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 4.5 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 1911
In the 1911 census, Barrie shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 27 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 69,120 area in acres, 486 total population, 263 males in the population, 223 females in the population, 177 single (never-married) males, 126 single (never-married) females, 108 area in square miles, 91 families, 86 married females, 83 married males, 11 widowed females, 4.50 population per square mile, 3 widowed males. 682 population in the previous census (1901 reference column included in 1911 V1T1). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T2.)
Ethnic origin (1911). This community's record includes 161 persons of British origin (English), 127 persons of German origin, 96 persons of British origin (Irish), 74 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 23 persons of French origin. 5 persons recorded under the official census category "Indian"; corresponds to what is now described as Indigenous (First Nations; in northern enumerations also Inuit) origin. "Indian" was simultaneously a census category and the legal/administrative term under the Indian Act (1876). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 343 Methodists, 56 Anglicans (Church of England), 33 Presbyterians, 23 adherents of various sects (residual category in 1911), 18 Salvation Army adherents, 13 Roman Catholics. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 91 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
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/.