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Parry Sound | |
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| Town of Parry Sound | |
 tower view (2016) of the town and the sound | |
  Parry Sound  Parry Sound | |
| Coordinates: 45°21′14″N 80°02′10″W / 45.35389°N 80.03611°W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Ontario |
| District | Parry Sound |
| Established | 1857 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Jamie McGarvey |
| • Governing Body | Parry Sound Town Council |
| • MP | Scott Aitchison (CPC) |
| • MPPs | Graydon Smith (PC) |
| Area | |
| • Land | 13.10 km2 (5.06 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[1] | |
• Total | 6,879 |
| • Density | 524.9/km2 (1,359/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Parry Sounder |
| Time zone | UTC−05:00 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−04:00 (EDT) |
| Forward sortation area | |
| Area code | 705 & 249 |
| Highways |  Highway 69  Highway 400 / TCH Highway 124 Highway 518 |
| Website | www |
Parry Sound is a town in Ontario, Canada, located on the eastern shore of the sound after which it is named. Parry Sound is located 160 km (99 mi) south of Sudbury and 225 km (140 mi) north of Toronto. It is a single-tier government located in the territorial District of Parry Sound, which has no second-tier county, regional, or district level of government. Parry Sound is a popular cottage country region for Southern Ontario residents. It also has the world's deepest natural freshwater port.[2]
- ^ a b "2016 Census Profile: Parry Sound, Town". Statistics Canada. Retrieved February 17, 2022.
- ^ Canadian Geographic. Vol. 127. Royal Canadian Geographical Society. 2007. p. 82. Retrieved 11 April 2012.
Parry Sound, the world's deepest freshwater port, lends some measure to what I mean by Ontario Lake Country