Barrie

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Coordinates: 44°22′16″N 79°40′37″W / 44.37111°N 79.67694°W / 44.37111; -79.67694[1]Coordinates: 44°22′16″N 79°40′37″W / 44.37111°N 79.67694°W / 44.37111; -79.67694[1]
CountryCanada
ProvinceOntario
CountySimcoe (independent)
First settledEnd of War of 1812
Established1854 (village)
Established1870 (town)
Established1959 (city)
Named forSir Robert Barrie
Wards
10 wards
Government
 • MayorAlex Nuttall
 • CouncilBarrie City Council
 • MPPS
List of MPPs
 • MPs
List of MPs
Area
[2][3][4]
 • City (single-tier)99.01 km2 (38.23 sq mi)
 • Urban
95.33 km2 (36.81 sq mi)
 • Metro
897.26 km2 (346.43 sq mi)
Elevation
252 m (827 ft)
Population
 (2021)[2][3][4]
 • City (single-tier)147,829
 • Density1,493.1/km2 (3,867/sq mi)
 • Urban
154,676
 • Urban density1,622.5/km2 (4,202/sq mi)
 • Metro
212,856
 • Metro density237.2/km2 (614/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−05:00 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−04:00 (EDT)
Forward Sortation Area
L4M to L4N, L9J, L9X
Highways Highway 400
 Highway 26
 Highway 27
 Highway 90
 Highway 11
GNBC CodeFAFFD[5]
GDP (Barrie CMA)CA$9.5 billion (2021)[6]
GDP per capita (Barrie CMA)CA$37,735 (2016)
Websitebarrie.ca

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 is located 85 kilometres (53 mi) north of Toronto, 355 kilometres (221 mi) northeast of Detroit and 335 kilometres (208 mi) west of Ottawa.

Media

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Barrie Media

  • July 15, 2021, tornado damage

  • Residential condominiums and houses in Barrie after a snowfall

  • Fireworks over Kempenfelt Bay during Barrie's Canada Day celebrations

  • Ron Baird's The Spirit Catcher (1986), installed along the waterfront in Barrie

  • Southshore Community Centre

  • Barrie City Hall in Barrie, Ontario.*Barrie, ON

References

  1. ↑ Template:Cite cgndb
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Census Profile, 2021 Census Barrie, City [Census subdivision, Ontario] (February 9, 2022)Statistics Canada. Retrieved April 26, 2025.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Census Profile, 2021 Census Barrie [Population centre, Ontario] (February 9, 2022)Statistics Canada. Retrieved April 26, 2025.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Census Profile, 2021 Census Barrie [Census metropolitan area, Ontario] (February 9, 2022)Statistics Canada. Retrieved April 26, 2025.
  5. ↑ Barrie (October 6, 2016)Natural Resources Canada.
  6. ↑ Gross domestic product (GDP) at basic prices, by census metropolitan area (CMA) (December 6, 2023).



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