Parry Sound, Ontario
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Parry Sound is a town in Central Ontario, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
, located on Parry Sound
Parry Sound
Parry Sound is a sound or bay of Georgian Bay, in Ontario, Canada. It is highly irregularly shaped with many deep bays and islands. Killbear Provincial Park is located on the large peninsula that separates the sound from Georgian Bay, while it is bordered on the south side by Parry Island, home of...
on the eastern shore of Georgian Bay
Georgian Bay
Georgian Bay is a large bay of Lake Huron, located entirely within Ontario, Canada...
. Parry Sound is located 160 km (99.4 mi) south of Sudbury and 225 km (139.8 mi) north of Toronto
Toronto
Toronto is the provincial capital of Ontario and the largest city in Canada. It is located in Southern Ontario on the northwestern shore of Lake Ontario. A relatively modern city, Toronto's history dates back to the late-18th century, when its land was first purchased by the British monarchy from...
. It is the seat of Parry Sound District, a popular cottage country
Cottage
__toc__In modern usage, a cottage is usually a modest, often cozy dwelling, typically in a rural or semi-rural location. However there are cottage-style dwellings in cities, and in places such as Canada the term exists with no connotations of size at all...
region for Southern Ontario
Southern Ontario
Southern Ontario is a region of the province of Ontario, Canada that lies south of the French River and Algonquin Park. Depending on the inclusion of the Parry Sound and Muskoka districts, its surface area would cover between 14 to 15% of the province. It is the southernmost region of...
residents. It is also the world's deepest natural freshwater port.
History
During the early part of the 20th century, the area was a popular subject for the many scenic artArt
Art is the product or process of deliberately arranging items in a way that influences and affects one or more of the senses, emotions, and intellect....
works of Tom Thomson
Tom Thomson
Thomas John Thomson , also known as Tom Thomson, was an influential Canadian artist of the early 20th century. He directly influenced a group of Canadian painters that would come to be known as the Group of Seven, and though he died before they formally formed, he is sometimes incorrectly credited...
and members of the Group of Seven
Group of Seven (artists)
The Group of Seven, sometimes known as the Algonquin school, were a group of Canadian landscape painters from 1920-1933, originally consisting of Franklin Carmichael , Lawren Harris , A. Y. Jackson , Franz Johnston , Arthur Lismer , J. E. H. MacDonald , and Frederick Varley...
. There was a slight decline in economic activity shortly after World War I
World War I
World War I , which was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until 1939, and the First World War or World War I thereafter, was a major war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918...
with J.R. Booth's construction of a rival town, Depot Harbour
Depot Harbour, Ontario
Depot Harbour is a ghost town in the Canadian province of Ontario. It was once the western terminus of the Ottawa, Arnprior & Parry Sound Railway and a busy port on Georgian Bay.J.R...
on nearby Parry Island, but this setback was overcome through later developments in tourism
Tourism
Tourism is travel for recreational, leisure or business purposes. The World Tourism Organization defines tourists as people "traveling to and staying in places outside their usual environment for not more than one consecutive year for leisure, business and other purposes".Tourism has become a...
and commerce
Commerce
While business refers to the value-creating activities of an organization for profit, commerce means the whole system of an economy that constitutes an environment for business. The system includes legal, economic, political, social, cultural, and technological systems that are in operation in any...
, and the accidental destruction by fire of the entire town of Depot Harbour on August 14, 1945.
The body of water that gives the town its name was surveyed and named by Captain Henry Bayfield in the 19th century, in honour of the Arctic explorer Sir William Edward Parry
William Edward Parry
Sir William Edward Parry was an English rear-admiral and Arctic explorer, who in 1827 attempted one of the earliest expeditions to the North Pole...
. In 1857, the modern townsite was established near the Ojibwa
Ojibwa
The Ojibwe or Chippewa are among the largest groups of Native Americans–First Nations north of Mexico. They are divided between Canada and the United States. In Canada, they are the third-largest population among First Nations, surpassed only by Cree and Inuit...
village of Wasauksing
Wasauksing First Nation
Wasauksing First Nation is an Ojibwa, Odawa and Pottawatomi First Nation located near Parry Sound, Ontario, Canada....
