Barrie

Barrie
City (single-tier)
From top, left to right: Downtown Barrie seen from across Kempenfelt Bay, MacLaren Art Centre, the Spirit Catcher, Sadlon Arena
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Motto:  The People are the City
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Coordinates: 44°22′16″N 79°40′37″W / 44.37111°N 79.67694°W / 44.37111; -79.67694[1]
Country	Canada
Province	Ontario
County	Simcoe (independent)
First settled	End of War of 1812
Established	1854 (village)
Established	1870 (town)
Established	1959 (city)
Named after	Sir Robert Barrie
Wards	10 wards Ward 1 – Councillor C. Riepma Ward 2 – Councillor K. Aylwin Ward 3 – Councillor A. Kungl Ward 4 – Councillor B. Ward Ward 5 – Councillor R. Thomson Ward 6 – Councillor N. Harris Ward 7 – Councillor G. Harvey Ward 8 – Councillor J. Harris Ward 9 – Councillor S. Morales Ward 10 – Councillor M. McCann
Government
• Mayor	Alex Nuttall
• Council	Barrie City Council
• MPPS	List of MPPs Doug Downey (PC) Andrea Khanjin (PC)
• MPs	List of MPs John Brassard (C) Doug Shipley (C)
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
• Density	1,493.1/km2 (3,867/sq mi)
• Urban	154,676
• Urban density	1,622.5/km2 (4,202/sq mi)
• Metro	212,856
• Metro density	237.2/km2 (614/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC−05:00 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−04:00 (EDT)
Forward Sortation Area	L4M to L4N, L9J, L9X
Area codes	705, 249, and 683
Highways	Highway 400  Highway 26  Highway 27  Highway 90  Highway 11
GNBC Code	FAFFD[5]
GDP (Barrie CMA)	CA$9.5 billion (2021)[6]
GDP per capita (Barrie CMA)	CA$37,735 (2016)
Website	barrie.ca

Barrie is a city in Central Ontario, Canada, about 90 kilometres (56 mi) north of Toronto. The city is within Simcoe County and located along the shores of Kempenfelt Bay. Although it is physically in the county, Barrie is politically independent. The city is part of the extended urban area in southern Ontario known as the Greater Golden Horseshoe. As of the 2021 census, the city's population was 147,829, while the census metropolitan area had a population of 212,856 residents.

The area was first settled during the War of 1812 as a supply depot for British forces, and Barrie was named after Sir Robert Barrie. The city has grown significantly in recent decades due to the emergence of the technology industry. It is connected to the Greater Golden Horseshoe by Ontario Highway 400 and GO Transit. Significant sectors of the city's diversified economy include education, healthcare, information technology and manufacturing.