Barrie, Ontario (1911 census)
Barrie was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 486. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.863°N, 77.107°W.
Population
In 1911, Barrie had a population of 486: 263 male and 223 female residents. Population density was 4.7 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 1911
In the 1911 census, Barrie shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 27 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP | 682 |
| POP F | 223 |
| POP M | 263 |
| POP PER SQ MI | 4.50 |
| POP TOT | 486 |
Other recorded variables (22 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 56 |
| AREA ACRES | 69,120 |
| AREA SQ MI | 108 |
| BRIT ENGLISH | 161 |
| BRIT IRISH | 96 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 74 |
| DWELLINGS | 91 |
| F MARRIED | 86 |
| F SINGLE | 126 |
| F WIDOWED | 11 |
| FAMILIES | 91 |
| FRENCH | 23 |
| GERMAN | 127 |
| INDIAN | 5 |
| M MARRIED | 83 |
| M SINGLE | 177 |
| M WIDOWED | 3 |
| METHODISTS | 343 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 33 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 13 |
| SALVATION ARMY | 18 |
| VARIOUS SECTS | 23 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON069001— 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 1911 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 (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/barrie-on069001-1911/.