Parry Sound District, Ontario

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Parry Sound District is a census division of the Canadian province of Ontario. Its seat is Parry Sound. Its boundaries are Muskoka to the south, the Sudbury District, the French River and Lake Nipissing in the north, Nipissing District, Ontario and North Bay in the north and east and parts of Algonquin Park in the northeast.

In 2005, the population was 42,179. The land area is 9,222 km² (3,560 mi²); the population density was 4.6 people/km² (12 people/mi²) [http://www.mndm.gov.on.ca/mndm/nordev/redb/sector_profiles/northern_ontario_e.pdf] .

Although geographically in Southern Ontario, the Parry Sound District is the only census division in the southern part of the province which does not have an incorporated county or regional municipality level of government, instead serving as a purely territorial division like the districts of Northern Ontario. In lieu of an upper tier of municipal administration, all government services in the district are provided either by the local municipalities or by the provincial government itself. Some communities which are not part of any incorporated municipality are served by local service boards. The district is also included in the service area of FedNor and the Northern Ontario Heritage Fund.

Towns

* Kearney
* Parry Sound
* Powassan

Townships

* The Archipelago
* Armour
* Callander
* Carling
* Joly
* Machar
* Magnetawan
* McDougall
* McKellar
* McMurrich/Monteith
* Nipissing
* Perry
* Ryerson
* Seguin
* Strong
* Whitestone

Villages

* Burk's Falls
* South River
* Sundridge

Unorganized areas

* Centre
* North East

Communities

*Adanac
*Britt
*Lost Channel
*Port Loring
*Restoule

First Nations

*Dokis
*French River
*Henvey Inlet
*Magnetewan
*Naiscoutaing
*Parry Island or Wasauksing First Nation
*Shawanaga

Original Townships

*Armour - Still exists today.
*Bethune - Annexed by the Town of Killarney.
*Blair - Still exists today. Never incorporated.
*Brown - Still exists today. Never incorporated.
*Burpee - Now part of the Municipality of Whitestone.
*Burton - Now part of the Municipality of Whitestone.
*Carling - Still exists today.
*Chapman - Became part of the Municipality of Magnetawan.
*Christie - Now part of the Municipality of Seguin.
*Conger - Now part of the Municipality of the Archipelago and a small part is in the Municipality of Seguin.
*Cowper - Now part of the Municipality of the Archipelago.
*Croft - Most became part of the Municipality of Whitestone while a small part became part of the Municipality of Magnetawan.
*East Mills - Still exists today. Never incorporated.
*Ferguson - Annexed by McDougall Township.
*Ferrie - Now part of the Municipality of Whitestone.
*Foley - Now part of the Municipality of Seguin.
*Gurd - Annexed by Nipissing Township.
*Hagerman - Now part of the Municipality of Whitestone.
*Hardy - Still exists today. Never incorporated.
*Harrison - Still exists although most of it became part of the Municipality of the Archipelago. Never incorporated.
*Henvey - Still exists although its northern section was transferred to the Town of Killarney in Sudbury District. Never incorporated.
*Humphrey - Now part of the Municipality of Seguin.
*Joly - Still exists today.
*Laurier - Still exists today. Never incorporated.
*Lount - Still exists today. Never incorporated.
*Machar - Still exists today.
*McConkey - Still exists today. Never incorporated.
*McDougall - Still exists today, but is larger having annexed Ferguson Township.
*McKellar - Still exists today.
*McKenzie - Now part of the Municipality of Whitestone.
*McMurrich - Now part of the Township of McMurrich/Monteith.
*Monteith - Western two thirds became part of the Municipality of Seguin while the eastern third became part of the Township of McMurrich/Monteith.
*Mowat - Still exists today although a small section was transferred to the Town of Killarney in Sudbury District. Never incorporated.
*North Himsworth - Changed names to Callander. Now the Municipality of Callander.
*Nipissing - Still exists today, but is larger having annexed Gurd Township.
*Patterson - Still exists today. Never incorporated.
*Perry - Still exists today.
*Pringle - Still exists today. Never incorporated.
*Proudfoot - Annexed by the Town of Kearney.
*Ryerson - Still exists today.
*Shawanaga - Still exists today, although most of it became part of the Municipality of the Archipelago. Never incorporated.
*South Himsworth - Annexed by the Municipality of Powassan.
*Spence - Still exists today. Never incorporated.
*Strong - Still exists today.
*Wallbridge - Still exists today. Never incorporated.
*Wilson - Still exists today. Never incorporated.

ee also

* Canadian census divisions

References

External links

* [http://chamber.parrysound.com/ The Parry Sound and Area Chamber of Commerce]
* [http://www.zeuter.com/parrysd/ Parry Sound and Area information]
* [http://www.psdssab.org/administration/map.php Map of Parry Sound District showing its municipalities]
* [http://www.SoundDistrict.com/ Music Networking Community Forum]