Barrie

For other uses, see Barrie (disambiguation).

Barrie
City (single-tier)
City of Barrie
Downtown Barrie seen from across Kempenfelt Bay MacLaren Art Centre the Spirit Catcher Sadlon Arena
Flag Coat of arms Logo
Motto:  The People are the City
Barrie Location within Southern Ontario Barrie Location within Simcoe County
Coordinates: 44°22′16″N 79°40′37″W
Country	Canada
Province	Ontario
First settled	1828
Established	1854 (village) 1870 (town) 1959 (city)
Named after	Sir Robert Barrie
Government
• Mayor	Alex Nuttall
• Governing body	Barrie City Council
• MPs, and MPPs	John Brassard (C) Doug Shipley (C) Doug Downey (PC) Andrea Khanjin (PC)
Area
• 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)
• 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−5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (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
GDP (Barrie CMA)	CA$9.5 billion (2021)
Website	barrie.ca

Barrie is a city in Central Ontario, Canada, about 90 kilometres (56 mi) north of Toronto. The city is located along the shores of Kempenfelt Bay and geographically within Simcoe County, although it is a single-tier municipality that is politically independent from the surrounding county.

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 Highway 400 and GO Transit's Barrie line. Significant sectors of the city's diversified economy include education, healthcare, information technology, and manufacturing. Communities to its south, particularly Innisfil, New Tecumseth, and Newmarket have developed rapidly since the turn of the 21st century. The city is notable for being one of the centres of the 1985 United States–Canada tornado outbreak.