Carling, Ontario

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Carling
Township (single-tier)
Township of Carling
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Killbear Provincial Park
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Carling
Coordinates: 45°26′N80°13′W / 45.433°N 80.217°W / 45.433; -80.217
CountryCanada
Province Ontario
District Parry Sound
Incorporated1897
Government
 • TypeTownship
 • MayorSusan Murphy
 • Fed. riding Parry Sound-Muskoka
 • Prov. riding Parry Sound—Muskoka
Area
[1]
 • Land244.32 km2 (94.33 sq mi)
Population
 (2021) [1]
 • Total
1,491
 • Density6.1/km2 (16/sq mi)
Time zone UTC-5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
Postal Code
P0G
Area codes 705, 249
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Carling is a township in Ontario, Canada, located in Parry Sound District on Georgian Bay. Killbear Provincial Park is located in the municipality.

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The CBC Television series The Rez was shot in the township at Harrison Landing.

Communities

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Marina on Carling Bay

History

The township was first surveyed in 1873 and named after John Carling. In 1897, the Township of Carling was incorporated, with David McFarland as its first reeve. [2]

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Carling had a population of 1,491 living in 697 of its 1,761 total private dwellings, a change of 32.5% from its 2016 population of 1,125. With a land area of 244.32 km2 (94.33 sq mi), it had a population density of 6.1/km2 (15.8/sq mi) in 2021. [1]

Canada census – Carling community profile
2021 2016 2011
Population1,491 (+32.5% from 2016)1,125 (-9.9% from 2011)1,248 (+11.1% from 2006)
Land area244.32 km2 (94.33 sq mi)248.85 km2 (96.08 sq mi)248.56 km2 (95.97 sq mi)
Population density6.1/km2 (16/sq mi)4.5/km2 (12/sq mi)5.0/km2 (13/sq mi)
Median age58.0 (M: 58.0, F: 58.0)56.0 (M: 56.2, F: 55.8)
Private dwellings1,761 (total)  697 (occupied)2,283 (total) 1,543 (total) 
Median household income$84,000$73,173
References: 2021 [3] 2016 [4] 2011 [5]
Historical census populations – Carling Township
YearPop.±%
1881 472—    
1891 481+1.9%
1901 377−21.6%
1911 361−4.2%
1921 402+11.4%
1931 297−26.1%
1941 432+45.5%
1951 254−41.2%
YearPop.±%
1956 297+16.9%
1961 369+24.2%
1966 397+7.6%
1971 497+25.2%
1976 672+35.2%
1981 813+21.0%
1986 859+5.7%
1991 951+10.7%
YearPop.±%
1996 952+0.1%
2001 1,063+11.7%
2006 1,123+5.6%
2011 1,248+11.1%
2016 1,125−9.9%
2021 1,491+32.5%
Source: Statistics Canada [1] [6] [7] [8] [9]

Mother tongue (2021): [1]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Carling, Ontario (Code 3549036) Census Profile". 2021 census . Government of Canada - Statistics Canada . Retrieved 2025-07-22.
  2. ↑ "Our Carling History". carling.ca. Carling Township. 17 January 2020. Retrieved 22 July 2025.
  3. ↑ "2021 Community Profiles". 2021 Canadian census . Statistics Canada. February 4, 2022. Retrieved 2023-10-19.
  4. ↑ "2016 Community Profiles". 2016 Canadian census . Statistics Canada. August 12, 2021. Retrieved 2019-06-28.
  5. ↑ "2011 Community Profiles". 2011 Canadian census . Statistics Canada. March 21, 2019.
  6. ↑ 1996, 2001, 2006
  7. ↑ 2011 Census Profile
  8. ↑ Eighth Census of Canada 1941 - Volume II - Population by Local Subdivisions (Report). Dominion Bureau of Statistics. 1944. CS98-1941-2.
  9. ↑ "1971 Census of Canada - Population Census Subdivisions (Historical)". Catalogue 92-702 Vol I, part 1 (Bulletin 1.1-2). Statistics Canada. July 1973.
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