("shining shore") at the mouth of the Seguin River
Seguin River
The Seguin River is a river in Parry Sound District in central Ontario, Canada that empties into Parry Sound on Georgian Bay, Lake Huron at the town of Parry Sound. The river's name comes from the Ojibwe word ziigwan, meaning "spring".-Course:...
. In the late 19th century, rail service was established, making the town an important depot along the rail lines to Western Canada
Western Canada
Western Canada, also referred to as the Western provinces and commonly as the West, is a region of Canada that includes the four provinces west of the province of Ontario.- Provinces :...
.
In 1916, a cordite
Cordite
Cordite is a family of smokeless propellants developed and produced in the United Kingdom from 1889 to replace gunpowder as a military propellant. Like gunpowder, cordite is classified as a low explosive because of its slow burning rates and consequently low brisance...
factory was established in the nearby town of Nobel
Nobel, Ontario
Nobel is a village located on the shores of Parry Sound, Ontario, Canada. It is located in the Municipality of McDougall in the District of Parry Sound. The community is named after Alfred Nobel, the inventor of dynamite....
for the Imperial Munitions Board
Imperial Munitions Board
The Imperial Munitions Board was a national agency, set up in Canada under the chairmanship of Joseph Wesley Flavelle by the British War Cabinet to alleviate the Shell Crisis of 1915 during the First World War...
. In the late 1920s and early 1930s, an explosives and munitions factory was also built at Nobel, making Parry Sound an important part of both the First World War and the Second World War effort.
Culture
Bobby Orr
Robert Gordon "Bobby" Orr, OC is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player. Orr played in the National Hockey League for his entire career, the first ten seasons with the Boston Bruins, joining the Chicago Black Hawks for two more. Orr is widely acknowledged to be one of the greatest...
, the namesake of the local community centre and the town's own Bobby Orr Hall of Fame. Canadian actor Don Harron
Don Harron
Donald H. Harron, is a Canadian comedian, actor, director, journalist, author and composer.- Charlie Farquharson :...
's stage character Charlie Farquharson remains one of the town's most cherished personalities. Former Ontario premier Ernie Eves
Ernie Eves
Ernest Lawrence "Ernie" Eves was the 23rd Premier of the province of Ontario, Canada, from April 15, 2002, to October 23, 2003.-Beginnings:...
also called the town home for many years; he was the MPP for the Parry Sound—Muskoka
Parry Sound—Muskoka
Parry Sound—Muskoka is a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 1949....
riding from 1981 through 2001.
The town is home to several cultural festivals, including the Festival of the Sound
Festival of the Sound
Festival of the Sound is an annual classical music festival that occurs from July to August in Parry Sound, Ontario, Canada.Established in 1980 by Anton Kuerti, the festival's original artistic director, the annual festival was held in the auditorium of Parry Sound High School until the opening of...
classical music festival, an annual dragonboat race and a buskers' festival which takes place as part of the town's Canada Day
Canada Day
Canada Day , formerly Dominion Day , is the national day of Canada, a federal statutory holiday celebrating the anniversary of the July 1, 1867, enactment of the British North America Act , which united three British colonies into a single country, called Canada, within the British Empire...
festivities. The Charles W. Stockey Centre for the Performing Arts
Charles W. Stockey Centre for the Performing Arts
The Charles W. Stockey Centre for the Performing Arts is a performance hall and sports museum in Parry Sound, Ontario, Canada. It is the primary performance venue for the annual Festival of the Sound summer classical music festival. The centre is named for Charles W. Stockey, an early and...
serves as the principal performance venue during the Festival of the Sound, and also hosts concerts, live theatre and other cultural events throughout the year.
Sports and recreation
There are several provincial parkProvincial park
A provincial park is a park under the management of a provincial or territorial government in Canada.While provincial parks are not the same as national parks, their workings are very similar...
s in the Parry Sound area, including Oastler Lake
Oastler Lake Provincial Park
Oastler Lake Provincial Park is a provincial park in the Canadian province of Ontario, located within the municipality of Seguin, south of Parry Sound, in the Parry Sound District....
