Barrie
city in Ontario, Canada
Barrie is a city and manifesting regional centre in Ontario, Canada, located on the shores of Kempenfelt Bay, the western arm of Lake Simcoe.
Barrie | |
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City of Barrie | |
Motto: The People are the City | |
Coordinates: 44°22′16″N 79°40′37″W / 44.37111°N 79.67694°W | |
Country | Canada |
Province | Ontario |
County | Simcoe (independent) |
First settled | End of War of 1812 |
Established | 1854 (village) |
Established | 1870 (town) |
Established | 1959 (city) |
Named for | Sir Robert Barrie |
Wards | 10 wards
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Government | |
• Mayor | Jeff Lehman |
• Council | Barrie City Council |
• MPPS | List of MPPs |
• MPs | List of MPs |
Area | |
• City (single-tier) | 99.04 km2 (38.24 sq mi) |
• Urban | 171.53 km2 (66.23 sq mi) |
• Metro | 898.02 km2 (346.73 sq mi) |
Elevation | 252 m (827 ft) |
Population | |
• City (single-tier) | 141,434 |
• Density | 1,428.0/km2 (3,699/sq mi) |
• Urban | 172,657 |
• Urban density | 918.27/km2 (2,378.3/sq mi) |
• Metro | 212,667 |
• Metro density | 219.4/km2 (568/sq mi) |
• Ethnicity | Ethnic groups |
Demonym | Barrian |
Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
Forward Sortation Area | |
Area code(s) | 705 and 249 |
Highways | Highway 400 Highway 26 Highway 27 Highway 90 |
GNBC Code | FAFFD[8] |
Website | www.barrie.ca |
Barrie is located 85 kilometres (53 mi) north of Toronto, 355 kilometres (221 mi) northeast of Detroit and 335 kilometres (208 mi) west of Ottawa.
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changeReferences
change- ↑ "Barrie, City Ontario (Census Subdivision)". Canada 2011 Census, Census Profiles. Statistics Canada. February 16, 2012. Archived from the original on July 18, 2013. Retrieved February 16, 2012.
- ↑ "Barrie, Ontario (Census metropolitan area)". Canada 2011 Census, Census Profiles. Statistics Canada. February 16, 2012. Archived from the original on July 18, 2013. Retrieved February 16, 2012.
- ↑ "Census Profile, 2016 Census Barrie, City [Census subdivision]". Statistics Canada. Retrieved January 26, 2019.
- ↑ "Population and dwelling counts, for Canada and census subdivisions (municipalities), (land areas, population density, national population rank and other data) 2006 and 2001 censuses - 100% data". Statistics Canada, 2006 Census of Population. March 13, 2007. Archived from the original on June 4, 2011. Retrieved March 19, 2007.
- ↑ "Corrections and updates". Statistics Canada. August 13, 2013. Retrieved September 19, 2013.
- ↑ "Community Highlights, City of Barrie". Statistics Canada, 2006 Census of Population. March 13, 2007. Archived from the original on July 31, 2012. Retrieved March 19, 2007.
- ↑ "Population Groups (28) and Sex (3) for the Population of Canada, Provinces, Territories, Census Metropolitan Areas and Census Agglomerations, 2006 Census - 20% Sample Data". Statistics Canada, 2006 Census of Population. June 12, 2008. Retrieved August 31, 2008.[permanent dead link]
- ↑ "Barrie". Natural Resources Canada. October 6, 2016.