Barrie Island, Ontario (1891 census)
Barrie Island was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 209. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.927°N, 82.647°W.
Population
In 1891, Barrie Island had a population of 209: 113 male and 96 female residents. Population density was 6.7 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 209 |
| 1901 | 268 |
| 1911 | 206 |
| 1921 | 196 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Boundary continuity (non-identical overlaps)
Spatial polygon overlaps with adjacent census years where the boundary shifted enough that the SAME_AS chain didn't merge them. These show where the territory came from and went to even when it isn't tracked as the same persistent place.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD was contained in Burpee, Robinson, Barrie Island, 1881 (16.4% share).
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 139 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.60 |
| FAM NO | 37 |
| Number of families | 37 |
| Number of females | 96 |
| Number of males | 113 |
| Number of married females | 30 |
| Number of married males | 30 |
| Number of married persons | 60 |
| Number of widowed females | 2 |
| Number of widowed males | 3 |
| Number of widowed persons | 5 |
| POP F | 96 |
| POP M | 113 |
| POP TOT | 209 |
| Total population | 209 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 64 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 80 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 144 |
Ethnic origin (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 209 |
Buildings & housing (8 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 35 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 35 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 3 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 35 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 23 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 9 |
| Number of occupied houses | 35 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 2 |
Agriculture (58 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 28 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 18 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 51 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 5,103 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 1,178 |
| Acres of hay crops | 600 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 1,247 |
| Acres of land in farms | 6,350 |
| Acres of oats | 95 |
| Acres of potatoes | 25 |
| Acres of turnips | 2 |
| Acres of wheat | 224 |
| BAR AC | 28 |
| BAR BU | 379 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 379 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 8 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 1 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 2 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 1,383 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 3,427 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 3,405 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 2,198 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 386 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 75 |
| BWT BU | 1 |
| HAY AC | 600 |
| HAY TONS | 505 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 77 |
| Number of chickens | 793 |
| Number of ducks | 34 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 31 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 5 |
| Number of geese | 52 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 13 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 43 |
| Number of milk cows | 127 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 36 |
| Number of other cattle | 229 |
| Number of oxen | 11 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 13 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 13 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 10 |
| Number of sheep | 292 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 110 |
| Number of swine | 137 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 51 |
| OAT AC | 95 |
| OAT BU | 1,383 |
| PEA BU | 3,427 |
| POT AC | 25 |
| POT BU | 3,405 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 52 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 1,418 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 12,460 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 505 |
| WHT AC | 224 |
| WHT FALL BU | 75 |
| WHT SP BU | 2,198 |
Other recorded variables (54 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 13 |
| A 201 PL | 10 |
| A 51 100 | 13 |
| BEN BU | 8 |
| BUTTER LB | 12,460 |
| CATTLE KS | 77 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 64 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 80 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 144 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 52 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 13 |
| DUCKS | 34 |
| FAMILIES | 37 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.60 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 1,418 |
| FRN CA | 0 |
| GEESE | 52 |
| GRA BU | 2 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 793 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 43 |
| HOUSES | 35 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 3 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 35 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 9 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 23 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 2 |
| HOUSES W | 35 |
| MD FEM | 30 |
| MD MALE | 30 |
| MD TOT | 60 |
| MILK COWS | 127 |
| NAME CD | Algoma (Eastern Division-Est.) |
| OC F | 5 |
| OC P | 31 |
| OC TOT | 36 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 229 |
| OTHERS | 209 |
| SHEEP | 292 |
| SHEEP KS | 110 |
| SUP AM | 1,247 |
| SUP FOR | 5,103 |
| SUP JV | 18 |
| SUP PAT | 51 |
| SUP SC | 1,178 |
| SUP TOT | 6,350 |
| SWINE | 137 |
| SWINE KS | 51 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 35 |
| TUR AC | 2 |
| TUR BU | 386 |
| WID FEM | 2 |
| WID MALE | 3 |
| WID TOT | 5 |
| WORKING OX | 11 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON046046— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON127003— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: not yet grounded. This page covers a place whose persistent identity has not yet been linked to a Wikidata entity. Identification is via TCP UID and spatial polygon only.
Sources
Census tabulations from the 1891 Census of Canada, transcribed and georeferenced by the Canadian Peoples / TCP project, hosted at the HGIS Lab, University of Saskatchewan. Persistent place identity computed from spatial-overlap chains across all available census years (1851–1921). Identity grounding to Wikidata performed via the HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph project's MCP-assisted disambiguation pipeline. See the About / Methodology page for the full data pipeline.
Cite this page
Clifford, J. (2026). "Barrie Island, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/barrie-island-on046046-1891/.