Unorganized Centre Parry Sound District

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Unorganized Centre Parry Sound District
Parry Sound, Unorganized, Centre Part
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Britt and Byng Inlet
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Coordinates: 45°55′N80°00′W / 45.917°N 80.000°W / 45.917; -80.000
CountryCanada
Province Ontario
District Parry Sound
Government
  Federal riding Parry Sound-Muskoka
  Prov. riding Parry Sound—Muskoka
Area
[1]
  Land2,587.29 km2 (998.96 sq mi)
Population
 (2021) [2]
  Total2,495
  Density1.0/km2 (3/sq mi)
Time zone UTC−05:00 (EST)
  Summer (DST) UTC−04:00 (EDT)
Postal Code
P0G, P0H
Area code 705
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Port Loring

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.

Contents

Local services boards

Townships

List of townships with its communities:

In addition, the division also includes two geographic townships which are entirely unpopulated:

Demographics

Canada census – Parry Sound, Unorganized, Centre Part community profile
2016 2011
Population2143 (-5.6% from 2011)2199 (-9.3% from 2006)
Land area2,698.17 km2 (1,041.77 sq mi)2,697.64 km2 (1,041.56 sq mi)
Population density0.8/km2 (2.1/sq mi)0.8/km2 (2.1/sq mi)
Median age61.0 (M: 60.8, F: 61.2)
Private dwellings2630 (total) 2637 (total) 
Median household income
References: 2016 [3] 2011 [4] earlier [5] [6]

Mother tongue: [7]

Population trend: [8]

See also

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References

  1. "Parry Sound, Unorganized, Centre Part census profile". 2011 Census of Population . Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2012-02-10.
  2. "Focus on Geography Series, 2021 Census - Parry Sound, Unorganized, Centre Part (Census subdivision)". 9 February 2022.
  3. "2016 Community Profiles". 2016 Canadian Census . Statistics Canada. August 12, 2021. Retrieved 2018-02-18.
  4. "2011 Community Profiles". 2011 Canadian Census . Statistics Canada. March 21, 2019. Retrieved 2012-02-10.
  5. "2006 Community Profiles". 2006 Canadian Census . Statistics Canada. August 20, 2019.
  6. "2001 Community Profiles". 2001 Canadian Census . Statistics Canada. July 18, 2021.
  7. Statistics Canada 2006 Census - Parry Sound, Unorganized, Centre Part community profile
  8. Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006 census