Barrie

Barrie
City (single-tier)
City of Barrie
Downtown Barrie from Kempenfelt Bay
Flag Coat of arms
Motto:  The People are the City
Barrie Location of Barrie
Coordinates: 44°22′16″N 79°40′37″W / 44.37111°N 79.67694°W / 44.37111; -79.67694
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 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	Jeff Lehman
• 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 [1][2]
• 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  (2016)[3][4][5][6][7]
• 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 92.1% White   2.9% Asian 0.6% Chinese 1.0% South Asian 0.4% Filipino 0.3% Southeast Asian 0.2% Arab 0.2% West Asian 2.2% Korean 0.1% Japanese   1.0% Black   0.7% Latin American   1.3% Multiracial 0.1% White and Chinese 0.1% White and South Asian 0.4% White and Black 0.1% White and Filipino 0.02% White and Southeast Asian 0.06% White and Arab 0.008% White and West Asian 0.01% White and Korean 0.008% White and Japanese 0.2% White and other/multiple visible minority 0.1% Multiple visible minority   2.1% Aboriginal and Other 1.9% Aboriginal 0.2% Other visible minority
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	Highway 400  Highway 26  Highway 27  Highway 90
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.

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