Unorganized North East Parry Sound District

Unorganized North East Parry Sound District is an unorganized area in Parry Sound District in Central Ontario, Canada. It is contiguous with the geographic township of Laurier and served by the local services board of Laurier The area, part of the Almaguin Highlands region, had a population of 179 in the 2021 Canadian census, and a land area of 183.04 square kilometres.

Etymology

The geographic township of Laurier in Parry Sound District was named in 1878 for Wilfrid (later Sir Wilfrid) Laurier, then minister of inland revenue in Alexander Mackenzie's government and later Prime Minister of Canada, 1896–1911.

Transportation

The Canadian National Railway transcontinental main line and Ontario Highway 11 travel a roughly parallel course from the middle of the western edge to the centre of the northern edge of the township.