Manitoba Communities: Arborg (Town)

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The municipality was originally named Ardal, a word in Icelandic meaning “river dale” or “river plain” due to its close proximity to the Icelandic River.

Present Status

Town of Arborg (10 October 1997)

Incorporation History

Village of Arborg (1 January 1964)

Adjoining Municipalities

Bifrost

Land Area (square km)

2.26

Population

Year

Total

1966

891

1971

879

1976

861

1981

974

1986

1018

1991

1039

1996

1012

2001

959

2006

1021

2011

1152

2016

1232

2021

1279

Mayors

Term

Mayor

1964-1986

Kenneth Newton Reid (1917-1993)

1986-1987

Larus Palsson

1987-2001

Bert Kindzierski

2001-2018

Randy Sigurdson

2018-?

Peter Dueck

Memorable Manitobans

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Historic Sites

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History Books

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Maps

Sources:

Geographic Names of Manitoba, Manitoba Conservation, 2000.

This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.

Page revised: 28 October 2022