Carling, Ontario


Carling is a township in Ontario, Canada, located in Parry Sound District 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

    History

The township was first surveyed in 1873 and named after John Carling. In 1897, the Township of Carling was incorporated, with David McFarland as its first reeve.

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Carling 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: 88.6%
  • French as first language: 0.7%
  • English and French as first languages: 0.7%
  • Other as first language: 9.1%