Portage, Manitoba (1881 census)
Portage was a census subdivision in Manitoba, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 1,834. The administrative centroid was at approximately 49.930°N, 98.293°W.
Population
In 1881, Portage had a population of 1,834: 1,087 male and 747 female residents. Population density was 1.5 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 was contained in NO DATA, 1871 (2.4% share).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained Elm River, 1891 (34.4% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Portage la Prairie, Town—Ville, 1891 (1.3% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Portage shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 63 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 308 |
| Number of families | 308 |
| Number of females | 747 |
| Number of males | 1,087 |
| Number of married females | 268 |
| Number of married males | 280 |
| Number of married persons | 548 |
| Number of widowed females | 35 |
| Number of widowed males | 22 |
| Number of widowed persons | 57 |
| POP TOT | 1,834 |
| Total population | 1,834 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 444 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 785 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,229 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary shanties | 8 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 252 |
| Number of occupied houses | 260 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 2 |
Agriculture (26 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 91 |
| Acres of potatoes | 61 |
| Acres of wheat | 1,828 |
| BAR BU | 4,878 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 4,878 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 4 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 9 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 48,978 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 255 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 1 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 11,605 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 35,418 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 2,953 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 350 |
| BWT BU | 4 |
| CRN BU | 9 |
| HAY AC | 91 |
| HAY TONS | 182 |
| OAT BU | 48,978 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 1 |
| POT AC | 61 |
| POT BU | 11,605 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 182 |
| WHT AC | 1,828 |
| WHT SP BU | 35,418 |
| WHT WTR BU | 350 |
Other recorded variables (18 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 444 |
| C UNMD M | 785 |
| C UNMD TOT | 1,229 |
| D OCC | 260 |
| FEMALE | 747 |
| H INHAB | 252 |
| H UNINH | 2 |
| MALE | 1,087 |
| MD F | 268 |
| MD M | 280 |
| MD TOT | 548 |
| NUMBER CD | 186 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 255 |
| SHAN | 8 |
| TUR BU | 2,953 |
| WID F | 35 |
| WID M | 22 |
| WID TOT | 57 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
MB186005— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_MB186005— 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 1881 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, Manitoba (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/mb/portage-mb186005-1881/.