Ryerson, Ontario

Ryerson
Township (single-tier)
Township of Ryerson
Ryerson
Coordinates: 45°35′13″N 79°30′40″W / 45.58694°N 79.51111°W / 45.58694; -79.51111Coordinates: 45°35′13″N 79°30′40″W / 45.58694°N 79.51111°W / 45.58694; -79.51111
Country  Canada
Province  Ontario
District Parry Sound
Settled 1870s
Incorporated 1880
Government
 • Type Township
 • Reeve Glenn Miller
 • Federal riding Parry Sound—Muskoka
 • Prov. riding Parry Sound—Muskoka
Area[1]
 • Land 187.92 km2 (72.56 sq mi)
Population (2016)[1]
 • Total 648
 • Density 3.4/km2 (9/sq mi)
Time zone UTC-5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
Postal Code P0A
Area code(s) 705
Website www.ryersontownship.ca

Ryerson is an incorporated township in the Almaguin Highlands region of Parry Sound District in northeastern Ontario, Canada. It had a population of 648 in the 2016 Canadian census. It was named after Egerton Ryerson, the Chief Superintendent of Education for Ontario from 1844 to 1876.

Demographics

Population trend:[2]

  • Population in 2016: 648 (2011 to 2016 population change: 2.2%)
  • Population in 2011: 634 (2006 to 2011 population change: -7.6 %)
  • Population in 2006: 686
  • Population in 2001: 632
  • Population in 1996: 676
  • Population in 1991: 625

Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 280 (total dwellings: 530)

Mother tongue:[3]

  • English as first language: 94.9%
  • French as first language: 1.5%
  • English and French as first language: 0%
  • Other as first language: 3.6%

Communities

  • Doe Lake
  • Midlothian
  • Rockwynn
  • Starratt
  • Wisemans Corners
Municipal office

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Statistics Canada 2011 Census - Ryerson Census Profile
  2. ↑ Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
  3. ↑ "2006 Ryerson community profile".

  • "Ryerson". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2011-07-06.
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