Ryerson, Ontario

Ryerson
Township of Ryerson
Ryerson
Coordinates: 45°35′13″N 79°30′40″W / 45.58694°N 79.51111°W / 45.58694; -79.51111
CountryCanada
ProvinceOntario
DistrictParry Sound
Settled1870s
Incorporated1880
Government
  TypeTownship
  ReeveGeorge Sterling
  Federal ridingParry Sound-Muskoka
  Prov. ridingParry Sound—Muskoka
Area
  Land185.93 km2 (71.79 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)
  Total
745
Time zoneUTC-5 (EST)
  Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
Postal Code
P0A
Area code(s)705, 249
Websiteryersontownship.ca

Ryerson is an incorporated township in the Almaguin Highlands region of Parry Sound District in northeastern Ontario, Canada. It had a population of 745 in the 2021 Canadian census. It was named after Egerton Ryerson, the Chief Superintendent of Education for Ontario from 1844 to 1876.