Portage la Prairie, Town—Ville, Manitoba (1891 census)
Portage la Prairie, Town—Ville was a town in Manitoba, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 3,363. The administrative centroid was at approximately 49.973°N, 98.283°W.
Population
In 1891, Portage la Prairie, Town—Ville had a population of 3,363: 1,785 male and 1,578 female residents. Population density was 199.4 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 3,363 |
| 1901 | 3,901 |
| 1911 | 5,892 |
| 1921 | 6,766 |
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 was contained in Portage, 1881 (1.3% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Portage la Prairie, Town—Ville shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 156 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.70 |
| FAM NO | 582 |
| Number of families | 582 |
| Number of females | 1,578 |
| Number of males | 1,785 |
| Number of married females | 531 |
| Number of married males | 553 |
| Number of married persons | 1,084 |
| Number of widowed females | 64 |
| Number of widowed males | 21 |
| Number of widowed persons | 85 |
| POP F | 1,578 |
| POP M | 1,785 |
| POP TOT | 3,363 |
| Total population | 3,363 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 983 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,211 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 2,194 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 26 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 3,337 |
Buildings & housing (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 10 |
| Number of houses | 572 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 19 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 553 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 7 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 173 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 16 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 28 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 393 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 54 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 5 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 92 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 86 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 279 |
| Number of houses of more than 3 stories | 1 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 10 |
| Number of houses under construction | 18 |
| Number of occupied houses | 582 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 19 |
Agriculture (52 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 551 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 20 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 18,127 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 12,398 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 12,418 |
| Acres of land in farms | 30,545 |
| Acres of oats | 1,591 |
| Acres of potatoes | 74 |
| Acres of turnips | 3 |
| Acres of wheat | 10,542 |
| BAR AC | 551 |
| BAR BU | 14,639 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 14,639 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 120 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 58,134 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 15,474 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 193,833 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 900 |
| CRN BU | 120 |
| HAY TONS | 1,941 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 37 |
| Number of chickens | 3,652 |
| Number of ducks | 83 |
| Number of employees on farms | 4 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 99 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 42 |
| Number of geese | 22 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 235 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 776 |
| Number of milk cows | 389 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 145 |
| Number of other cattle | 463 |
| Number of oxen | 16 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 15 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 6 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 9 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 36 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 79 |
| Number of sheep | 5 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 358 |
| Number of swine | 154 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 18 |
| Number of turkeys | 62 |
| OAT AC | 1,591 |
| OAT BU | 58,134 |
| POT AC | 74 |
| POT BU | 15,474 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 20 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 10,721 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 1,941 |
| WHT AC | 10,542 |
| WHT SP BU | 193,833 |
Other recorded variables (65 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 15 |
| A 11 50 | 6 |
| A 201 PL | 36 |
| A 51 100 | 9 |
| BUTTER LB | 10,721 |
| CATTLE KS | 37 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 983 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 1,211 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 2,194 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 20 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 235 |
| DUCKS | 83 |
| FAMILIES | 582 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.70 |
| FRN CA | 26 |
| GEESE | 22 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 3,652 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 776 |
| HOUSES | 572 |
| HOUSES B | 19 |
| HOUSES CON | 18 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 16 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 86 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 92 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 7 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 173 |
| HOUSES OVR FOUR STRY | 1 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 279 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 10 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 54 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 5 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 28 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 393 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 19 |
| HOUSES W | 553 |
| INF 11 A | 79 |
| MD FEM | 531 |
| MD MALE | 553 |
| MD TOT | 1,084 |
| MILK COWS | 389 |
| NAME CD | Marquette |
| OC E | 4 |
| OC F | 42 |
| OC P | 99 |
| OC TOT | 145 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 463 |
| OTHERS | 3,337 |
| SHEEP | 5 |
| SHEEP KS | 358 |
| SUP AM | 12,418 |
| SUP JV | 20 |
| SUP PAT | 18,127 |
| SUP SC | 12,398 |
| SUP TOT | 30,545 |
| SWINE | 154 |
| SWINE KS | 18 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 582 |
| TUR AC | 3 |
| TUR BU | 900 |
| TURKEY | 62 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 10 |
| WID FEM | 64 |
| WID MALE | 21 |
| WID TOT | 85 |
| WORKING OX | 16 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
MB007023— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_MB160011— 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 1891 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, Town—Ville, Manitoba (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/mb/portage-la-prairie-town-ville-mb007023-1891/.