Barrie, Town of, Ontario (1851 census)
Barrie, Town of was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1851 Census of Canada with a population of 1,007. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q34183. 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 86 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1851). This community's record includes 1,007 total population, 520 males, 487 females, Male members of the family who are present: 393, Female members of the family who are present: 388, 343 single males, 324 single females, 164 married males, 155 families, 150 married females, Males present who are not members of the family: 127, Females present who are not members of the family: 99, 70 female births, 70 females attending school, 66 male births, 66 males attending school, Male members of the family who are present: 17, 13 widowed females, 13 widowed males, Female members of the family who are absent: 7, 2 lunatic females. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Age structure (1851). This community's record includes 71 married females aged 20 to 30, 62 married males aged 30 to 40, 62 single males aged 15 to 20, 61 females aged 5 to 10, 60 single females aged 10 to 15, 56 single males aged 20 to 30, 51 males aged 5 to 10, 50 married females aged 30 to 40, 50 single females aged 15 to 20, 50 single males aged 10 to 15, 43 married males aged 20 to 30, 37 married males aged 40 to 50, 34 single females aged 20 to 30, 25 females aged 1 to 2, 24 females aged 4 to 5, 24 males aged 2 to 3, 24 males under age 1, 23 females under age 1, 22 females aged 2 to 3, 22 males aged 4 to 5, 17 females age 3 to 4, 17 males aged 1 to 2, 16 married females aged 40 to 50, 15 males aged 3 to 4, 15 married males aged 50 to 60, 15 single males aged 30 to 40, 10 married females aged 50 to 60, 7 single females aged 30 to 40, 6 single males aged 40 to 50, 5 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 4 married males aged 60 to 70, 4 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 4 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 3 married males aged 70 to 80, 3 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 2 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 2 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 1 married females aged 15 to 20, 1 married females aged 60 to 70, 1 married females aged 70 to 80, 1 single females aged 50 to 60, 1 single males aged 60 to 70, 1 widowed females aged 20 to 30, 1 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 1 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 1 widowed males aged 20 to 30, 1 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 1 widowed males aged 90 to 100. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1851). This community's record includes 454 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 306 persons originating in Ireland, 145 persons originating in England or Wales, 50 persons originating in Scotland, 30 persons originating in the United States, 17 French Canadians, 5 persons originating in all other places. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Deaths & mortality (1851). This community's record includes 7 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 5, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 2, 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 under age 1: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 2 to 3: 1, Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 1. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
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 1851, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| Charles Alfred Drury | 1844–1905 | born here |
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: Q34183
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barrie
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barrie
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/.