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Perry, Ontario

Coordinates: 45°30′N 79°17′W / 45.500°N 79.283°W / 45.500; -79.283
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Perry
Township (single-tier)
Township of Perry
Emsdale
Emsdale
Perry is located in Southern Ontario
Perry
Perry
Coordinates: 45°30′N 79°17′W / 45.500°N 79.283°W / 45.500; -79.283
CountryCanada
ProvinceOntario
DistrictParry Sound
Settled1873
Incorporated1888
Government
 • TypeTownship
 • MayorNorm Hofstetter
 • Fed. ridingParry Sound-Muskoka
 • Prov. ridingParry Sound—Muskoka
Area
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 • Land186.34 km2 (71.95 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[1]
 • Total
2,650
 • Density14.2/km2 (37/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
Postal Code
P0A 1J0
Area codes705, 249
Websitewww.townshipofperry.ca Edit this at Wikidata

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

Communities

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  • Clear Lake
  • Emsdale
  • Novar
  • Scotia
  • Swindon
  • Walls

History

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Scotia Junction GTR station in 1910

The township opened up for settlement in the 1870s. By 1878, there were about 150 families, coming mostly from southern Ontario. But the rocky land of the Canadian Shield is not well suited for agriculture, causing about 20 families to leave by 1881. The remaining settlers focused on logging and subsistence farming.[2]

In 1885, the Northern and Pacific Junction Railway was built through the township, leading to the development of communities such as Novar, Scotia, and Emsdale, as well as accelerating the logging industry. In the 1890s, another railway, the Ottawa, Arnprior and Parry Sound Railway, brought more economic growth.[3]

In 1888, the Township of Perry was incorporated. in the subsequent decades, there was a big population decline due to many families migrating to Western Canada. By 1920, the logging industry also began to decline, but beginning a gradual transition to the tourism and cottage economy.[3]

Demographics

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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.[1]

Historical census populations – Perry Township
YearPop.±%
1891 1,704—    
1901 1,365−19.9%
1911 486−64.4%
1921 1,075+121.2%
1931 933−13.2%
1941 961+3.0%
1951 982+2.2%
YearPop.±%
1956 973−0.9%
1961 980+0.7%
1966 910−7.1%
1971 994+9.2%
1976 1,234+24.1%
1981 1,449+17.4%
1986 1,549+6.9%
YearPop.±%
1991 2,049+32.3%
19962,215+8.1%
20012,252+1.7%
20062,010−10.7%
20112,317+15.3%
20162,454+5.9%
20212,650+8.0%
Source: Statistics Canada[1][4][5][6][7]

Mother tongue (2021):[1]

  • English as first language: 94.7%
  • French as first language: 1.3%
  • English and French as first languages: 0.4%
  • Other as first language: 3.0%

Transportation

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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.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d e "Perry, Ontario (Code 3549014) Census Profile". 2021 census. Government of Canada - Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2025-07-30.
  2. ^ "About Us". townshipofperry.ca. The Township of Perry. 2025. Retrieved 31 July 2025.
  3. ^ a b History Overview (PDF). townshipofperry.ca (Report). Township of Perry. Retrieved 31 July 2025.
  4. ^ 1996, 2001, 2006 census
  5. ^ 2011 Census Profile
  6. ^ Eighth Census of Canada 1941 - Volume II - Population by Local Subdivisions (Report). Dominion Bureau of Statistics. 1944. CS98-1941-2.
  7. ^ "1971 Census of Canada - Population Census Subdivisions (Historical)". Catalogue 92-702 Vol I, part 1 (Bulletin 1.1-2). Statistics Canada. July 1973.
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