Country Canada Area 183.3 km² Province Ontario | District Parry Sound Population 217 (2011) | |
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Time zone Eastern Time Zone (UTC-5) | ||
Unorganized North East Parry Sound District is an unorganized area in Parry Sound District in Central Ontario, Canada. It is served by the local services board of Laurier and is part of the Almaguin Highlands region. The region had a population of 217 in the Canada 2011 Census, and a land area of 183.27 square kilometres.
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Map of Parry Sound, Unorganized, North East Part, ON, Canada
Etymology
The geographic township of Laurier in Parry Sound District was named in 1878 for Wilfrid (later Sir Wilfrid) Laurier (1841-1919), then minister of inland revenue in Alexander Mackenzie's government and later Prime Minister of Canada, 1896-1911.
Transportation
The Canadian National Railway transcontinental main line and Ontario Highway 11 travel a roughly parallel course from the middle of the western edge to the centre of the northern edge of the township.