Perry, Ontario

Perry
Perry
Township (single-tier)
	Township of Perry
	Emsdale
	Perry
	Coordinates: 45°30′N 79°17′W / 45.500°N 79.283°W / 45.500; -79.283
Country	Canada
Province	Ontario
District	Parry Sound
Settled	1873
Incorporated	1888
Government
• Type	Township
• Mayor	Norm Hofstetter
• Federal riding	Parry Sound-Muskoka
• Prov. riding	Parry Sound—Muskoka
Area
• Land	186.34 km2 (71.95 sq mi)
Population (2021)
• Total	2,650
Time zone	UTC-5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
Postal Code	P0A 1J0
Area code(s)	705, 249
Website	www.townshipofperry.ca

Perry is a township in the Canadian province of Ontario, located in the Almaguin Highlands region of Parry Sound District.

The township had a population of 2,454 in the 2016 Canadian census.

Communities

Clear Lake
Emsdale
Novar
Scotia
Swindon
Walls

Demographics

Perry Township historical populations
Year	Pop.	±%
1991	2,049	—
1996	2,215	+8.1%
2001	2,252	+1.7%
2006	2,010	−10.7%
2011	2,317	+15.3%
2016	2,454	+5.9%
2021	2,650	+8.0%
^[3]^[1]^[4]

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Perry had a population of 2,650 living in 1,144 of its 1,710 total private dwellings, a change of 8% from its 2016 population of 2,454. With a land area of 186.34 km² (71.95 sq mi), it had a population density of 14.2/km² (36.8/sq mi) in 2021.^[5]

Mother tongue:^[6]

English as first language: 91.8%
French as first language: 1.0%
English and French as first language: 0.5%
Other as first language: 6.7%

Transportation

The communities of Emsdale and Novar are flag stops on Ontario Northland's intercity motor coach service along its Toronto–Barrie–Bracebridge–Huntsville–North Bay route.

References

^ a b 2011 Census Profile
^ "Census Profile, 2021 Census: Perry, Township". Statistics Canada. Retrieved February 9, 2022.
^ Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011, 2016
^ "Census Profile, 2016 Census: Perry, Township". Statistics Canada. 8 February 2017. Retrieved June 27, 2019.
^ "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions and census subdivisions (municipalities), Ontario". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved April 2, 2022.
^ "2006 Community Profile". 13 March 2007.

External links

Official website

This Ontario location article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

[SC11-1] 2011 Census Profile

[census2021-2] "Census Profile, 2021 Census: Perry, Township". Statistics Canada. Retrieved February 9, 2022.

[3] Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011, 2016

[census2016-4] "Census Profile, 2016 Census: Perry, Township". Statistics Canada. 8 February 2017. Retrieved June 27, 2019.

[2021census-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 Community Profile". 13 March 2007.