Ryerson
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| Township of Ryerson | |
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  Ryerson
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| Coordinates: 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 | George Sterling |
| • Federal riding | Parry Sound-Muskoka |
| • Prov. riding | Parry Sound—Muskoka |
| Area | |
| • Land | 185.93 km2 (71.79 sq mi) |
| Population
(2021)[2]
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| • Total | 745 |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| Postal Code |
P0A
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| Area code(s) | 705, 249 |
| Website | ryersontownship.ca |
Ryerson is an incorporated township in the Almaguin Highlands region of Parry Sound Districtinnortheastern 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.
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
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| 1991 | 625 | — |
| 1996 | 676 | +8.2% |
| 2001 | 632 | −6.5% |
| 2006 | 686 | +8.5% |
| 2011 | 634 | −7.6% |
| 2016 | 648 | +2.2% |
| 2021 | 745 | +15.0% |
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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]
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Places adjacent to Ryerson, Ontario
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