Unorganized North East Parry Sound District

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Unorganized North East Parry Sound District
Parry Sound, Unorganized, North East Part
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Unorganized North East Parry Sound
Location of Unorganized North East Parry Sound in Ontario
Coordinates: 45°55′N79°18′W / 45.917°N 79.300°W / 45.917; -79.300 Coordinates: 45°55′N79°18′W / 45.917°N 79.300°W / 45.917; -79.300 [1]
CountryFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
ProvinceFlag of Ontario.svg  Ontario
District Parry Sound
Area
[2]
  Total183.04 km2 (70.67 sq mi)
Population
 (2021) [2]
  Total179
  Density1.0/km2 (3/sq mi)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern Time Zone)
  Summer (DST) UTC-4 (Eastern Time Zone)

Unorganized North East Parry Sound District is an unorganized area in Parry Sound District in Central Ontario, Canada. [1] [3] It is served by the local services board of Laurier [4] and is part of the Almaguin Highlands region. [5] The region had a population of 179 in the Canada 2021 Census, and a land area of 183.04 square kilometres.

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Etymology

The geographic township of Laurier in Parry Sound District was named in 1878 for Wilfrid (later Sir Wilfrid) Laurier (1841-1919), then minister of inland revenue in Alexander Mackenzie's government and later Prime Minister of Canada, 1896-1911. [6]

Transportation

The Canadian National Railway transcontinental main line and Ontario Highway 11 travel a roughly parallel course from the middle of the western edge to the centre of the northern edge of the township.

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References

  1. 1 2 "Laurier". Geographical Names Data Base . Natural Resources Canada . Retrieved 2013-02-25.
  2. 1 2 "2011 Census Profile".
  3. "Laurier" (PDF). Geology Ontario - Historic Claim Maps. Ontario Ministry of Northern Development, Mines and Forestry . Retrieved 2013-03-04.
  4. Local Services Boards, R.R.O. 1990, Reg. 737. Canadian Legal Information Institute.
  5. GeoSearch 2006
  6. Rayburn, Alan (1997). Place Names of Ontario. Toronto: University of Toronto Press. p. 190. ISBN   0-8020-7207-0. OCLC   36342881.

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