, Massasauga
Massasauga Provincial Park
Massasauga Provincial Park is a provincial park in Parry Sound District, Ontario, Canada, stretching from the town of Parry Sound south to the Moon River. The park has an area of 131.05 km²....
and Killbear
Killbear Provincial Park
Killbear Provincial Park is a park located on Georgian Bay in Parry Sound District, Ontario near the town of Nobel.Activities in the park include camping, swimming, boating, cycling and fishing...
, as well as numerous provincial conservation reserve
Nature Reserve Park (Ontario)
Nature Reserve is the designation given by the Provincial Parks System of Ontario, Canada, for parks which protect specific areas of at risk or unique flora or fauna. Very few are open to the public, and virtually all of them forbid camping, fishing, or any other potentially environmentally...
s. A 230-kilometre recreational trail, the Park-to-Park Trail, connects Killbear with Algonquin Provincial Park
Algonquin Provincial Park
Algonquin Provincial Park is a provincial park located between Georgian Bay and the Ottawa River in Central Ontario, Canada, mostly within the Unorganized South Part of Nipissing District. Established in 1893, it is the oldest provincial park in Canada. Additions since its creation have increased...
in two locations, to the south at Dwight, and farther north, east of Kearney
Kearney, Ontario
Kearney is a town and municipality in the Parry Sound District of Ontario, Canada. With a landmass of 529 square kilometres and a year round population of 798 in the Canada 2006 Census, Kearney claims to be the "Biggest Little Town in Ontario."-History:...
.
The town is home to an annual ATV Jamboree and a motorbike rally. There are also guided ATV tours of the region's wilderness throughout the year.
Parry Sound's Aspen Valley Wildlife Sanctuary cares for injured and orphaned animals, and has limited daily tourist hours as an informational and interpretive centre for wildlife education.
There are several golf courses located in and near Parry Sound, including the Parry Sound Golf and Country Club, the Seguin Valley Golf and Country Club, Deer Run Golf Course and the Rocky Crest Golf Club. Ice hockey
Ice hockey
Ice hockey, often referred to as hockey, is a team sport played on ice, in which skaters use wooden or composite sticks to shoot a hard rubber puck into their opponent's net. The game is played between two teams of six players each. Five members of each team skate up and down the ice trying to take...
, fishing
Fishing
Fishing is the activity of trying to catch wild fish. Fish are normally caught in the wild. Techniques for catching fish include hand gathering, spearing, netting, angling and trapping....
and softball
Softball
Softball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of 10 to 14 players. It is a direct descendant of baseball although there are some key differences: softballs are larger than baseballs, and the pitches are thrown underhand rather than overhand...
are also popular recreational sports in the area.
The Parry Sound coastline is home to the Georgian Bay Biosphere Reserve, one of only 13 UNESCO sites in Canada. The eastern coast of Georgian Bay where Parry Sound is located is known as the "30,000 Islands" and is considered the world's largest freshwater archipelago. It covers 347,000 hectares of shoreline ecosystem, and over 100 species of animals and plants that are at risk in Canada and Ontario, including unique reptiles and amphibians.
Sightseeing tours of the 30,000 Islands are offered by Georgian Bay Airways, and the Island Queen and MV Chippawa cruise ships. The area is also home to White Squall Outfitters, a sport outfitter which offers kayak
Kayak
A kayak is a small, relatively narrow, human-powered boat primarily designed to be manually propelled by means of a double blade paddle.The traditional kayak has a covered deck and one or more cockpits, each seating one paddler...
and canoe
Canoe
A canoe or Canadian canoe is a small narrow boat, typically human-powered, though it may also be powered by sails or small electric or gas motors. Canoes are usually pointed at both bow and stern and are normally open on top, but can be decked over A canoe (North American English) or Canadian...
rentals and tours during the summer, as well as winter sporting gear rentals during the winter.
Hockey is a past-time tradition in Parry Sound. The Parry Sound Shamrocks were one of the first teams formed in Parry Sound. Famous and retired NHLer Bobby Orr
Bobby Orr
Robert Gordon "Bobby" Orr, OC is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player. Orr played in the National Hockey League for his entire career, the first ten seasons with the Boston Bruins, joining the Chicago Black Hawks for two more. Orr is widely acknowledged to be one of the greatest...
played for the Shamrocks before the OHA's Oshawa Generals
Oshawa Generals
The Oshawa Generals are a junior ice hockey team in the Ontario Hockey League. They are based in Oshawa, Ontario. The team is named for General Motors, an early sponsor which has its Canadian headquarters in Oshawa. The Generals are one of the most successful franchises in Canadian Hockey League...
