Unorganized North East Parry Sound District

Unorganized North East Parry Sound District is an unorganized area in Parry Sound District in Central Ontario, Canada.^[1][3] It is served by the local services board of Laurier^[4] and is part of the Almaguin Highlands region.^[5] The region had a population of 179 in the Canada 2021 Census, and a land area of 183.04 square kilometres.

Unorganized North East Parry Sound District
Unorganized area
Parry Sound, Unorganized, North East Part
Unorganized North East Parry Sound Location of Unorganized North East Parry Sound in Ontario
Coordinates: 45°55′N 79°18′W[1]
Country	Canada
Province	Ontario
District	Parry Sound
Area [2]
• Total	183.04 km2 (70.67 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[2]
• Total	179
• Density	1.0/km2 (3/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern Time Zone)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (Eastern Time Zone)

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.^[6]

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.