Barrie, Ontario (1881 census)
Barrie was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 486. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.863°N, 77.107°W.
Population
In 1881, Barrie had a population of 486: 242 male and 244 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 1881
In the 1881 census, Barrie shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 63 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 85 |
| Number of families | 85 |
| Number of females | 244 |
| Number of males | 242 |
| Number of married females | 76 |
| Number of married males | 76 |
| Number of married persons | 152 |
| Number of widowed females | 6 |
| Number of widowed males | 6 |
| Number of widowed persons | 12 |
| POP TOT | 486 |
| Total population | 486 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 162 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 160 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 322 |
Buildings & housing (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of inhabited houses | 85 |
| Number of occupied houses | 85 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 1 |
Agriculture (27 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 892 |
| Acres of potatoes | 68 |
| Acres of wheat | 77 |
| BAR BU | 6 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 6 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 651 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 30 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 1,307 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 3,405 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 326 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 1,007 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 6,288 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 2,158 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 400 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 4,004 |
| BWT BU | 651 |
| CRN BU | 1,307 |
| HAY AC | 892 |
| HAY TONS | 588 |
| OAT BU | 3,405 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 1,007 |
| POT AC | 68 |
| POT BU | 6,288 |
| RYE BU | 2,158 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 588 |
| WHT AC | 77 |
| WHT SP BU | 400 |
Other recorded variables (18 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 162 |
| C UNMD M | 160 |
| C UNMD TOT | 322 |
| D OCC | 85 |
| FEMALE | 244 |
| GRA BU | 30 |
| H INHAB | 85 |
| H UNINH | 1 |
| MALE | 242 |
| MD F | 76 |
| MD M | 76 |
| MD TOT | 152 |
| NUMBER CD | 118 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 326 |
| TUR BU | 4,004 |
| WID F | 6 |
| WID M | 6 |
| WID TOT | 12 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON118012— 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 1881 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 (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/barrie-on118012-1881/.