Interesting facts and figures about Barrie, Ontario - Canada
Barrie Motto: The people are the city
Located in the County of: Simcoe
Established as a Town: 1837
Established as a City: 1853
Mayor: David Aspden
MPP - Aileen Carroll (Liberal)
MP - Patrick Brown (Conservative)
Population (from Statistics Canada 2006 Census): 128,430
35th largest municipality in Canada
From the years 1996 to 2001, the city of Barrie has seen phenomenal growth. According to StatCan, the city grew by 31.0 per cent, the second fastest growing city in the Province of Ontario. This is due to both the young population profile, and a growing number of Canadians moving into the city for economic and technological opportunities. The city grew by an everage 4.8% per year from 2001 to 2006 (Census).
In 2001, some 46 per cent of the population is under 14, while 10.9 per cent of the population is of retirement age.
Barrie has two major school boards the operate inside the city at a public level. The Simcoe County District School Board administers a Public education in Barrie and Simcoe County, while the Muskoka Catholic District School Board administers to the Catholic population and serves the Simcoe and Muskoka areas.
There are two papers that are written in Barrie. The Barrie Examiner is a paid paper, and the Barrie Advance is a free paper that is delivered 2 times per week.