Ryerson, Ontario

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Ryerson
Township (single-tier)
Township of Ryerson
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Ryerson
Coordinates: 45°35′13″N79°30′40″W / 45.58694°N 79.51111°W / 45.58694; -79.51111
CountryCanada
Province Ontario
District Parry Sound
Settled1870s
Incorporated1880
Government
 • TypeTownship
 • ReeveGeorge Sterling
 • Fed. riding Parry Sound-Muskoka
 • Prov. riding Parry Sound—Muskoka
Area
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 • Land185.93 km2 (71.79 sq mi)
Population
 (2021) [1]
 • Total
745
 • Density4.0/km2 (10/sq mi)
Time zone UTC-5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
Postal Code
P0A
Area codes 705, 249
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Ryerson is an incorporated township in the Almaguin Highlands region of Parry Sound District in northeastern Ontario, Canada. It had a population of 745 in the 2021 Canadian census. It was named after Egerton Ryerson, the Chief Superintendent of Education for Ontario from 1844 to 1876.

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Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Ryerson had a population of 745 living in 344 of its 555 total private dwellings, a change of

Historical census populations – Ryerson, Ontario
YearPop.±%
1901 761—    
1911 698−8.3%
1921 559−19.9%
1931 651+16.5%
1941 556−14.6%
1951 436−21.6%
1956 482+10.6%
YearPop.±%
1961 472−2.1%
1966 366−22.5%
1971 384+4.9%
1976 442+15.1%
1981 412−6.8%
1986 457+10.9%
1991 625+36.8%
YearPop.±%
1996 676+8.2%
2001 632−6.5%
2006 686+8.5%
2011 634−7.6%
2016 648+2.2%
2021 745+15.0%
Source: Statistics Canada [1] [2] [3] [4]

Mother tongue (2021): [1]

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Municipal office

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Ryerson, Ontario (Code 3549024) Census Profile". 2021 census . Government of Canada - Statistics Canada . Retrieved 2025-08-01.
  2. ↑ 1996, 2001, 2006 census
  3. ↑ Statistics Canada 2011 Census - Ryerson Census Profile
  4. ↑ "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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