Barrie, Town—Ville, Ontario (1881 census)
Barrie, Town—Ville was a town in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 4,854. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q34183. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.393°N, 79.679°W.
Population
In 1881, Barrie, Town—Ville had a population of 4,854: 2,307 male and 2,547 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 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 1881
In the 1881 census, Barrie, Town—Ville shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 31 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 4,854 total population, 2,547 females, 2,307 males, 1,544 married persons, 929 families, 774 married females, 770 married males, 199 widowed persons, 147 widowed females, 52 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 3,111 single persons under 18, 1,626 single females under 18, 1,485 single males under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 900 inhabited houses, 900 occupied houses, 107 uninhabited houses, 10 houses under construction. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 18,420 bushels of turnips, 13,640 bushels of potatoes, 9,684 bushels of oats, 3,637 bushels of peas and beans, 3,493 bushels of other root crops, 2,644 bushels of winter wheat, 2,405 bushels of barley, 1,478 bushels of spring wheat, 604 tons of hay, 447 acres of hay crops, 354 acres of wheat, 134 bushels of corn, 120 bushels of rye, 113 acres of potatoes. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
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 1881, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| Charles Alfred Drury | 1844–1905 | died here |
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 4,854 individuals enumerated here, with name, age, sex, religion, ethnic origin, birthplace, and occupation. Source: TCP/Dillon 1881 Canadian Census deposit at Borealis.
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON139006— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON114001_1871— 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 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, Town—Ville, Ontario (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/barrie-town-ville-on139006-1881/.