Hello, Today's offering from ancestry.com. Free until December 14. Good Searching! Sorry Lois! Victoria. Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada MACDONALD DISTRICT, MANITOBA CENSUS, 1901: PORTAGE LA PRAIRIE SUBDISTRICT Portage la Prairie was incorporated in 1880 with a population of 800. Today, it is the commercial and industrial hub of the Heartland region and a thriving regional center. This database contains more than 5,100 entries of residents in the census subdistrict of Portage la Prairie (K) in the census district of Macdonald (#8) in 1901. It lists each person's full name, relationship to the head of the household, full date of birth, and birthplace, as well as year of immigration to Canada (if not Canadian by birth). The database also includes the National Archives film number, division number, page, and family number to help researchers obtain a copy of the actual record, if desired. Source Information: Hewitt, Kris, comp. "MacDonald District, Manitoba Census, 1901: Portage la Prairie Subdistrict." [Database online] Provo, UT: Ancestry.com, 2000-. Original data: Government of Canada. "1901 Canada National Census." Canada: Canada National Archives, 1901. To search this database, go to: http://www.ancestry.com/search/rectype/inddbs/4887.htm