Barrie, Town of, Ontario (1851 census)
Barrie, Town of was a township in Simcoe County, Ontario (Canada West / Ontario), recorded in the 1851 Census of Canada with a population of 1,007. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.393°N, 79.679°W.
Population
In 1851, Barrie, Town of had a population of 1,007: 520 male and 487 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 1,007 |
| 1861 | 2,134 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1851
In the 1851 census, Barrie, Town of shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1851
The 1851 census recorded 181 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (26 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C10 FAM NO | 155 |
| Female members of the family who are absent | 7 |
| Female members of the family who are present | 388 |
| Females present who are not members of the family | 99 |
| Male members of the family who are present | 393 |
| Male members of the family who are present | 17 |
| Males present who are not members of the family | 127 |
| Number of families | 155 |
| Number of female births in the past year | 70 |
| Number of females | 487 |
| Number of females attending school | 70 |
| Number of lunatic females | 2 |
| Number of male births in the past year | 66 |
| Number of males | 520 |
| Number of males attending school | 66 |
| Number of married females | 150 |
| Number of married males | 164 |
| Number of single females | 324 |
| Number of single males | 343 |
| Number of widowed females | 13 |
| Number of widowed males | 13 |
| POP | 1,007 |
| POP FX N.1 | 487 |
| POP MX N.1 | 520 |
| POP XX N.1 | 1,007 |
| Total population | 1,007 |
Age structure (48 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of females age 3 to 4 | 17 |
| Number of females aged 1 to 2 | 25 |
| Number of females aged 2 to 3 | 22 |
| Number of females aged 4 to 5 | 24 |
| Number of females aged 5 to 10 | 61 |
| Number of females under age 1 | 23 |
| Number of males aged 1 to 2 | 17 |
| Number of males aged 2 to 3 | 24 |
| Number of males aged 3 to 4 | 15 |
| Number of males aged 4 to 5 | 22 |
| Number of males aged 5 to 10 | 51 |
| Number of males under age 1 | 24 |
| Number of married females aged 15 to 20 | 1 |
| Number of married females aged 20 to 30 | 71 |
| Number of married females aged 30 to 40 | 50 |
| Number of married females aged 40 to 50 | 16 |
| Number of married females aged 50 to 60 | 10 |
| Number of married females aged 60 to 70 | 1 |
| Number of married females aged 70 to 80 | 1 |
| Number of married males aged 20 to 30 | 43 |
| Number of married males aged 30 to 40 | 62 |
| Number of married males aged 40 to 50 | 37 |
| Number of married males aged 50 to 60 | 15 |
| Number of married males aged 60 to 70 | 4 |
| Number of married males aged 70 to 80 | 3 |
| Number of single females aged 10 to 15 | 60 |
| Number of single females aged 15 to 20 | 50 |
| Number of single females aged 20 to 30 | 34 |
| Number of single females aged 30 to 40 | 7 |
| Number of single females aged 50 to 60 | 1 |
| Number of single males aged 10 to 15 | 50 |
| Number of single males aged 15 to 20 | 62 |
| Number of single males aged 20 to 30 | 56 |
| Number of single males aged 30 to 40 | 15 |
| Number of single males aged 40 to 50 | 6 |
| Number of single males aged 60 to 70 | 1 |
| Number of widowed females aged 20 to 30 | 1 |
| Number of widowed females aged 30 to 40 | 4 |
| Number of widowed females aged 40 to 50 | 1 |
| Number of widowed females aged 50 to 60 | 4 |
| Number of widowed females aged 60 to 70 | 2 |
| Number of widowed females aged 70 to 80 | 1 |
| Number of widowed males aged 20 to 30 | 1 |
| Number of widowed males aged 30 to 40 | 3 |
| Number of widowed males aged 40 to 50 | 5 |
| Number of widowed males aged 50 to 60 | 1 |
| Number of widowed males aged 60 to 70 | 2 |
| Number of widowed males aged 90 to 100 | 1 |
Ethnic origin (7 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 17 |
