Tyendinaga, Ontario

Not to be confused with Tyendinaga Mohawk Territory, Ontario.

Tyendinaga
—  Township  —
Marysville
Tyendinaga
Coordinates: 44°18′N 77°12′W / 44.3°N 77.2°W / 44.3; -77.2
Country	Canada
Province	Ontario
County	Hastings
Settled
Incorporated
Government
– Type	Township
– Reeve	Margaret Walsh
– Federal riding	Prince Edward—Hastings
– Prov. riding	Prince Edward—Hastings
Area[1]
– Land	311.94 km2 (120.4 sq mi)
Population (2006)[1]
– Total	4,070
– Density	13.0/km2 (33.7/sq mi)
Time zone	EST (UTC-5)
– Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
Postal Code	K0K
Area code(s)	613
Website	www.tyendinagatownship.com

Tyendinaga is a township in the Canadian province of Ontario, located in Hastings County. The township had a population of 4,070 in the Canada 2006 Census.^[2]

The community takes its name from a variant spelling of Mohawk leader Joseph Brant's traditional Mohawk name, Thayendanegea.

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.

Demographics

Population trend:^[3]

• Population in 2006: 4070 (2001 to 2006 population change: 8.0 %)
• Population in 2001: 3769
• Population in 1996: 3549
• Population in 1991: 3118

Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 1370 (total dwellings: 1445)

Mother tongue:^[1]

• English as first language: 96.0 %
• French as first language: 0.7 %
• English and French as first language: 0 %
• Other as first language: 3.3 %

References

1. ^ ^{a b c} Statistics Canada 2006 Census - Tyendinaga community profile
2. ^ Statistics Canada Community Profiles: Tyendinaga
3. ^ Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006 census

External links

• Township of Tyendinaga

Coordinates: 44°18′N 77°12′W / 44.3°N 77.2°W / 44.3; -77.2