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
• Fed. riding	Hastings—Lennox and Addington—Tyendinaga
• Prov. riding	Hastings—Lennox and Addington
Area [1]
• Land	312.42 km2 (120.63 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[1]
• Total	4,538
• Density	14.5/km2 (38/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC-5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
Postal Code	K0K
Area codes	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
• 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.^[1]

Canada census – Tyendinaga, Ontario community profile

	2021	2016	2011
Population	4,538 (+7.4% from 2016)	4,297 (+3.5% from 2011)	4,150 (+2.0% from 2006)
Land area	312.42 km2 (120.63 sq mi)	312.92 km2 (120.82 sq mi)	313.00 km2 (120.85 sq mi)
Population density	14.5/km2 (38/sq mi)	13.7/km2 (35/sq mi)	13.3/km2 (34/sq mi)
Median age	42.4 (M: 42.0, F: 42.8)	42.5 (M: 42.5, F: 42.6)
Private dwellings	1,730 (total)  1,650 (occupied)	1,631 (total)	1,547 (total)
Median household income	$98,000	$81,408

Notes: 2021 change percentage based on revised 2016 population count of 4,226.
References: 2021^[3] 2016^[4] 2011^[5]

Historical census populations – Tyendinaga, Ontario

Year Pop. ±% 1871 7,573 —     1881 7,832 +3.4% 1891 5,135 −34.4% 1901 4,743 −7.6% 1911 3,321 −30.0% 1921 3,047 −8.3% 1931 2,708 −11.1% 1941 2,605 −3.8%	Year Pop. ±% 1951 2,355 −9.6% 1956 2,597 +10.3% 1961 2,548 −1.9% 1966 2,474 −2.9% 1971 2,522 +1.9% 1976 2,625 +4.1% 1981 2,661 +1.4% 1986 2,714 +2.0%	Year Pop. ±% 1991 3,118 +14.9% 1996 3,549 +13.8% 2001 3,769 +6.2% 2006 4,070 +8.0% 2011 4,150 +2.0% 2016 4,297 +3.5% 2021 4,538 +5.6%
Source: Statistics Canada[1][6][7][8][9]

Mother tongue (2021 census):^[1]

• English as first language: 96.0%
• French as first language: 0.9%
• English and French as first language: 0.6%
• 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.^[10]

See also

• List of townships in Ontario