Tara, Ontario
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Tara is a small village in southwestern Ontario, Canada. It has 1484 residents and 577 dwellings.[1] (http://www.biocrawler.com/encyclopedia/Tara%2C_Ontario#endnote_population) It covers 63.5 km2 at 44°28′ N 81°8′ W (http://kvaleberg.com/extensions/mapsources/index.php?params=44_28_N_81_8_W_).
Tara is in the federal electoral riding of Bruce—Grey—Owen Sound.
Tara's public elementary school is the Arran-Tara Elementary School, in the Bluewater District School Board; there are no secondary or Catholic separate schools in Tara.[2] (http://www.biocrawler.com/encyclopedia/Tara%2C_Ontario#endnote_school)
The Arran-Tara Agricultural Society holds an annual fair, the Arran-Tara Fall Fair; it was first held in 1858.[3] (http://www.biocrawler.com/encyclopedia/Tara%2C_Ontario#endnote_fair)
The village of Tara has two churches[4] (http://www.biocrawler.com/encyclopedia/Tara%2C_Ontario#endnote_church):
- Christ Anglican Church, in the Anglican Parish Of The Bruce Peninsula
- Tara United Church, affiliated with the United Church of Canada
References
- ^ "Industry Canada - Community Demographics (http://broadband.gc.ca/demographic_servlet/community_demographics/4850)." Tara, Ontario. Accessed on June 8, 2005.
- ^ "Bluewater District School Board (http://www.tar.bwdsb.on.ca/)." Arran-Tara Elementary School. Accessed on June 8, 2005.
- ^ "Arran-Tara Agricultural Society (http://www.bmts.com/~agsociety/)." Arran-Tara Fall Fair. Accessed on June 8, 2005.
- ^ "Bruce County GenWeb: Cathy B.J. Moir (http://www.rootsweb.com/~onbruce2/churches.html)." Churches and Parishes In Bruce County. Accessed on June 10, 2005.
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