Portage la PrairieManitoba

Portage la Prairie’s Violent Crime Severity Index, 286, runs above Manitoba’s towns and Canadian towns

Property crime ran at 110 incidents per 1,000 residents a year, higher than both Manitoba’s towns (58.8) and Canadian towns (31.2). Violent crime is recorded at 50.1 per 1,000 residents a year.

Fewer households own their home in Portage la Prairie than in Manitoba’s towns or across Canadian towns: 65%

A year’s rent came to 22% of the median household income, higher than both Manitoba’s towns (20%) and Canadian towns (20%). 17% of households spent 30% or more of their income on shelter, between Manitoba’s towns (15%) and Canadian towns (18%). For rent as a share of income and monthly rent for a two-bedroom, the only official count covers all of the Portage La Prairie metro area, Portage la Prairie included.

January lows in Portage la Prairie: −19.1°C, against −21.2°C in Manitoba’s towns and −13.5°C in Canadian towns

Rain and snow peak in June, at 80 mm. The thermometer drops below freezing on 184 days a year, close to Manitoba’s towns (193) and above Canadian towns (159). The frost-free season runs from 19 May to 28 September, 130 days. Most of the snow comes in December, about 34 cm.

Trips to work from Portage la Prairie are shorter than from Manitoba’s towns or Canadian towns: 15 min on average

The car took 90% of commuters, near both Manitoba’s towns (87%) and Canadian towns (89%).

43% of homes tested in Portage la Prairie’s area are above the radon guideline

Seismic risk runs low: $0.006 of expected damage per $1,000 of buildings a year, the typical town $0.030. Flood mapping exists: a study by Manitoba Infrastructure. Burn scars are few around Portage la Prairie, with 0.1% of the land within 25 km touched by fire since 1986 (0.003% a year).

More of Portage la Prairie’s residents have an Indigenous identity than in Manitoba’s towns or Canadian towns: 29%

Under 15: nearly a fifth of residents. Nearly one in ten residents came to Canada as immigrants, above Manitoba’s towns (7.7%) and Canadian towns (6.4%) alike. People 65 and over make up 20% of the town.

51% of adults around Portage la Prairie rate their health very good or excellent

Measured from where Portage la Prairie’s residents live, the nearest hospital is 1.6 km away, under the typical 3.7 km. Arthritis, diabetes and high blood pressure affect nearly a fifth of the region’s adults on average, above Manitoba’s towns (18%) and Canadian towns (17%) alike. Life expectancy in the region is 80.7 years (82.9 for women, 78.7 for men, 2022/2024).

3 schools serve Portage la Prairie, 2 elementary schools and 1 secondary school

Portage la Prairie in November: highs near freezing, lows near −8°C

A normal November brings 25 mm of rain and snow. December follows at −7°C by day and −16°C by night. November usually brings some 22 cm of snow. At the extremes, July afternoons reach 25°C and January nights −19°C.

Portage la Prairie’s MP is Branden Leslie (Conservative Party of Canada), for Portage—Lisgar

7 of the 14 MPs from Manitoba belong to the Conservative Party of Canada.

Portage la Prairie Regional Library is Portage la Prairie’s public library

It sits 0.4 km from the centre of Portage la Prairie.

None of the land within 10 km of Portage la Prairie is protected

The closest provincial park is Beaudry Provincial Park, 54 km from the edge of town. National parks are all over 100 km off.

Portage la Prairie has 3 historic places on the registers, one in the top tier

Designations here include 2 heritage railway stations. Its oldest building on the record is Canadian Pacific Railway Station, Portage la Prairie, Manitoba, from 1893. Older housing, built before 1961, accounts for 34% of homes, above Manitoba’s towns (23%) and Canadian towns (18%) alike.