| Number of persons native to Canada, not of French origin | 454 |
| Number of persons originating in all other places | 5 |
| Number of persons originating in England or Wales | 145 |
| Number of persons originating in Ireland | 306 |
| Number of persons originating in Scotland | 50 |
| Number of persons originating in the United States | 30 |
Deaths & mortality (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Deaths in the past year among females aged 1 to 2 | 1 |
| Deaths in the past year among females aged 15 to 20 | 1 |
| Deaths in the past year among females aged 40 to 50 | 1 |
| Deaths in the past year among females aged 5 to 10 | 1 |
| Deaths in the past year among females of all ages | 5 |
| Deaths in the past year among females under age 1 | 1 |
| Deaths in the past year among males aged 2 to 3 | 1 |
| Deaths in the past year among males of all ages | 2 |
| Deaths in the past year among males under age 1 | 1 |
| Total number of deaths in the past year | 7 |
Other recorded variables (90 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C01 SEX MALE | 520 |
| C02 SEX FEM | 487 |
| C03 TOTAL | 1,007 |
| C04 MEM OF FAM M | 393 |
| C05 MEM OF FAM F | 388 |
| C06 NOT MEM OF FAM M | 127 |
| C07 NOT MEM OF FAM F | 99 |
| C08 MEM OF FAM ABSENT M | 17 |
| C09 MEM OF FAM ABSENT F | 7 |
| C108 BTWN 90 AND 100 M WID | 1 |
| C12 BIRTHS M | 66 |
| C126 MD MALE | 164 |
| C127 S MALE | 343 |
| C128 WID MALE | 13 |
| C129 TOT MALE | 520 |
| C13 BIRTHS F | 70 |
| C130 MD FEM | 150 |
| C131 S FEM | 324 |
| C132 WID FEM | 13 |
| C133 TOT FEM | 487 |
| C134 GRAND TOT | 1,007 |
| C135 DEATHS M | 2 |
| C136 DEATHS F | 5 |
| C137 DEATHS TOT | 7 |
| C14 UNDER 1 M | 24 |
| C143 ATTND SCHOOL M | 66 |
| C144 ATTND SCHOOL F | 70 |
| C15 UNDER 1 F | 23 |
| C150 LUNATICS F | 2 |
| C16 DEATHS UNDER 1 M | 1 |
| C17 DEATHS UNDER 1 F | 1 |
| C18 UNDER 2 M | 17 |
| C19 UNDER 2 F | 25 |
| C21 DEATHS UNDER 2 F | 1 |
| C22 UNDER 3 M | 24 |
| C23 UNDER 3 F | 22 |
| C24 DEATHS UNDER 3 M | 1 |
| C26 UNDER 4 M | 15 |
| C27 UNDER 4 F | 17 |
| C30 UNDER 5 M | 22 |
| C31 UNDER 5 F | 24 |
| C34 BTWN 5 AND 10 M | 51 |
| C35 BTWN 5 AND 10 F | 61 |
| C37 DEATHS BTWN 5 AND 10 F | 1 |
| C39 BTWN 10 AND 15 M S | 50 |
| C41 BTWN 10 AND 15 F S | 60 |
| C45 BTWN 15 AND 20 M S | 62 |
| C46 BTWN 15 AND 20 F MD | 1 |
| C47 BTWN 15 AND 20 F S | 50 |
| C49 BTWN 15 AND 20 F DEATHS | 1 |
| C50 BTWN 20 AND 30 M MD | 43 |
| C51 BTWN 20 AND 30 M S | 56 |
| C52 BTWN 20 AND 30 M WID | 1 |
| C53 BTWN 20 AND 30 F MD | 71 |
| C54 BTWN 20 AND 30 F S | 34 |
| C55 BTWN 20 AND 30 F WID | 1 |
| C58 BTWN 30 AND 40 M MD | 62 |
| C59 BTWN 30 AND 40 M S | 15 |
| C60 BTWN 30 AND 40 M WID | 3 |
| C61 BTWN 30 AND 40 F MD | 50 |
| C62 BTWN 30 AND 40 F S | 7 |
| C63 BTWN 30 AND 40 F WID | 4 |
| C66 BTWN 40 AND 50 M MD | 37 |
| C67 BTWN 40 AND 50 M S | 6 |
| C68 BTWN 40 AND 50 M WID | 5 |
| C69 BTWN 40 AND 50 F MD | 16 |
| C71 BTWN 40 AND 50 F WID | 1 |
| C73 BTWN 40 AND 50 F DEATHS | 1 |
| C74 BTWN 50 AND 60 M MD | 15 |
| C76 BTWN 50 AND 60 M WID | 1 |
| C77 BTWN 50 AND 60 F MD | 10 |
| C78 BTWN 50 AND 60 F S | 1 |
| C79 BTWN 50 AND 60 F WID | 4 |
| C82 BTWN 60 AND 70 M MD | 4 |
| C83 BTWN 60 AND 70 M S | 1 |
| C84 BTWN 60 AND 70 M WID | 2 |
| C85 BTWN 60 AND 70 F MD | 1 |
| C87 BTWN 60 AND 70 F WID | 2 |
| C90 BTWN 70 AND 80 M MD | 3 |
| C93 BTWN 70 AND 80 F MD | 1 |
| C95 BTWN 70 AND 80 F WID | 1 |
| CD NAME | Simcoe |
| ENG WLS | 145 |
| FREN ORIG | 17 |
| IRE | 306 |
| LINE NO | 341 |
| NOT FRN | 454 |
| OTHER PL | 5 |
| SCOT | 50 |
| US | 30 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON035018— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON098002— 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 1851 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, Town of, Ontario (1851 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/barrie-town-of-on035018-1851/.