Barrie | |
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City of Barrie | |
![]() Downtown Barrie from Kempenfelt Bay | |
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 | L4M to L4N, L9J, L9X |
Area code(s) | 705 and 249 |
Highways | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
GNBC Code | FAFFD[8] |
Website | www.barrie.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.
CIQB 1230
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