Ryerson, Ontario Explained

Ryerson
Official Name:Township of Ryerson
Settlement Type:Township (single-tier)
Flag Size:120x100px
Pushpin Map:Canada Southern Ontario
Pushpin Mapsize:200
Pushpin Label Position:top
Coordinates:45.5869°N -79.5111°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Canada
Subdivision Type2:District
Established Title:Settled
Established Date:1870s
Established Title2:Incorporated
Established Date2:1880
Government Type:Township
Leader Title:Reeve
Leader Name:George Sterling
Leader Title1:Federal riding
Leader Title2:Prov. riding
Area Land Km2:185.93
Population As Of:2021
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Total:745
Population Density Km2:auto
Utc Offset:-5
Utc Offset Dst:-4
Postal Code:P0A
Website: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 745 in the 2021 Canadian census. It was named after Egerton Ryerson, the Chief Superintendent of Education for Ontario from 1844 to 1876.

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Ryerson had a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of . With a land area of 185.93km2, it had a population density of in 2021.[2]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Census Profile, 2021 Census: Ryerson, Township . Statistics Canada . February 9, 2022.
  2. Web site: Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions and census subdivisions (municipalities), Ontario . . February 9, 2022 . April 2, 2022.
  3. Web site: 2006 Ryerson community profile. 13 March 2007 .