. The Parry Sound Shamrocks applied to play Jr. A in the Ontario Provincial Junior "A" Hockey League in the 1980s, but were transferred to the Northern Ontario Junior Hockey Association
Northern Ontario Junior Hockey Association
The Northern Ontario Junior Hockey Association was a Junior A ice hockey league based in Northeastern Ontario, Canada. The league lasted from 1962 until 1972 and competed for the Memorial Cup from 1962 until 1970 and the Manitoba Centennial Trophy from 1970 until 1972.-History:The Northern Ontario...
in 1994, where the Shamrocks made the championship finals in 1998 and 1999, but lost to the over-achieving Rayside-Balfour Sabrecats
Rayside-Balfour Sabrecats
The Rayside-Balfour Sabrecats were a Junior "A" ice hockey team from Rayside-Balfour, Ontario, Canada. This defunct hockey team was a part of the Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League.-History:...
on both occasions. The Shamrocks were transferred back to the OPJHL in 1999. However, the financial difficulties took its toll on the Parry Sound Shamrocks, which ceased operations in 2003 after a one-year leave of absence, with their desire to play at the Jr. C level. There was criticism of no universities or colleges in the area of the players, who have graduated high school. In 2005, the town was approached by a group from Indianapolis, Indiana
Indianapolis, Indiana
Indianapolis is the capital of the U.S. state of Indiana, and the county seat of Marion County, Indiana. As of the 2010 United States Census, the city's population is 839,489. It is by far Indiana's largest city and, as of the 2010 U.S...
to bring Jr. A hockey back to Parry Sound, and to play at the Bobby Orr Community Centre. However, the opposition from members of the Parry Sound Hockey Association prevented the Jr. A team, that would be known as the Seguin Bruins from taking up tenancy at the arena. The Bruins would take up their tenancy at the Humphrey Community Centre instead, but would play some of their home games at the Bobby Orr Community Centre.
Transportation
Ontario Highway 69
King's Highway 69, commonly referred to as Highway 69, is a major north–south highway in the central area of the Canadian province of Ontario, linking Highway 400 north of Parry Sound with Sudbury...
/Highway 400. From the opening of this freeway alignment in 2004 until October 26, 2010, a point one kilometre north of Parry Sound's Bowes Street/McDougall Road interchange was the terminus of Highway 400, but the freeway now begins 17 kilometres further north, at Highway 559 north of Nobel
Nobel, Ontario
Nobel is a village located on the shores of Parry Sound, Ontario, Canada. It is located in the Municipality of McDougall in the District of Parry Sound. The community is named after Alfred Nobel, the inventor of dynamite....
. The former alignment of Highway 69 from Parry Sound southerly to Holmur now has the street name Oastler Park Drive and serves as the main access road to Oastler Lake Provincial Park
Oastler Lake Provincial Park
Oastler Lake Provincial Park is a provincial park in the Canadian province of Ontario, located within the municipality of Seguin, south of Parry Sound, in the Parry Sound District....
.
The western termini of Highway 124, which extends easterly to Sundridge
Sundridge, Ontario
Sundridge is a village in central Ontario, Canada, approximately 75 km south of North Bay, Ontario along Highway 11, on the shore of Lake Bernard. Sundridge is a tourist destination in both winter and summer, with boating and snowmobiling providing the main attraction. Algonquin Provincial Park is...
, and Highway 518, which heads east to Kearney
Kearney, Ontario
Kearney is a town and municipality in the Parry Sound District of Ontario, Canada. With a landmass of 529 square kilometres and a year round population of 798 in the Canada 2006 Census, Kearney claims to be the "Biggest Little Town in Ontario."-History:...
, are both located just outside Parry Sound's town limits.
