Ryerson, Ontario

Ryerson
— Township —

Ryerson
Coordinates:
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	186.79 km² (72.1 sq mi)
Population (2006)^[1]
• Total	686
• Density	3.7/km² (9.6/sq mi)
Time zone	EST (UTC-5)
• Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
Postal Code	P0A
Area code(s)	705
Website	www.ryersontownship.ca

For the unincorporated place in the Unorganized North Part of Algoma District, see Ryerson (Algoma), Ontario.

Ryerson is an incorporated township in Parry Sound District in northeastern Ontario, Canada. It had a population of 686 in the 2006 Canadian census. It was named after Egerton Ryerson, the Chief Superintendent of Education for Ontario from 1844 to 1876.

Contents

1 Demographics
2 Communities
3 References
4 External links

Demographics

Population trend:^[2]

Population in 2006: 686 (2001 to 2006 population change: 8.5 %)
Population in 2001: 632
Population in 1996: 676
Population in 1991: 625

Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 292 (total dwellings: 678)

Mother tongue:^[1]

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

References

^ ^a ^b ^c Statistics Canada 2006 Census - Ryerson community profile
^ Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006 census

"Ryerson". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. http://geonames.nrcan.gc.ca/search/unique_e.php?id=FELZY&output=xml. Retrieved 2011-07-06.

External links

Almaguin Highlands Communities, Almaguin Highlands Regional Portal

		Magnetawan	Strong
	Magnetawan		Armour
		Ryerson

		McMurrich/Monteith	Perry

Parry Sound District, Ontario

Towns	Kearney • Parry Sound • Powassan

Townships	The Archipelago • Armour • Callander • Carling • Joly • Machar • Magnetawan • McDougall • McKellar • McMurrich/Monteith • Nipissing • Perry • Ryerson • Seguin • Strong • Whitestone

Villages	Burk's Falls • South River • Sundridge

First Nations	Dokis • French River • Henvey Inlet • Magnetawan • Naiscoutaing • Parry Island • Shawanaga

Local services boards	Britt and Byng Inlet • Laurier • Loring, Port Loring and District • Restoule

Unorganized areas	Centre Part • North East Part

See also: Communities in Parry Sound District • Census divisions of Ontario