Ryerson is an incorporated

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in the

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region of

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in northeastern

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. It had a population of 745 in the

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. It was named after

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, the Chief Superintendent of Education for Ontario from 1844 to 1876.

Demographics

In the

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conducted by

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, Ryerson had a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of . With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2021. Mother tongue: * English as first language: 94.9% * French as first language: 1.5% * English and French as first language: 0% * Other as first language: 3.6%

Communities

* Doe Lake * Midlothian * Rockwynn * Starratt * Wisemans Corners Ryerson Twp ON

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* Municipalities in Parry Sound District Single-tier municipalities in Ontario Township municipalities in Ontario {{NorthernOntario-geo-stub

Demographics

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