Bus service from Toronto
Toronto
Toronto is the provincial capital of Ontario and the largest city in Canada. It is located in Southern Ontario on the northwestern shore of Lake Ontario. A relatively modern city, Toronto's history dates back to the late-18th century, when its land was first purchased by the British monarchy from...
is available by Ontario Northland Motor Coach Services
Ontario Northland Motor Coach Services
Ontario Northland Motor Coach Services is a bus service operating in Ontario by the Ontario Northland Transportation Commission.Ontario Northland Motor Coach Services operates inter-city bus and parcel service between Toronto and locations in Central and Northern Ontario.There are two scheduled...
, the government-owned transportation company, and buses arrive daily en route to Sudbury. In addition, Via Rail
VIA Rail
Via Rail Canada is an independent crown corporation offering intercity passenger rail services in Canada. It is headquartered near Montreal Central Station at 3 Place Ville-Marie in Montreal, Quebec....
's Canadian (Toronto – Vancouver
Vancouver
Vancouver is a coastal seaport city on the mainland of British Columbia, Canada. It is the hub of Greater Vancouver, which, with over 2.3 million residents, is the third most populous metropolitan area in the country,...
) transcontinental
Transcontinental railroad
A transcontinental railroad is a contiguous network of railroad trackage that crosses a continental land mass with terminals at different oceans or continental borders. Such networks can be via the tracks of either a single railroad, or over those owned or controlled by multiple railway companies...
passenger train serves the Parry Sound railway station
Parry Sound railway station
The community of Parry Sound, Ontario, Canada has two railway stations, both of which are currently in use by Via Rail.-CNR Station:The Canadian National Railway station is located at 70 Church Street...
three times a week both east and westbound. Westbound passenger as well as Canadian Pacific Railway
Canadian Pacific Railway
The Canadian Pacific Railway , formerly also known as CP Rail between 1968 and 1996, is a historic Canadian Class I railway founded in 1881 and now operated by Canadian Pacific Railway Limited, which began operations as legal owner in a corporate restructuring in 2001...
and Canadian National Railway
Canadian National Railway
The Canadian National Railway Company is a Canadian Class I railway headquartered in Montreal, Quebec. CN's slogan is "North America's Railroad"....
freight trains are carried over the Seguin River by the Parry Sound CPR Trestle
Parry Sound CPR Trestle
The Parry Sound CPR Trestle crosses the valley of the Seguin River, just upstream of the river's mouth at Parry Sound on Georgian Bay, as well as Great North Road, Bay, and Gibson streets in the town of Parry Sound, Ontario, Canada....
, a visible presence in the centre of town.
The town is served by the Parry Sound Area Municipal Airport
Parry Sound Area Municipal Airport
Parry Sound Area Municipal Airport, , is located southeast of Parry Sound, Ontario Canada.This airport serves both the Parry Sound community and as a passage to the north. Located just north of the top of Lake Joseph, it also offers a great fuel and rest point for pilots of smaller aircraft in the...
and the Parry Sound Medical Heliport, as well as numerous small water aerodromes:
- Parry Sound Harbour Water AerodromeParry Sound Harbour Water AerodromeParry Sound Harbour Water Aerodrome, , is located adjacent to Parry Sound, Ontario, Canada....
(CPS1) - Parry Sound/Deep Bay Water AerodromeParry Sound/Deep Bay Water AerodromeParry Sound/Deep Bay Water Aerodrome, , is located northwest of Parry Sound, Ontario Canada....
(CPT6) - Parry Sound/Derbyshire Island Water AerodromeParry Sound/Derbyshire Island Water AerodromeParry Sound/Derbyshire Island Water Aerodrome, , is located southwest of Parry Sound, Ontario Canada....
(CDS6) - Parry Sound/Frying Pan Island-Sans Souci Water AerodromeParry Sound/Frying Pan Island-Sans Souci Water AerodromeParry Sound/Frying Pan Island-Sans Souci Water Aerodrome, , is located southwest of Parry Sound, Ontario Canada....
(CPS9) - Parry Sound/Huron Island Water AerodromeParry Sound/Huron Island Water AerodromeParry Sound/Huron Island Water Aerodrome, , is located south southwest of Parry Sound, Ontario Canada....
(CPS8) - Parry Sound/St. Waleran Island Water Aerodrome (CPD6)
The Big Sound Marina is a 120-serviced slip marina on Georgian Bay for transient vessels up to 60 feet (18 m).
