Rural_Municipality_of_Portage_la_Prairie

Rural Municipality of Portage la Prairie

Rural Municipality of Portage la Prairie

Rural municipality in Manitoba, Canada

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.

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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]
    "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. [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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