Barrie, Ontario (1901 census)
Barrie was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1901 Census of Canada with a population of 682. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.863°N, 77.107°W.
Population
In 1901, Barrie had a population of 682: 366 male and 316 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 316 |
| 1881 | 486 |
| 1891 | 670 |
| 1901 | 682 |
| 1911 | 486 |
| 1921 | 398 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1901
In the 1901 census, Barrie shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1901
The 1901 census recorded 12 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1901). This community's record includes 682 total population, 366 males, 316 females, 241 single males, 185 single females, 123 families, 120 married males, 114 married females, 17 widowed females, 5 widowed males. (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
Buildings & housing (1901). This community's record includes 122 houses. (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
Agriculture (1901). This community's record includes 69,120 total area (acres). (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON043002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON111001_1871— 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 1901 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, Ontario (1901 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/barrie-on043002-1901/.