12′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 [1]
• 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

Communities

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.

Demographics

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
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

Canada census – Tyendinaga, Ontario community profile

References: 2016^[4] 2011^[5]

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
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%
[6][7][1]

Mother tongue (2016 census):^[1]

• English as first language: 97.4%
• French as first language: 0.7%
• Other as first language: 1.9%

Industry

Shipman’s Flour and Sawmill was constructed in 1851 and bought by William Fraser Chisholm in 1857, and known as Chisholm's Mills since.^[8]

See also

• List of townships in Ontario

References

1. "Census Profile, 2016 Census: Tyendinaga, Township". Statistics Canada. 8 February 2017. Retrieved June 15, 2019.
2. "CBC Channels and Frequencies". CBC Radio.
3. "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions and census subdivisions (municipalities), Ontario". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved April 2, 2022.
4. "2016 Community Profiles". 2016 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. August 12, 2021. Retrieved 2019-06-15.
5. "2011 Community Profiles". 2011 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. March 21, 2019. Retrieved 2012-03-02.
6. Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006 census
7. "Tyendinaga census profile". 2011 Census of Population. Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2012-03-02.
8. "CULTIVATING CREATIVITY: More than a century of art at Chisholm's Mill". intelligencer.ca. 13 Dec 2019. Retrieved 2022-07-04.

External links

• Official website