Barrie, Ontario (1921 census)
Barrie was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 398. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.863°N, 77.107°W.
Population
In 1921, Barrie had a population of 398: 213 male and 185 female residents. Population density was 3.9 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 1921
In the 1921 census, Barrie shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 25 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP F | 185 |
| POP M | 213 |
| POP TOT | 398 |
Other recorded variables (22 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ADVENTISTS | 1 |
| ANGLICANS | 52 |
| BRIT BORN F | 5 |
| BRIT BORN M | 5 |
| BRIT ENG | 197 |
| BRIT IRISH | 66 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 48 |
| CAN BORN F | 176 |
| CAN BORN M | 200 |
| CONGREGATIONALISTS | 1 |
| EUR DUTCH | 51 |
| EUR FRENCH | 9 |
| EUR GERMAN | 21 |
| FOREIGN BORN F | 4 |
| FOREIGN BORN M | 8 |
| INDIAN | 6 |
| LUTHERANS | 1 |
| METHODISTS | 277 |
| OTHER SECTS | 24 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 13 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 27 |
| SALVATION ARMY | 2 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON111001— 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 1921 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 (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/barrie-on111001-1921/.