Portage la Prairie, Town—Ville, Manitoba (1921 census)
Portage la Prairie, Town—Ville was a town in Manitoba, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 6,766. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q1017624. The administrative centroid was at approximately 49.979°N, 98.293°W.
Population
In 1921, Portage la Prairie, Town—Ville had a population of 6,766: 3,426 male and 3,340 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 3,363 |
| 1901 | 3,901 |
| 1911 | 1,864 |
| 1921 | 6,766 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1921
In the 1921 census, Portage la Prairie, Town—Ville shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 46 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP F | 3,340 |
| POP M | 3,426 |
| POP TOT | 6,766 |
Other recorded variables (43 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 1,563 |
| ASIA CHINESE AND JAPANESE | 20 |
| BAPTISTS | 255 |
| BRIT BORN F | 498 |
| BRIT BORN M | 603 |
| BRIT ENG | 2,199 |
| BRIT IRISH | 957 |
| BRIT OTHER | 33 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 1,922 |
| CAN BORN F | 2,464 |
| CAN BORN M | 2,350 |
| CONGREGATIONALISTS | 5 |
| CSD TYPE | C |
| EASTERN RELIGIONS | 8 |
| EUR AUSTRIAN | 981 |
| EUR BELGIAN | 3 |
| EUR DUTCH | 60 |
| EUR FINNISH | 2 |
| EUR FRENCH | 185 |
| EUR GERMAN | 91 |
| EUR GREEK | 4 |
| EUR HEBREW | 81 |
| EUR ITALIAN | 11 |
| EUR OTHER | 27 |
| EUR POLISH | 35 |
| EUR RUSSIAN | 37 |
| EUR SCANDINAVIAN | 71 |
| EUR UKRAINIAN | 31 |
| FOREIGN BORN F | 378 |
| FOREIGN BORN M | 473 |
| GREEK CHURCH | 731 |
| JEWS | 81 |
| LUTHERANS | 37 |
| MENNONITES | 1 |
| METHODISTS | 1,140 |
| MORMONS | 5 |
| NEGRO | 1 |
| OTHER SECTS | 357 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 1,832 |
| PROTESTANTS | 4 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 662 |
| SALVATION ARMY | 74 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 15 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
MB160011— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_MB160011— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q1017624
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portage_la_Prairie
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/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, Town—Ville, Manitoba (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/mb/portage-la-prairie-town-ville-mb160011-1921/.