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. Population density was 6.8 people per square mile.
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, Town—Ville
- St. Francois Xavier
- St. Laurent
- Westbourne
- Woodlands
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 49 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP F | 2,820 |
| POP M | 3,766 |
| POP TOT | 6,586 |
Other recorded variables (46 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ADVENTISTS | 2 |
| ANGLICANS | 1,194 |
| ASIA CHINESE AND JAPANESE | 3 |
| ASIA SYRIAN | 8 |
| BAPTISTS | 144 |
| BRETHREN | 5 |
| BRIT BORN F | 347 |
| BRIT BORN M | 534 |
| BRIT ENG | 1,983 |
| BRIT IRISH | 1,434 |
| BRIT OTHER | 77 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 1,655 |
| CAN BORN F | 2,193 |
| CAN BORN M | 2,737 |
| CHRISTIANS | 4 |
| CONGREGATIONALISTS | 9 |
| DISCIPLES OF CHRIST | 11 |
| EASTERN RELIGIONS | 3 |
| EUR AUSTRIAN | 302 |
| EUR BELGIAN | 11 |
| EUR DUTCH | 47 |
| EUR FRENCH | 479 |
| EUR GERMAN | 244 |
| EUR HEBREW | 1 |
| EUR ITALIAN | 5 |
| EUR OTHER | 4 |
| EUR POLISH | 22 |
| EUR RUSSIAN | 44 |
| EUR SCANDINAVIAN | 138 |
| EUR UKRAINIAN | 86 |
| FOREIGN BORN F | 280 |
| FOREIGN BORN M | 495 |
| GREEK CHURCH | 341 |
| INDIAN | 12 |
| JEWS | 1 |
| LUTHERANS | 189 |
| MENNONITES | 15 |
| METHODISTS | 1,568 |
| MORMONS | 4 |
| NEGRO | 9 |
| OTHER SECTS | 147 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 2,148 |
| PROTESTANTS | 10 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 758 |
| SALVATION ARMY | 19 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 22 |
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/.