Carling
Township (single-tier)
Township of Carling
Killbear Provincial Park
Carling
Coordinates: 45°26′N 80°13′W / 45.433°N 80.217°W / 45.433; -80.217
Country	Canada
Province	Ontario
District	Parry Sound
Incorporated	1897
Government
• Type	Township
• Mayor	Susan Murphy
• Federal riding	Parry Sound-Muskoka
• Prov. riding	Parry Sound—Muskoka
Area [1]
• Land	248.85 km2 (96.08 sq mi)
Population  (2016)[2]
• Total	1,125
• Density	4.5/km2 (12/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC-5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
Postal Code	P0G
Area code(s)	705, 249
Website	www.carlingtownship.ca

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

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.^[3]

• Mother tongue (2006):^[9]
  • English as first language: 92.9%
  • French as first language: 0.9%
  • English and French as first language: 0%
  • Other as first language: 6.2%