Kearney is a town and municipality in the Parry Sound District

Parry Sound District, Ontario

Parry Sound District is a census division of the Canadian province of Ontario. Its seat is Parry Sound. Its boundaries are Muskoka to the south, the Sudbury District, the French River and Lake Nipissing in the north, Nipissing District, Ontario and North Bay in the north and east and parts of...

 of Ontario

Ontario

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, Canada

Canada

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. With a landmass of 529 square kilometres and a year round population of 798 in the Canada 2006 Census

Canada 2006 Census

The Canada 2006 Census was a detailed enumeration of the Canadian population. Census day was May 16, 2006. The next census following will be the 2011 Census. Canada's total population enumerated by the 2006 census was 31,612,897...

, Kearney claims to be the "Biggest Little Town in Ontario."
Perry Township

Perry, Ontario

Perry is a township in the Canadian province of Ontario, located in the Parry Sound District.The township had a population of 2,252 in the 2001 Canadian census.-Demographics:Population trend:...

 was opened to settlement in 1873 and the first two Post Office

Post office

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s in the township were established at Scotia and Emsdale, on the Muskoka Road. In 1879, in the north-east corner of the township, settlers Arthur J.