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.
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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 1,491 living in 697 of its 1,761 total private dwellings, a change of 32.5% from its 2016 population of 1,125. With a land area of 244.32 km2 (94.33 sq mi), it had a population density of 6.1/km2 (15.8/sq mi) in 2021.
Mother tongue (2021):
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%