Portage la Prairie, Town—Ville, Manitoba (1901 census)
Portage la Prairie, Town—Ville was a town in Manitoba, recorded in the 1901 Census of Canada with a population of 3,901. The administrative centroid was at approximately 49.973°N, 98.283°W.
Population
In 1901, Portage la Prairie, Town—Ville had a population of 3,901: 1,979 male and 1,922 female residents. Population density was 231.3 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.
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained Portage la Prairie, Town—Ville, 1911 (5.9% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1901
In the 1901 census, Portage la Prairie, Town—Ville shared boundaries with:
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 | 748 |
| Number of females | 1,922 |
| Number of males | 1,979 |
| Number of married females | 624 |
| Number of married males | 638 |
| Number of single females | 1,189 |
| Number of single males | 1,293 |
| Number of widowed females | 109 |
| Number of widowed males | 48 |
| POP F | 1,922 |
| POP M | 1,979 |
| POP TOT | 3,901 |
| Total population | 3,901 |
Buildings & housing (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 735 |
Agriculture (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Total area (acres) | 11,521 |
Other recorded variables (9 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| AREA AC | 11,521 |
| FAMILIES | 748 |
| HOUSES | 735 |
| MARRIED F | 624 |
| MARRIED M | 638 |
| SINGLE F | 1,189 |
| SINGLE M | 1,293 |
| WIDOWED F | 109 |
| WIDOWED M | 48 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
MB008012— 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 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, Town—Ville, Manitoba (1901 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/mb/portage-la-prairie-town-ville-mb008012-1901/.