Barrie, Town—Ville, Ontario (1871 census)
Barrie, Town—Ville was a town in Ontario, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 3,398. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.393°N, 79.679°W.
Population
In 1871, Barrie, Town—Ville had a population of 3,398: 1,719 male and 1,679 female residents. Population density was 606.0 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 1,007 |
| 1861 | 2,134 |
| 1871 | 3,398 |
| 1881 | 4,854 |
| 1891 | 5,550 |
| 1901 | 4,894 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, Barrie, Town—Ville shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 55 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 632 |
| Number of females | 1,679 |
| Number of males | 1,719 |
| Number of married females | 530 |
| Number of married males | 545 |
| Number of married persons | 1,075 |
| Number of widowed females | 82 |
| Number of widowed males | 28 |
| Number of widowed persons | 110 |
| Total population | 3,398 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 1,067 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,146 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 2,213 |
Buildings & housing (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary shanties | 3 |
| Number of houses under construction | 21 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 596 |
| Number of occupied houses | 599 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 19 |
Agriculture (11 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 1,160 |
| CRN BU | 152 |
| HAY AC | 361 |
| HAY TONS | 585 |
| OAT BU | 5,622 |
| PEA BU | 2,716 |
| POT AC | 40 |
| POT BU | 6,650 |
| Total area (acres) | 2,100 |
| WHT SP BU | 2,807 |
| WHT WTR BU | 756 |
Other recorded variables (26 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 166 |
| AREA | 2,100 |
| BEING BUILT | 21 |
| BEN BU | 54 |
| CD | 42 |
| CSD | 5 |
| FAMILIES | 632 |
| FEMALE | 1,679 |
| GRA BU | 1 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 599 |
| INHABITED | 596 |
| MALE | 1,719 |
| MARRIED F | 530 |
| MARRIED M | 545 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 1,075 |
| POPULATION | 3,398 |
| ROOT BU | 1,866 |
| SHANTIES | 3 |
| SINGLE F | 1,067 |
| SINGLE M | 1,146 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 2,213 |
| TUR BU | 1,264 |
| UNINHABITED | 19 |
| WIDOWED F | 82 |
| WIDOWED M | 28 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 110 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON042005— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON114001— 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 1871 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—Ville, Ontario (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/barrie-town-ville-on042005-1871/.