Ryerson, Ontario

For the unincorporated place in the Unorganized North Part of Algoma District, see Ryerson (Algoma), Ontario.
Ryerson
Township (single-tier)
Township of Ryerson
Ryerson
Coordinates: 45°35′13″N 79°30′40″W / 45.58694°N 79.51111°WCoordinates: 45°35′13″N 79°30′40″W / 45.58694°N 79.51111°W
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 188.07 km2 (72.61 sq mi)
Population (2011)[1]
  Total 634
  Density 3.4/km2 (9/sq mi)
Time zone EST (UTC-5)
  Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
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 634 in the 2011 Canadian census. It was named after Egerton Ryerson, the Chief Superintendent of Education for Ontario from 1844 to 1876.

Demographics

Population trend:[2]

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

Mother tongue:[3]

Communities

Municipal office

See also

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Statistics Canada 2011 Census - Ryerson Census Profile
  2. Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
  3. "2006 Ryerson community profile".

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