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Perry, Ontario

Township in Ontario, Canada

45°30′N 79°17′W / 45.500°N 79.283°W / 45.500; -79.283CountryCanadaProvinceOntarioDistrictParry SoundSettled1873Incorporated1888Government

• TypeTownship • MayorNorm Hofstetter • Federal ridingParry Sound-Muskoka • Prov. ridingParry Sound—MuskokaArea

^[1]

• Land186.34 km² (71.95 sq mi)Population

(2021)^[2]

• Total2,650Time zoneUTC-5 (EST) • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)Postal Code

P0A 1J0

Area code(s)705, 249Websitewww.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.