Barrie, Ontario (1871 census)
Barrie was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 316. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.863°N, 77.107°W.
Population
In 1871, Barrie had a population of 316: 166 male and 150 female residents. Population density was 3.1 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 1871
In the 1871 census, Barrie shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 52 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 57 |
| Number of females | 150 |
| Number of males | 166 |
| Number of married females | 56 |
| Number of married males | 56 |
| Number of married persons | 112 |
| Number of widowed females | 5 |
| Number of widowed males | 1 |
| Number of widowed persons | 6 |
| Total population | 316 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 89 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 109 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 198 |
Buildings & housing (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of inhabited houses | 56 |
| Number of occupied houses | 56 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 5 |
Agriculture (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BWT BU | 160 |
| CRN BU | 129 |
| HAY AC | 919 |
| HAY TONS | 598 |
| OAT BU | 1,662 |
| PEA BU | 680 |
| POT AC | 56 |
| POT BU | 4,561 |
| RYE BU | 281 |
| Total area (acres) | 75,500 |
| WHT SP BU | 398 |
| WHT WTR BU | 121 |
Other recorded variables (24 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 54 |
| AREA | 75,500 |
| BEN BU | 10 |
| CD | 64 |
| CSD | 6 |
| FAMILIES | 57 |
| FEMALE | 150 |
| GRA BU | 13 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 56 |
| INHABITED | 56 |
| MALE | 166 |
| MARRIED F | 56 |
| MARRIED M | 56 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 112 |
| POPULATION | 316 |
| ROOT BU | 42 |
| SINGLE F | 89 |
| SINGLE M | 109 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 198 |
| TUR BU | 1,954 |
| UNINHABITED | 5 |
| WIDOWED F | 5 |
| WIDOWED M | 1 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 6 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON064006— 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 1871 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 (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/barrie-on064006-1871/.