Portage la Prairie, Manitoba (1921 census)
Portage la Prairie was a census subdivision in Manitoba, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 6,586. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q1661004. The administrative centroid was at approximately 50.052°N, 98.247°W.
Population
In 1921, Portage la Prairie had a population of 6,586: 3,766 male and 2,820 female residents.
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 High Bluff pr pt, 1911 (1.3% share).
- In an earlier year, this CSD contained High Bluff pr pt, 1911 (1.3% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1921
In the 1921 census, Portage la Prairie shared boundaries with:
- Cartier
- Grey
- Indian reserves
- Lakeview
- Norfolk N
- Norfolk S
- Portage la Prairie, C
- St. Francois Xavier
- St. Laurent
- Westbourne
- Woodlands
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 49 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 6,586 total population, 3,766 males in the population, 2,820 females in the population, 2,737 males born in Canada, 2,193 females born in Canada, 534 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 495 males born outside the British Empire, 347 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 280 females born outside the British Empire. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 1,983 persons of British origin (English), 1,655 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 1,434 persons of British origin (Irish), 479 persons of French origin, 302 persons of Austrian origin, 244 persons of German origin, 138 persons of Scandinavian origin, 86 persons of Ukrainian origin, 77 persons of British origin (other), 47 persons of Dutch origin, 44 persons of Russian origin, 22 persons of Polish origin, 11 persons of Belgian origin, 8 persons of Syrian origin, 5 persons of Italian origin, 4 persons of other European origin, 3 persons of Chinese or Japanese origin. 12 persons recorded under the official census category "Indian"; corresponds to what is now described as Indigenous (First Nations; in northern enumerations also Inuit) origin. "Indian" was simultaneously a census category and the legal/administrative term under the Indian Act (1876). 9 persons recorded under the 1911/1921 official census category "Negro"; refers to people of African descent. Term is now considered offensive and is preserved here only as the historical source label. 1 persons recorded under the 1921 official census category "Hebrew" (origin/ethnicity); now described as Jewish origin. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 2,148 Presbyterians, 1,568 Methodists, 1,194 Anglicans (Church of England), 758 Roman Catholics, 341 Greek (Orthodox) Church adherents, 189 Lutherans, 147 adherents of other sects (residual category in 1921), 144 Baptists, 22 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 19 Salvation Army adherents, 15 Mennonites, 11 Disciples of Christ, 10 Protestants (general / no denomination specified), 9 Congregationalists, 5 Brethren, 4 Christians (general / no denomination specified), 4 Mormons (Latter-day Saints), 3 adherents of Eastern religions, 2 Adventists, 1 Jews. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27; V1T38.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 1 person connected to this place who were alive in 1921, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| Louis Goulet | 1859–1936 | died here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
MB160007— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_MB160007— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q1661004
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rural_Municipality_of_Portage_la_Prairie
Sources
Census tabulations from the 1921 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 (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/mb/portage-la-prairie-mb160007-1921/.