Portage, Manitoba (1881–1881)
Portage was a census subdivision in Manitoba, recorded in 1 census between 1881 and 1881. This place is grounded to Wikidata Q1661004, so it can be queried as a single entity even when its boundaries or census name varied across years.
Historical lineage
Ancestor places
- split off from NO DATA in 1881
Descendant places
- later split into Portage la Prairie, Town—Ville in 1891
- later split into Elm River in 1891
Population trajectory across census years
| Census year | Population | Page |
|---|---|---|
| 1881 | 1,834 | View 1881 detail → |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 1 person connected to this place across the 1851–1921 period, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry; the connection tag indicates whether the documented event was a birth, death, or burial at this place.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| William Cockran | 1796–1865 | died here |
Identifiers
- Persistent place ID:
PLACE_MB186005— assigned to this enduring entity by chaining year-scoped TCP UIDs through spatial overlap - Wikidata: Q1661004
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rural_Municipality_of_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.