Portage la Prairie, Manitoba (1901 census)
Portage la Prairie was a census subdivision in Manitoba, recorded in the 1901 Census of Canada with a population of 5,213. The administrative centroid was at approximately 50.050°N, 98.249°W.
Population
In 1901, Portage la Prairie had a population of 5,213: 2,910 male and 2,303 female residents. Population density was 5.3 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 3,882 |
| 1901 | 5,213 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Boundary continuity (non-identical overlaps)
Spatial polygon overlaps with adjacent census years where the boundary shifted enough that the SAME_AS chain didn't merge them. These show where the territory came from and went to even when it isn't tracked as the same persistent place.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD contained Portage la Prairie, 1891 (89.5% share).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained High Bluff pr pt, 1911 (1.3% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained High Bluff pr pt, 1911 (1.3% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Poplar Point pr, 1911 (2.6% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1901
In the 1901 census, Portage la Prairie shared boundaries with:
- Dufferin
- Norfolk North—Nord
- Norfolk, South—Sud
- Portage la Prairie, Town—Ville
- St. François-Xavier
- St. Laurent
- Unorganized Territory—Territoire non-organisé
- Westbourne
- Woodlands
Full census record, 1901
The 1901 census recorded 24 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 1,035 |
| Number of females | 2,303 |
| Number of males | 2,910 |
| Number of married females | 834 |
| Number of married males | 857 |
| Number of single females | 1,402 |
| Number of single males | 1,994 |
| Number of widowed females | 67 |
| Number of widowed males | 59 |
| POP F | 2,303 |
| POP M | 2,910 |
| POP TOT | 5,213 |
| Total population | 5,213 |
Buildings & housing (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 1,006 |
Agriculture (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Total area (acres) | 541,054 |
Other recorded variables (9 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| AREA AC | 541,054 |
| FAMILIES | 1,035 |
| HOUSES | 1,006 |
| MARRIED F | 834 |
| MARRIED M | 857 |
| SINGLE F | 1,402 |
| SINGLE M | 1,994 |
| WIDOWED F | 67 |
| WIDOWED M | 59 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
MB008011— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_MB008011— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: not yet grounded. This page covers a place whose persistent identity has not yet been linked to a Wikidata entity. Identification is via TCP UID and spatial polygon only.
Sources
Census tabulations from the 1901 Census of Canada, transcribed and georeferenced by the Canadian Peoples / TCP project, hosted at the HGIS Lab, University of Saskatchewan. Persistent place identity computed from spatial-overlap chains across all available census years (1851–1921). Identity grounding to Wikidata performed via the HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph project's MCP-assisted disambiguation pipeline. See the About / Methodology page for the full data pipeline.
Cite this page
Clifford, J. (2026). "Portage la Prairie, Manitoba (1901 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/mb/portage-la-prairie-mb008011-1901/.