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

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

Demographics

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]

References

  1. 1 2 "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.


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