Parry Sound District, Ontario

Parry Sound District
District
Location of Parry Sound District in Ontario
Coordinates: 45°42′N 79°50′W / 45.700°N 79.833°W / 45.700; -79.833Coordinates: 45°42′N 79°50′W / 45.700°N 79.833°W / 45.700; -79.833
Country	Canada
Province	Ontario
Region	Central Ontario
Created	1870
Government
• MPs	Tony Clement, Anthony Rota, Marc Serré
• MPPs	Norm Miller, Victor Fedeli
Area
• Land	9,322.80 km2 (3,599.55 sq mi)
Population (2011)
• Total	42,162
• Density	4.5/km2 (12/sq mi)
Time zone	EST (UTC-5)
• Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
Postal code FSA	P0C, P0E, P0G, P0H, P2A
Area code(s)	705
Seat	Parry Sound

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 and North Bay in the north and east and parts of Algonquin Park in the northeast.

In 2011, the population was 42,162. The land area is 9,322.80 square kilometres (3,600 sq mi); the population density was 4.5 per square kilometre (12/sq mi).

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, regional municipality or district 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 services boards. The district is also included in the service areas of FedNor and the Northern Ontario Heritage Fund. Accordingly, in some contexts the division is grouped with the Northern Ontario region instead of Southern Ontario.

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