Forest fire protection history
The Parry Sound Forest Fire District was founded by Ontario's former Department of Lands and Forests (now the MNR) in 1922 as one of 17 districts to help protect Ontario's forests from fire by early detection from fire towers. The headquarters for the district were housed in town. It was the central location for 18 fire tower lookouts, including the Parry Sound fire tower, which was erected in the same location as the modern lookout tower at 17 George Street. In the 1970s all the towers had been decommissioned as aerial fire fighting techniques were employed.Radio
- FM 88.9 - CBPOCBPO-FMCBPO-FM is a Weatheradio Canada station which broadcasts weather information and alerts on a frequency of 88.9 FM in Parry Sound, Ontario, Canada, in both English and French. The transmitter site is located near Playland...
, weather alertsWeatheradioA weather radio service is a broadcast service that airs weather reports. When the radio is on and tuned to the weather band, it airs both normal and emergency weather information... - FM 89.7 - CBLRCBLA-FMCBLA-FM is a Canadian radio station. It is the flagship station of the CBC Radio One network, broadcasting at 99.1 FM in Toronto, Ontario.- History :...
, CBC Radio OneCBC Radio OneCBC Radio One is the English language news and information radio network of the publicly-owned Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. It is commercial free and offers both local and national programming... - FM 91.3 - CHRZCHRZ-FMCHRZ-FM is a Canadian radio station, broadcasting at 91.3 FM in Wasauksing, Ontario near Parry Sound. Branded as Rez 91, the station airs a First Nations community radio format....
, First NationsFirst NationsFirst Nations is a term that collectively refers to various Aboriginal peoples in Canada who are neither Inuit nor Métis. There are currently over 630 recognised First Nations governments or bands spread across Canada, roughly half of which are in the provinces of Ontario and British Columbia. The...
communityCommunity radioCommunity radio is a type of radio service, that offers a third model of radio broadcasting beyond commercial broadcasting and public broadcasting. Community stations can serve geographic communities and communities of interest...
(Parry Island) - FM 103.3 - CKLPCKLP-FMCKLP-FM is a Canadian radio station, broadcasting at 103.3 FM in Parry Sound, Ontario. Owned by Haliburton Broadcasting Group, the station airs an adult hits format branded as Moose FM....
, adult contemporary
Television
- 12 - CKVR-01CKVR-TVCKVR-DT, is a television station in Barrie, Ontario, Canada, owned by Bell Media, it serves as the flagship station of Bell Media's secondary television service, CTV Two, with facilities located at 33 Beacon Road in Barrie...
, A-Channel - 18 - CBLT-3CBLT-TVCBLT-DT is a television station serving Toronto, Ontario and outlying regions and is an owned and operated station of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. It is the oldest television station in Ontario, and the second oldest in Canada after Radio-Canada flagship station CBFT in Montreal...
, CBCCBC TelevisionCBC Television is a Canadian television network owned by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, the national public broadcaster.Although the CBC is supported by public funding, the television network supplements this funding with commercial advertising revenue, in contrast to CBC Radio which are... - 42 - CICE-11, TVOTVOntarioTVOntario, often referred to only as TVO , is a publicly funded, educational English-language television station and media organization in the Canadian province of Ontario. It is operated by the Ontario Educational Communications Authority, a Crown corporation owned by the Government of Ontario...
Demographics
| Census | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,052 |
| 1901 | 2,884 |
| 1911 | 3,429 |
| 1921 | 3,546 |
| 1931 | 3,512 |
| 1941 | 5,765 |
| 1951 | 5,183 |
| 1961 | 6,004 |
| 1971 | 5,842 |
| 1981 | 6,124 |
| 1991 | 6,125 |
| 2001 | 6,124 |
| 2006 | 5,818 |
According to the 2006 Statistics Canada
Statistics Canada
Statistics Canada is the Canadian federal government agency commissioned with producing statistics to help better understand Canada, its population, resources, economy, society, and culture. Its headquarters is in Ottawa....
Census:
- Population 2006: 5,818
- Population 2001: 6,124
- % Change (2001–2006): −5.0
- Dwellings: 2,781
- Area (km2): 13.33
- Density (persons per km2): 436.4