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 density was 6.5 people per square mile.
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 158 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.20 |
| FAM NO | 127 |
| Number of families | 127 |
| Number of females | 323 |
| Number of males | 347 |
| Number of married females | 119 |
| Number of married males | 119 |
| Number of married persons | 238 |
| Number of widowed females | 9 |
| Number of widowed males | 2 |
| Number of widowed persons | 11 |
| POP F | 323 |
| POP M | 347 |
| POP TOT | 670 |
| Total population | 670 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 195 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 226 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 421 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 10 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 660 |
Buildings & housing (14 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 9 |
| Number of houses | 116 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 116 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 5 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 15 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 31 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 101 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 17 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 31 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 10 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 21 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 1 |
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of occupied houses | 125 |
Agriculture (62 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 7 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 70 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 1,586 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 10,418 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 1,901 |
| Acres of hay crops | 1,112 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 3,557 |
| Acres of land in farms | 13,975 |
| Acres of oats | 309 |
| Acres of potatoes | 94 |
| Acres of turnips | 14 |
| Acres of wheat | 3 |
| BAR AC | 7 |
| BAR BU | 117 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 117 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 45 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 1,533 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 10 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 1,884 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 4,636 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 1,888 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 8,980 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 1,477 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 26 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 2,904 |
| BWT BU | 1,533 |
| CRN BU | 1,884 |
| HAY AC | 1,112 |
| HAY TONS | 779 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 129 |
| Number of chickens | 1,384 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 109 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 9 |
| Number of geese | 123 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 36 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 118 |
| Number of milk cows | 259 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 118 |
| Number of other cattle | 425 |
| Number of other fowl | 12 |
| Number of oxen | 43 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 23 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 10 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 68 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 10 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 7 |
| Number of sheep | 405 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 229 |
| Number of swine | 106 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 120 |
| Number of turkeys | 43 |
| OAT AC | 309 |
| OAT BU | 4,636 |
| PEA BU | 1,888 |
| POT AC | 94 |
| POT BU | 8,980 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 2,096 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 20,935 |
| RYE BU | 1,477 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 779 |
| WHT AC | 3 |
| WHT SP BU | 26 |
Other recorded variables (62 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 23 |
| A 11 50 | 10 |
| A 201 PL | 10 |
| A 51 100 | 68 |
| BEN BU | 45 |
| BUTTER LB | 20,935 |
| CATTLE KS | 129 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 195 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 226 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 421 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 2,096 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 36 |
| FAMILIES | 127 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.20 |
| FRN CA | 10 |
| GEESE | 123 |
| GRA BU | 10 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 1,384 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 118 |
| HOUSES | 116 |
| HOUSES CON | 1 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 10 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 31 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 5 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 15 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 21 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 1 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 17 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 31 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 101 |
| HOUSES W | 116 |
| INF 11 A | 7 |
| MD FEM | 119 |
| MD MALE | 119 |
| MD TOT | 238 |
| MILK COWS | 259 |
| NAME CD | Addington |
| OC F | 9 |
| OC P | 109 |
| OC TOT | 118 |
| OTHER FOWL | 12 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 425 |
| OTHERS | 660 |
| SHEEP | 405 |
| SHEEP KS | 229 |
| SUP AM | 3,557 |
| SUP FOR | 10,418 |
| SUP JV | 70 |
| SUP PAT | 1,586 |
| SUP SC | 1,901 |
| SUP TOT | 13,975 |
| SWINE | 106 |
| SWINE KS | 120 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 125 |
| TUR AC | 14 |
| TUR BU | 2,904 |
| TURKEY | 43 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 9 |
| WID FEM | 9 |
| WID MALE | 2 |
| WID TOT | 11 |
| WORKING OX | 43 |
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/.