Photo: Nick3501 · CC BY-SA 3.03 public library branches serve Tay
Tay Township Public Library serves 8,567 people, only part of Tay, so its figures leave the rest out. Loans ran to 5.4 items per person served in 2024. Ontario counts visits over one typical week and multiplies by 52, so the yearly figure is an estimate.
DCivic life#855 of 866 in OntarioWhat Tay’s civic life grade weighs
With a D, Tay ranks #855 of 866 Ontario towns on civic life. Tay has charities and volunteering for a civic life grade, though not library visits, and two of the three are enough.
Informal groups and mutual aid go uncounted.
Sources: provincial statistics, the CRA, Statistics Canada.
4 registered charities are based in Tay, by mailing address
That is 0.3 per 1,000 residents, against 1.4 in the typical Ontario town and 1.4 across Canada. Counting by mailing address favors a service town, where the surrounding area’s charities get their mail, over the suburbs and countryside around it.
32.1%
In 2023, 32.1% of people in Ontario volunteered formally: one estimate for the whole province, likely between 31.0% and 33.2%, in a range of 25.2% to 40.3% across the ten provinces.
Statistics Canada, table 45-10-0039.
A typical week brings about 390 visits
Everything counted at Tay Township Public Library in 2024: visits, loans and cards.
Tay’s 3 public libraries
Nearest first, measured in a straight line from the centre of Tay.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Library locations. Public library locations are taken from OpenStreetMap and a 2020 Statistics Canada inventory, merged where both list one place.
Questions about the library and civic life in Tay
Does Tay have a public library?
Yes, 3: Tay Township Public Library - J & M Young Branch, Tay Township Public Library - Theo & Elaine Bernard Branch and Tay Township Public Library - Waubaushene Branch.
How busy is Tay Township Public Library?
In 2024 it logged 20,280 in-person visits and 46,273 loans.
Library statistics: Ontario Public Library Statistics, 2024. Library locations: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) and Statistics Canada, Open Database of Cultural and Art Facilities (2020). Charities: Canada Revenue Agency, List of charities (2024), charitable organizations only.
Adapted from Statistics Canada (Census of Population 2021, population estimates 2025, 2021 census boundaries) under the Statistics Canada Open Licence; this does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada. Neighbourhood names in some cities © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).