Ryerson
Township of Ryerson
Ryerson is located in Southern Ontario
Ryerson
Ryerson
Coordinates: 45°35′13″N 79°30′40″W / 45.58694°N 79.51111°W / 45.58694; -79.51111
CountryCanada
ProvinceOntario
DistrictParry Sound
Settled1870s
Incorporated1880
Government
  TypeTownship
  ReeveGeorge Sterling
  Federal ridingParry Sound-Muskoka
  Prov. ridingParry Sound—Muskoka
Area
  Land185.93 km2 (71.79 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
  Total745
Time zoneUTC-5 (EST)
  Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
Postal Code
P0A
Area code(s)705, 249
Websiteryersontownship.ca

Ryerson is an incorporated township in the Almaguin Highlands region of Parry Sound District in northeastern Ontario, Canada. It had a population of 745 in the 2021 Canadian census. It was named after Egerton Ryerson, the Chief Superintendent of Education for Ontario from 1844 to 1876.

Demographics

Ryerson historical populations
YearPop.±%
1991625    
1996676+8.2%
2001632−6.5%
2006686+8.5%
2011634−7.6%
2016648+2.2%
2021745+15.0%
[3][1][4]

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Ryerson had a population of 745 living in 344 of its 555 total private dwellings, a change of 15% from its 2016 population of 648. With a land area of 185.93 km2 (71.79 sq mi), it had a population density of 4.0/km2 (10.4/sq mi) in 2021.[5]

Mother tongue:[6]

  • 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. "Census Profile, 2021 Census: Ryerson, Township". Statistics Canada. Retrieved February 9, 2022.
  3. Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011, 2016
  4. "Census Profile, 2016 Census: Ryerson, Township". Statistics Canada. 8 February 2017. Retrieved June 26, 2019.
  5. "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions and census subdivisions (municipalities), Ontario". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved April 2, 2022.
  6. "2006 Ryerson community profile". 13 March 2007.


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