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Manitoba Communities: Alexander (Rural Municipality)

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There are at least two explanations for the name of this municipality. One is that the name was selected by the Canadian Pacific Railway, which arrived in the area in 1882, after early homesteader Alexander Speers Speers. Another is that is named for the middle name of first Canadian Prime Minister John A. Macdonald.

Present Status	Rural Municipality of Alexander (1 January 1997)
Incorporation History	Local Government District of Alexander (1 January 1945)
Adjoining Municipalities	Lac du Bonnet (RM), St. Clements
Constituent Communities	Amanda, Belair, Bird River, Fatima, Great Falls, Hillside Beach, Powerview-Pine Falls, Silver Falls, Stead, St-Georges, White Mud Falls
Land Area (square km)	1,568.66

Population

Year	Total
1951	3351
1956	1930
1961	2303
1966	2305
1971	1949
1976	1804
1981	2793
1986	2163
1991	2399
1996	2537
2001	2780
2006	2978
2011	2983
2016	3333

Reeves

Term	Reeve
1960-1971	J. A. Desautels
1971-1972	?
1972-1975	Richard A. Andries
1975-1977	John William Bracken (1916-2003)
1977-1980	Alice Frances “Fran” Thompson (1927-2017)
1980-1983	John William Bracken (1916-2003)
1983-1986	Alice Frances “Fran” Thompson (1927-2017)
1986-1992	Richard Lowing
1992-1998	Ken Danwich
1998-2010	George William Harbottle (1939-2012)
2010-2014	Edgar “Ed” Arnold (1947-2017)
2014-2018	Raymond Garand
2018-?	Jack Brisco

Memorable Manitobans

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Historic Sites

Go here for a list of historic sites in Alexander.

History Books

Go here for a list of history books for Alexander.

Maps

Sources

Geographic Names of Manitoba, Manitoba Conservation, 2000.

This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.

Page revised: 23 November 2019