Manitoba Communities: Portage la Prairie (Rural Municipality)
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This municipality was formed around a community that dates from before 1870, at a place where boats on the Assiniboine River were taken out and portaged [carried] over the prairie to Lake Manitoba to the north.
Present Status |
Rural Municipality of Portage la Prairie (22 December 1883) |
Incorporation History |
Rural Municipality of Portage (14 February 1880) |
Adjoining Municipalities |
Cartier, Grey, North Norfolk, St. Francois Xavier, South Norfolk, Westbourne, Woodlands |
Constituent Communities |
Airport Colony, Alpha, Arona, Bloom, Burnside, Curtis, Delta Beach, Edwin, Elm River Colony, Fortier, Fulton, Genest, Gervais, High Bluff, Hobson, Huddlestone, Kelvin, Layland, Longburn, Macdonald, Newton, Oakland, Oakville, Poplar Point, Portage la Prairie (City), Rignold, Skelding, Southport, St. Ambroise, St. Marks |
Land Area (square km) |
1961.97 |
Population
Year |
Total |
1871 |
995 |
1881 |
4041 |
1891 |
4082 |
1901 |
5109 |
1911 |
5584 |
1921 |
6586 |
1931 |
6779 |
1941 |
7630 |
1951 |
6700 |
1956 |
9208 |
1961 |
8079 |
1966 |
7481 |
1971 |
7514 |
1976 |
7029 |
1981 |
7054 |
1986 |
7233 |
1991 |
7156 |
1996 |
6627 |
2001 |
6791 |
2006 |
6793 |
2011 |
6525 |
2016 |
6975 |
2021 |
6888 |
Reeves
Secretary-Treasurers
Memorable Manitobans
Search the MHS collection of biographies for ones connected to Portage la Prairie:
Historic Sites
Go here for a list of historic sites in Portage la Prairie.
History Books
Go here for a list of history books for Portage la Prairie.
Maps
35 Tupper Street South
Portage la Prairie, Manitoba, R1N 1W7
Telephone: 204-857-3821
Email: info@rmofportage.ca
Sources
Manitoba Gazette, 1887-1959. Manitoba Legislative Library.
Portage la Prairie, 1870-1970 by Anne M. Collier, 1970.
Geographic Names of Manitoba, Manitoba Conservation, 2000.
This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 27 August 2023
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