Barrie, T-V, Ontario (1921 census)
Barrie, T-V was a town in Ontario, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 6,936. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q34183. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.390°N, 79.680°W.
Population
In 1921, Barrie, T-V had a population of 6,936: 3,287 male and 3,649 female residents.
Boundary continuity (non-identical overlaps)
Spatial polygon overlaps with adjacent census years where the boundary shifted enough that the SAME_AS chain didn't merge them. These show where the territory came from and went to even when it isn't tracked as the same persistent place.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD contained Barrie t-v, 1911 (82.1% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1921
In the 1921 census, Barrie, T-V shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 43 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 6,936 total population, 3,649 females in the population, 3,287 males in the population, 3,118 females born in Canada, 2,748 males born in Canada, 465 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 460 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 79 males born outside the British Empire, 66 females born outside the British Empire. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 3,450 persons of British origin (English), 1,788 persons of British origin (Irish), 1,328 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 86 persons of Dutch origin, 77 persons of French origin, 43 persons of German origin, 40 persons of British origin (other), 29 persons of Chinese or Japanese origin, 14 persons of Italian origin, 11 persons of Greek origin, 8 persons of Russian origin, 7 persons of Scandinavian origin, 3 persons of other European origin. 31 persons recorded under the 1921 official census category "Hebrew" (origin/ethnicity); now described as Jewish origin. 20 persons recorded under the 1911/1921 official census category "Negro"; refers to people of African descent. Term is now considered offensive and is preserved here only as the historical source label. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 2,082 Methodists, 1,826 Anglicans (Church of England), 1,806 Presbyterians, 628 Roman Catholics, 280 Baptists, 94 Congregationalists, 74 Salvation Army adherents, 34 adherents of other sects (residual category in 1921), 31 Jews, 25 Brethren, 24 Christians (general / no denomination specified), 10 adherents of Eastern religions, 9 Greek (Orthodox) Church adherents, 5 Protestants (general / no denomination specified), 3 Lutherans, 2 Mennonites, 1 Disciples of Christ, 1 Mormons (Latter-day Saints), 1 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27; V1T38.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 1 person connected to this place who were alive in 1921, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| C. A. (Charles Augustus) Semlin | 1836–1927 | born here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON144019— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON144019— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q34183
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barrie
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barrie
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, T-V, Ontario (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/barrie-t-v-on144019-1921/.