Tara, Ontario
Tara | |
|---|---|
Community | |
View of Yonge Street | |
| Motto: Tarry Awhile in Tara | |
| Coordinates: 44°28′40″N 81°08′44″W / 44.47778°N 81.14556°W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Ontario |
| County | Bruce |
| Municipality | Arran–Elderslie |
| Area | |
• Total | 2.39 km2 (0.92 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 233 m (764 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 1,037 |
| • Density | 430/km2 (1,100/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern Time Zone) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (Eastern Time Zone) |
| Postal Code | N0H 2N0 |
| Area code(s) | 519, 226, 548 |
Tara is an unincorporated community in the municipality of Arran–Elderslie, Bruce County, in southwestern Ontario, Canada. It is a designated place and had 1,037 residents and 458 dwellings as of the 2011 census. Tara is in geographic Arran Township and is located on the Sauble River. It has an area of 2.39 square kilometres (0.92 sq mi) and an urban area that covers 63.5 square kilometres (24.5 sq mi).
Tara is in the federal electoral district of Bruce—Grey—Owen Sound and in the provincial electoral district of the same name.
A railway point called "Tara Siding" is south of the community on the opposite bank of the Sauble River. It was created in 1855 by the building of the Stratford and Huron Railway, and abandoned 1993.