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Carling
Township (single-tier)
Township of Carling
Killbear Provincial Park
Carling
Coordinates: 45°26′N 80°13′W / 45.433°N 80.217°W / 45.433; -80.217
Country	Canada
Province	Ontario
District	Parry Sound
Incorporated	1897
Government
• Type	Township
• Mayor	Susan Murphy
• Federal riding	Parry Sound-Muskoka
• Prov. riding	Parry Sound—Muskoka
Area
• Land	248.85 km (96.08 sq mi)
Population
• Total	1,125
• Density	4.5/km (12/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC-5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
Postal Code	P0G
Area code(s)	705, 249
Website	www.carlingtownship.ca

Carling is a township in Ontario, Canada, located in the District of Parry Sound on Georgian Bay. Killbear Provincial Park is located in the municipality.

The CBC Television series The Rez was shot in the township at Harrison Landing.

Communities

• Adanac
• Brooks Landing
• Carling
• Dillon is located on central Georgian Bay near Franklin Island. The area is popular for campers and outfitters because of the sheltered bays and coves. Community landmarks include the Dillon Cove Marina, Dillon Bridge, Shawanaga River and its rapids. As a cottage destination, the population is low during the winter months, and increases in the summer with cottagers and tourists.
• Killbear Park
• Shebeshekong
• Snug Harbour
• Snug Haven
• Woods

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Carling had a population of 1,491 living in 697 of its 1,761 total private dwellings, a change of 32.5% from its 2016 population of 1,125. With a land area of 244.32 km (94.33 sq mi), it had a population density of 6.1/km (15.8/sq mi) in 2021.

• Mother tongue (2006):
  • English as first language: 92.9%
  • French as first language: 0.9%
  • English and French as first language: 0%
  • Other as first language: 6.2%

See also

• List of townships in Ontario

References

1. ^ 2011 Census Profile
2. ^ "Census Profile, 2016 Census: Carling, Township". Statistics Canada. 8 February 2017. Retrieved June 28, 2019.
3. "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions and census subdivisions (municipalities), Ontario". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved April 2, 2022.
4. "2021 Community Profiles". 2021 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. February 4, 2022. Retrieved 2023-10-19.
5. "2016 Community Profiles". 2016 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. August 12, 2021. Retrieved 2019-06-28.
6. "2011 Community Profiles". 2011 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. March 21, 2019.
7. "2006 Community Profiles". 2006 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. August 20, 2019.
8. "2001 Community Profiles". 2001 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. July 18, 2021.
9. "2006 Community Profile". 13 March 2007.
10. Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006

External links

• Official website

v t e Places adjacent to Carling, Ontario
The Archipelago (north part) Unorganized Centre Parry Sound (exclave) Whitestone Georgian Bay Carling McDougall Parry Sound Wasauksing First Nation

v t e Parry Sound District, Ontario
Towns	Kearney Parry Sound Powassan
Townships	The Archipelago Armour Callander Carling Joly Machar Magnetawan McDougall McKellar McMurrich/Monteith Nipissing Perry Ryerson Seguin Strong Whitestone
Villages	Burk's Falls South River Sundridge
First Nations	Dokis Henvey Inlet Magnetawan Shawanaga Wasauksing
Indian reserves	Dokis 9 French River 13 Henvey Inlet 2 Magnetawan 1 Naiscoutaing 17A Parry Island Shawanaga 17 Shawanaga 17B
Local services boards	Britt and Byng Inlet Laurier Loring, Port Loring and District Restoule
Unorganized areas	Centre North East
See also Communities in Parry Sound District Census divisions of Ontario

• Municipalities in Parry Sound District
• Single-tier municipalities in Ontario
• Township municipalities in Ontario