Manitoba Communities: Albert (Unincorporated Rural Municipality)

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This municipality was named for Albert Edward, Prince of Wales, later King Edward VII.

Present Status	Municipality of Two Borders (1 January 2015)
Incorporation History	Rural Municipality of Inchiquin Rural Municipality of Arthur Rural Municipality of Albert (1 December 1905) Amalgamated with Arthur and Edward (1 January 2015)
Adjoining Municipalities	Arthur, Cameron, Edward, Pipestone, Sifton
Constituent Communities	Bede, Bernice, Broomhill, Tilston
Land Area (square km)	769.55

Population

Year	Total
1891	408
1901	959
1911	1406
1921	1543
1931	1633
1941	1307
1951	1211
1956	1113
1961	952
1966	878
1971	775
1976	727
1981	622
1986	604
1991	526
1996	475
2001	382
2006	339
2011	323

Reeves

Term	Reeve
1906-1911	James F. McLaren
1912-1913	J. W. Hopkins
1914-1915	James F. McLaren
1916-1917	Samuel T. Huston
1918-1920	J. H. Elliott
1921	James F. McLaren
1922	Duncan Lloyd McLeod (1874-1935)
1923-1927	Aaron Lapointe
1928-1932	Robert Dodds
1933-1947	J. R. Armstrong
1947	Nelson Kendrick
1948-1950	Thomas A. Gould
1951	H. E. Milner
1952-1967	William G. Sutcliffe
1968-1980	John M. Williamson
1981-2001	Manson Moir
2002-2014	Tom Campbell

Memorable Manitobans

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Historic Sites

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History Books

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Maps

Sources

Reflections of Time: A History of the R.M. of Albert, R. M. of Albert History Book Committee, 1984, Manitoba Legislative Library F5648.A43.

Geographic Names of Manitoba, Manitoba Conservation, 2000.

This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.

Page revised: 14 May 2017