Barrie, Ontario (1891 census)
Barrie was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 670. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.863°N, 77.107°W.
Population
In 1891, Barrie had a population of 670: 347 male and 323 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 1891
In the 1891 census, Barrie shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 78 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 670 total population, 347 males, 323 females, 238 married persons, 127 families, 119 married females, 119 married males, 11 widowed persons, 9 widowed females, 5.20 average size of families, 2 widowed males. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 421 single persons under 18, 226 single males under 18, 195 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 660 persons who are not French Canadian, 10 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 125 occupied houses, 116 houses, 116 houses built of wood, 101 houses of 2 stories, 31 houses of 2 rooms, 31 houses of 4 rooms, 21 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 17 houses of 3 rooms, 15 houses of 1 story, 10 houses of 5 rooms, 9 dwellings that are vessels and shanties, 5 houses of 1 room, 1 houses of over 15 rooms, 1 houses under construction. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 20,935 pounds of homemade butter, 13,975 acres of land in farms, 10,418 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 8,980 bushels of potatoes, 4,636 bushels of oats, 3,557 acres of improved land in farms, 2,904 bushels of turnips, 2,096 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 1,901 acres of farmland under crops, 1,888 bushels of peas, 1,884 bushels of corn, 1,586 acres of farmland in pasture, 1,533 bushels of buckwheat, 1,477 bushels of rye, 1,384 chickens, 1,112 acres of hay crops, 779 tons of hay, 425 other cattle, 405 sheep, 309 acres of oats, 259 milk cows, 229 sheep slaughtered or sold, 129 cattle killed or sold, 123 geese, 120 swine slaughtered or sold, 118 horses aged over 3 years, 118 occupants of farms, 117 bushels of barley, 109 farm occupants who own their land, 106 swine, 94 acres of potatoes, 70 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 68 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 45 bushels of beans, 43 oxen, 43 turkeys, 36 horses aged 3 years and under, 26 bushels of spring wheat, 23 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 14 acres of turnips, 12 other fowl, 10 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 10 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 10 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 9 farm occupants who rent their land, 7 acres of barley, 7 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 3 acres of wheat. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON045002— 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 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, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/barrie-on045002-1891/.