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Barrie
city in Ontario, Canada / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Barrie is a city and manifesting regional centre in Ontario, Canada, located on the shores of Kempenfelt Bay, the western arm of Lake Simcoe.
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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 | |
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 |
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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
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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 |
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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.