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Portage la Prairie, Town—Ville, Manitoba (1891–1921)
Portage la Prairie, Town—Ville was a town in Manitoba, recorded in 4 censuses between 1891 and 1921. This place is grounded to Wikidata Q1017624, so it can be queried as a single entity even when its boundaries or census name varied across years. Population grew substantially across the period (from 3,363 in 1891 to 6,766 in 1921).
Historical lineage
Ancestor places
- split off from Portage in 1891
Population trajectory across census years
| Census year | Population | Page |
|---|---|---|
| 1891 | 3,363 | View 1891 detail → |
| 1901 | 3,901 | View 1901 detail → |
| 1911 | 1,864 | View 1911 detail → |
| 1921 | 6,766 | View 1921 detail → |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Identifiers
- Persistent place ID:
PLACE_MB160011— assigned to this enduring entity by chaining year-scoped TCP UIDs through spatial overlap - 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 1851–1921 Census of Canada series, transcribed and georeferenced by the Canadian Peoples / TCP project. Each year's detail page (linked above) cites the specific source table.