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 community is grounded to Wikidata Q11687419. 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 trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 209 |
| 1901 | 268 |
| 1911 | 206 |
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 68 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 209 total population, 113 males, 96 females, 60 married persons, 37 families, 30 married females, 30 married males, 5.60 average size of families, 5 widowed persons, 3 widowed males, 2 widowed females. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 144 single persons under 18, 80 single males under 18, 64 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 209 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 35 houses, 35 houses built of wood, 35 houses of 1 story, 35 occupied houses, 23 houses of 2 rooms, 9 houses of 3 rooms, 3 houses of 1 room, 2 uninhabited houses. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 12,460 pounds of homemade butter, 6,350 acres of land in farms, 5,103 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 3,427 bushels of peas, 3,405 bushels of potatoes, 2,198 bushels of spring wheat, 1,418 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 1,383 bushels of oats, 1,247 acres of improved land in farms, 1,178 acres of farmland under crops, 793 chickens, 600 acres of hay crops, 505 tons of hay, 386 bushels of turnips, 379 bushels of barley, 292 sheep, 229 other cattle, 224 acres of wheat, 137 swine, 127 milk cows, 110 sheep slaughtered or sold, 95 acres of oats, 77 cattle killed or sold, 75 bushels of winter wheat, 52 geese, 52 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 51 acres of farmland in pasture, 51 swine slaughtered or sold, 43 horses aged over 3 years, 36 occupants of farms, 34 ducks, 31 farm occupants who own their land, 28 acres of barley, 25 acres of potatoes, 18 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 13 horses aged 3 years and under, 13 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 13 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 11 oxen, 10 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 8 bushels of beans, 5 farm occupants who rent their land, 2 acres of turnips, 2 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 1 bushels of buckwheat. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON046046— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON054006— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q11687419
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/.