Rural Municipality of Portage la Prairie

Coordinates: 50°02′56″N 98°12′58″W / 50.04889°N 98.21611°W / 50.04889; -98.21611
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Rural Municipality of Portage la Prairie
Rural municipality
Location of the RM of Portage la Prairie in Manitoba
Location of the RM of Portage la Prairie in Manitoba
Coordinates: 50°02′56″N 98°12′58″W / 50.04889°N 98.21611°W / 50.04889; -98.21611
CountryCanada
ProvinceManitoba
Area
[1]
 • Land1,961.97 km2 (757.52 sq mi)
Population
 (2016)[1]
 • Total6,975
Time zoneUTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area codes204 and 431

Portage la Prairie is a rural municipality (RM) in the province of Manitoba in Western Canada. It surrounds the city of Portage la Prairie, Manitoba's fifth-largest city. Also within the borders of the municipality are the Dakota Plains First Nation and most of the Long Plain First Nation Indian reserves.

Communities[edit]

  • Bloom
  • Curtis
  • Delta Beach
  • Edwin
  • Fortier
  • Fulton
  • High Bluff
  • Layland
  • Longburn
  • Macdonald
  • Newton
  • Oakland
  • Oakville
  • Poplar Point
  • Rignold
  • St. Ambroise
  • Southport

Demographics[edit]

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Portage la Prairie had a population of 6,888 living in 2,167 of its 2,456 total private dwellings, a change of -1.2% from its 2016 population of 6,975. With a land area of 1,973.45 km2 (761.95 sq mi), it had a population density of 3.5/km2 (9.0/sq mi) in 2021.[2]

Panethnic groups in the Rural Municipality of Portage la Prairie (2001−2021)
Panethnic group 2021[3] 2016[4] 2011[5] 2006[6] 2001[7]
Pop. % Pop. % Pop. % Pop. % Pop. %
European[a] 4,255 78.51% 4,410 77.57% 4,405 81.88% 5,780 85.06% 6,005 88.44%
Indigenous 1,045 19.28% 1,165 20.49% 840 15.61% 1,000 14.72% 730 10.75%
African 40 0.74% 50 0.88% 0 0% 10 0.15% 0 0%
East Asian[b] 25 0.46% 40 0.7% 65 1.21% 20 0.29% 35 0.52%
Southeast Asian[c] 25 0.46% 0 0% 0 0% 0 0% 15 0.22%
South Asian 20 0.37% 25 0.44% 0 0% 0 0% 0 0%
Middle Eastern[d] 0 0% 20 0.35% 0 0% 0 0% 10 0.15%
Latin American 0 0% 10 0.18% 25 0.46% 0 0% 0 0%
Other/multiracial[e] 0 0% 10 0.18% 35 0.65% 0 0% 0 0%
Total responses 5,420 78.69% 5,685 81.51% 5,380 82.45% 6,795 100.03% 6,790 99.99%
Total population 6,888 100% 6,975 100% 6,525 100% 6,793 100% 6,791 100%
Note: Totals greater than 100% due to multiple origin responses

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ Statistic includes all persons that did not make up part of a visible minority or an indigenous identity.
  2. ^ Statistic includes total responses of "Chinese", "Korean", and "Japanese" under visible minority section on census.
  3. ^ Statistic includes total responses of "Filipino" and "Southeast Asian" under visible minority section on census.
  4. ^ Statistic includes total responses of "West Asian" and "Arab" under visible minority section on census.
  5. ^ Statistic includes total responses of "Visible minority, n.i.e." and "Multiple visible minorities" under visible minority section on census.

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2016 and 2011 censuses – 100% data (Manitoba)". Statistics Canada. February 7, 2018. Retrieved January 15, 2022.
  2. ^ "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), Manitoba". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved February 20, 2022.
  3. ^ Government of Canada, Statistics Canada (October 26, 2022). "Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved June 2, 2024.
  4. ^ Government of Canada, Statistics Canada (October 27, 2021). "Census Profile, 2016 Census". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved June 2, 2024.
  5. ^ Government of Canada, Statistics Canada (November 27, 2015). "NHS Profile". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved June 2, 2024.
  6. ^ Government of Canada, Statistics Canada (August 20, 2019). "2006 Community Profiles". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved June 2, 2024.
  7. ^ Government of Canada, Statistics Canada (July 2, 2019). "2001 Community Profiles". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved June 2, 2024.

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