Tay, Ontario

Tay
Township of Tay
Tay
Tay
Coordinates: 44°44′08″N 79°46′11″W / 44.73556°N 79.76972°W / 44.73556; -79.76972
CountryCanada
ProvinceOntario
CountySimcoe
Incorporated1994
Government
 • MayorTed Walker
 • MPsAdam Chambers
 • MPPsJill Dunlop
Area
 • Land137.86 km2 (53.23 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)
 • Total
11,091
 • Density80.5/km2 (208/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
Area codes705, 249, 683
Websitewww.tay.ca

Tay is a township municipality in Central Ontario, Canada, located in Simcoe County in the southern Georgian Bay region. The township was named in 1822 after a pet dog of Lady Sarah Maitland (1792–1873), wife of Sir Peregrine Maitland, Lieutenant Governor of Upper Canada. Two other adjoining townships were also named for her pet dogs, Tiny and Flos (now Springwater Township).