Population in 2011: 6,525
Population in 2006: 6,793
Population in 2001: 6,791
Total private dwellings: 2,442
Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 2,072
Land area (km2): 1964.32
Population in 2006: 6,793
Population in 2001: 6,791
2006 to 2011 population change
| Here: |   -3.9% |
| Province: |  5.2% |
2001 to 2006 population change
| This municipality: | 0.0% |
| Manitoba: | 2.6% |
Total private dwellings: 2,442
Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 2,072
Land area (km2): 1964.32
Population density per square kilometre
| Here: | 3.3 |
| Nearby towns and cities: | 2.2 |
Occupation and industry
Participation rate
| This municipality: | 72.8% |
| Province: | 67.3% |
Employment rate
| Here: | 71.0% |
| Manitoba: | 63.6% |
Unemployment rate
| Here: | 2.4% |
| Manitoba: | 5.5% |
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Universities in this municipality
- Red River College of Applied Arts, Science and Technology
Age characteristics
Median age of the population
| Here: | 38.9 |
| Province: | 38.4 |
Percent of the population aged 15 and over
| This municipality: | 78.3% |
| Manitoba: | 80.9% |
Citizenship and immigration
This municipality citizenship and immigration DetailsAirports in Portage la Prairie
- Canadian Forces Base Portage la Prairie
- Portage la Prairie/Southport Airport (IATA: YPG, ICAO: CYPG)
- Portage la Prairie
Stadiums in this municipality
- Portage Credit Union Centre
Notable people related to this municipality
Notable people born in this municipality:- Brian Pallister (Politician)
- Arron Asham (Ice Hockey Player)
- Clennell Haggerston "Punch" Dickins
- Chris Bachalo (Comics Creator)
- Douglas Lloyd Campbell (Politician)
- Troy Bodie (Ice Hockey Player)
- Rick Blight (Ice Hockey Player)
- Bill Glennie (Ice Hockey Player)
- Mark Henry Brown
- Shawn Farquhar
- Gord Fashoway (Ice Hockey Player)
- Norman McLeod Paterson (Politician)
- Theodore Meighen
- Reagan Dale Neis
- Bill Holmes (Ice Hockey Player)
- Maxwell Meighen
- Joe Bell (Ice Hockey Player)
- Charles Keith Taylor (Politician)
- Craig Stewart (Politician)
- Ron Lyons (Ice Hockey Player)
- Bryan Hextall (Ice Hockey Player)
- Rick Blight (Ice Hockey Player)
- Daniel Dennis McLean (Politician)
- George Clark Fairfield (Politician)
Radio stations located in this municipality
- CFRY (920 kHz)
- CJPG-FM (96.5 MHz)
Museums in Portage la Prairie
- Fort La Reine
TV stations located in Portage la Prairie
- CHMI-DT (Digital: 13 VHF)
Federal Corporations In Portage la Prairie
- M.PATTERSON H S & E SOLUTIONS INC. (629, COUNTESS AVENUE, Directors: MURRAY PATTERSON)
- 7931093 CANADA CORPORATION (120 6th st, apartment 26, Directors: SAURABHKUMAR GHANSHYAMBHAI PATEL)
- Simplot Canada (II) Limited (HIGHWAY #1 WEST AND SIMPLOT ROAD, Directors: CHERYL DAWN ROBINSON, TERRY T. UHLING, WILLIAM J. WHITACRE)
- COUNTRY WIDE FOOD PRODUCTS LTD. (231 SASKATCHEWAN AVENUE EAST, BOX 157, Directors: ELROY KARLOWSKY)
- CANAUS AGROSYSTEM LTD. (316 SASKATCHEWAN AVENUE EAST, Directors: WILHELM HEIKENWAELDER)
- 7860978 CANADA INC. (40 YELLOWQUILL TRAIL, Directors: GLEB SERY)
- New Direction Equipment Company Inc. (1000-6th Avenue NE, Box 1127, Directors: BERNHARD L. DUECK, JOHN L. DUECK)
- WESTERN CANADA TESTING INC. (390 RIVER ROAD, PO BOX 1060, Directors: BRAD NELSON, CAROL VIBERT, DON WATT, JAMES UMLAH, JERRY ENGELE, KEN SWAVING, KEVIN EHRECKE, PAMELA SCHWANN, RHONDA ORR)
- 7902301 Canada Inc. (970 Saskatchewan Avenue West, Directors: Farhan Anwar)
- NUTRI-PEA LIMITED (880 PHILLIPS STREET, Directors: HONG-MING SOO, MICHAEL SOO, WHE-MAY HUANG, WU LUNG YIN SU)
- HAE CANADA INC. (44 Tupper St North, Directors: Anne Rowe, Audrey Ronahan, Barb Mako, Della Cogar, Harriet Lyons, Tamara Armoogan-Mannerow)
- IAN ROBERTS BUILDING MATERIALS LTD. (316 SASKATCHEWAN AVE EAST, PO BOX 940, Directors: CAROLYN ROBERTS, IAN ROBERTS)
- DOC ON LINE LTD. (231 SASKATCHEWAN AVE. EAST, P.O. Box:157, Directors: MICHAEL GRAY)
- Starline International Ltd. (67 Wilson St., Directors: Nathan Striemer, lena miller, simone earle, stafford earle)
- 204 Welding LTD. (101 16th Street N.W., Directors: Mitchell Eric Allanson)
Buildings in this municipality
- Portage la Prairie Canadian Pacific Railway Station
Marital Status
Married or living with a common-law partner
Total: 3,430
| Here: | 67.2% |
| Manitoba: | 57.2% |
Male: 1,715
| Here: | 66.5% |
| Manitoba: | 58.7% |
Female: 1,715
| This municipality: | 67.9% |
| Manitoba: | 55.7% |
Not married and not living with a common-law partner
Total: 1,680
| Here: | 32.9% |
| Manitoba: | 42.8% |
Male: 870
| This municipality: | 33.7% |
| Province: | 41.3% |
Female: 815
| This municipality: | 32.3% |
| Manitoba: | 44.3% |
Portage la Prairie - Marital Status
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Families Types in Portage la Prairie
Households types in this municipality
Language
Knowledge of official languages in Portage la Prairie
First official language spoken in this municipality
Mother tongue
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Mobility status in 2006
Education
Source:
Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 92-591-XWE. Ottawa. Released March 13 2007 and
Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 98-316-XWE. Ottawa. Released October 24, 2012.
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