Perry, Ontario

Perry
Township (single-tier)
Township of Perry
Emsdale
Perry
Coordinates: 45°30′N 79°17′W / 45.500°N 79.283°W / 45.500; -79.283Coordinates: 45°30′N 79°17′W / 45.500°N 79.283°W / 45.500; -79.283
Country  Canada
Province  Ontario
District Parry Sound
Settled 1873
Incorporated 1888
Government
 • Type Township
 • Mayor Norm Hofstetter
 • Federal riding Parry Sound—Muskoka
 • Prov. riding Parry Sound—Muskoka
Area[1]
 • Land 187.22 km2 (72.29 sq mi)
Population (2016)[1]
 • Total 2,454
 • Density 13.1/km2 (34/sq mi)
Time zone UTC-5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
Postal Code P0A 1J0
Area code(s) 705
Website www.townshipofperry.ca

Perry is a township in the Canadian province of Ontario, located in the Almaguin Highlands region of Parry Sound District.

The township had a population of 2,454 in the 2016 Canadian census.

Communities

  • Clear Lake
  • Emsdale
  • Novar
  • Scotia
  • Swindon
  • Walls

Demographics

Population trend:[2]

  • Population in 2016: 2454 (2011 to 2016 population change: 5.9%)
  • Population in 2011: 2317 (2006 to 2011 population change: 15.3%)
  • Population in 2006: 2010
  • Population in 2001: 2252
  • Population in 1996: 2215
  • Population in 1991: 2049

Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 966 (total dwellings: 1517)

Mother tongue:[3]

  • English as first language: 91.8%
  • French as first language: 1.0%
  • English and French as first language: 0.5%
  • Other as first language: 6.7%

See also

References

  1. 1 2 2011 Census Profile
  2. ↑ Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
  3. ↑ "2006 Community Profile".
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