Unorganized Centre Parry Sound District | |
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Parry Sound, Unorganized, Centre Part | |
Coordinates: 45°55′N 80°00′W / 45.917°N 80.000°W | |
Country | Canada |
Province | Ontario |
District | Parry Sound |
Government | |
• Federal riding | Parry Sound-Muskoka |
• Prov. riding | Parry Sound—Muskoka |
Area | |
• Land | 2,587.29 km2 (998.96 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[2] | |
• Total | 2,495 |
• Density | 1.0/km2 (3/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC−05:00 (EST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−04:00 (EDT) |
Postal Code | P0G, P0H |
Area code | 705 |
Unorganized Centre Parry Sound District is an unorganized area in central Ontario, Canada, between Georgian Bay and Lake Nipissing in the District of Parry Sound. It is made up of geographic townships which have no governing bodies and which are not incorporated as municipalities. The territory consists of two non-contiguous areas, with the main part located directly south of the French River and Lake Nipissing, and east of Georgian Bay. Shawanaga Township is a small exclave south of it along Highway 69.
Local services boards
Townships
List of townships with its communities:
- Blair Township (Ess Narrows Landing, Lost Channel)
- East Mills Township (Arnstein, Loring, Port Loring)
- Hardy Township (Spring Creek)
- Henvey Township (Britt Station, Still River)
- Lount Township (Bummer's Roost, Rye, Wattenwyle)
- McConkey Township (Fleming's Landing)
- Mowat Township (Bon Air, Cranberry, Key River, Ludgate, Mowat, Pakesley, Wanikewin)
- Patterson Township (Restoule)
- Pringle Township (Bear Valley, Carr, Farleys Corners, Golden Valley)
- Shawanaga Township (Madigans)
- Wallbridge Township (Britt, Byng Inlet, Drocourt, Harris Lake, North Magnetawan)
- Wilson Township
In addition, the division also includes two geographic townships which are entirely unpopulated:
- Brown Township
- Harrison Township
Demographics
2016 | 2011 | |
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Population | 2143 (-5.6% from 2011) | 2199 (-9.3% from 2006) |
Land area | 2,698.17 km2 (1,041.77 sq mi) | 2,697.64 km2 (1,041.56 sq mi) |
Population density | 0.8/km2 (2.1/sq mi) | 0.8/km2 (2.1/sq mi) |
Median age | 61.0 (M: 60.8, F: 61.2) | |
Private dwellings | 2630 (total) | 2637 (total) |
Median household income |
Mother tongue:[7]
- English as first language: 91.5%
- French as first language: 4.6%
- English and French as first language: 0%
- Other as first language: 3.9%
Population trend:[8]
- Population in 2011: 2199
- Population in 2006: 2424
- Population in 2001: 2198
- Population in 1996: 3336 (or 2082 when adjusted to 2001 boundaries)
- Population in 1991: 3394
See also
References
- ^ "Parry Sound, Unorganized, Centre Part census profile". 2011 Census of Population. Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2012-02-10.
- ^ "Focus on Geography Series, 2021 Census - Parry Sound, Unorganized, Centre Part (Census subdivision)". 9 February 2022.
- ^ "2016 Community Profiles". 2016 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. August 12, 2021. Retrieved 2018-02-18.
- ^ "2011 Community Profiles". 2011 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. March 21, 2019. Retrieved 2012-02-10.
- ^ "2006 Community Profiles". 2006 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. August 20, 2019.
- ^ "2001 Community Profiles". 2001 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. July 18, 2021.
- ^ Statistics Canada 2006 Census - Parry Sound, Unorganized, Centre Part community profile
- ^ Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006 census