Unorganized North East Parry Sound District

Unorganized North East Parry Sound District
Unorganized area
Parry Sound, Unorganized, North East Part
Unorg. NE 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 [1]
Country	Canada
Province	Ontario
District	Parry Sound
Area [2]
• Land	183.04 km2 (70.67 sq mi)
Population  (2021) [2]
• Total	179
• Density	1/km2 (2.6/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern Time Zone)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)

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

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]

Demographics

Canada census – Unorganized North East Parry Sound District community profile

	2021	2016
Population	179 (-4.3% from 2016)	187 (-15.8% from 2011)
Land area	183.04 km2 (70.67 sq mi)	183.29 km2 (70.77 sq mi)
Population density	1.0/km2 (2.6/sq mi)	1.0/km2 (2.6/sq mi)
Median age	50.8 (M: 53.6, F: 49.2)	53.3 (M: 53.1, F: 53.7)
Private dwellings	81 (total)  73 (occupied)	102 (total)  82 (occupied)
Median household income	$ n/a	$67,584

References: 2021 ^[7] 2016 ^[8]

Historical census populations – Parry Sound, Unorganized, North East Part, Unorganized
Year Pop. ±% 1976 142 —     1981 166 +16.9% 1986 161 −3.0% 1991 184 +14.3% 1996 189 +2.7%	Year Pop. ±% 2001 185 −2.1% 2006 236 +27.6% 2011 222 −5.9% 2016 187 −15.8% 2021 179 −4.3%
2011 Population figure based on revised count. Source: Statistics Canada [2] [9]

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.

References

1. "Laurier". Geographical Names Data Base . Natural Resources Canada . Retrieved 2013-02-25.
2. "Unorganized North East Parry Sound District (Code 3549095) Census Profile". 2021 census . Government of Canada - Statistics Canada . Retrieved 2025-12-25.
3. "Laurier" (PDF). Geology Ontario - Historic Claim Maps. Ontario Ministry of Northern Development, Mines and Forestry . Retrieved 2013-03-04.
4. Restructured municipalities - Ontario map #4 (Map). Restructuring Maps of Ontario. Ontario Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing. 2006. Archived from the original on 2014-04-10. Retrieved 2013-03-04.
5. Local Services Boards, R.R.O. 1990, Reg. 737. Canadian Legal Information Institute.
6. Rayburn, Alan (1997). Place Names of Ontario. Toronto: University of Toronto Press. p. 190. ISBN   0-8020-7207-0. OCLC   36342881.
7. "2021 Community Profiles". 2021 Canadian census . Statistics Canada. February 4, 2022. Retrieved 2025-12-25.
8. "2016 Community Profiles". 2016 Canadian census . Statistics Canada. August 12, 2021. Retrieved 2025-12-25.
9. "Parry Sound, Unorganized, North East Part, Ontario, 2011 Census Profile". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Government of Canada - Statistics Canada.

Other map sources:

• Map 8 (PDF) (Map). 1 : 700,000. Official road map of Ontario. Ministry of Transportation of Ontario. 2012-01-01. Retrieved 2013-03-04.

External links

• Almaguin Highlands Communities, Almaguin Highlands Regional Portal