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This municipality is named for the Duke of Argyle (Marquis of Lorne; 1845-1914), son-in-law to Queen Victoria, who was Governor General of Canada from 1878 to 1883.
Population
Year |
Total |
1891 |
1272 |
1901 |
2434 |
1911 |
2514 |
1921 |
2521 |
1931 |
2752 |
1941 |
2531 |
1951 |
2197 |
1956 |
2080 |
1961 |
1944 |
1966 |
1896 |
1971 |
1685 |
1976 |
1561 |
1981 |
1420 |
1986 |
1452 |
1991 |
1307 |
1996 |
1220 |
2001 |
1145 |
2006 |
1073 |
2011 |
1071 |
2016 |
1025 |
2021 |
994 |
Reeves
Term |
Reeve |
1881-1882 |
George William Playfair (1839-?) |
1882-1884 |
George W. Cramer |
1884-1886 |
Thomas W. Leslie |
1885-1886 |
Alexander “Alex” Card (1834-1907) |
1886-1894 |
Peter Strang |
1894-1896 |
Ashton F. Andrews |
1896-1898 |
Christian Johnson (1854-1919) |
1898-1901 |
Charles Brown |
1901-1904 |
James Dale |
1904-1906 |
James Strang |
1906-1908 |
Walter Mabon |
1908-1909 |
James Strang |
1909-1918 |
Christian Johnson (1854-1919) |
1918-1922 |
James S. Conibear |
1922-1933 |
Edmund L. Embury |
1933-1951 |
Walter Ernest Clark (1890-1987) |
1951-1953 |
John A. Mabon |
1953-1955 |
H. S. Sveinsson |
1955-1957 |
John A. Mabon |
1957-1973 |
Alexander Graham |
1973-1984 |
Steini W. Johnson |
1984-1990 |
John E. Thomas |
1990-2005 |
Jack Bolack |
2005-2006 |
? |
2006-2014 |
Bob Conibear |
2014-2022 |
Daniel Martens |
2022-? |
Mike Everett |
Memorable Manitobans
Search the MHS collection of biographies for ones connected to Argyle:
Historic Sites
Go here for a list of historic sites in Argyle.
Maps
Sources
Come Into Our Heritage: RM of Argyle, 1882-1982, Rural Municipality of Argyle, December 1981, page 35. [Manitoba Legislative Library F5648.A75]
Geographic Names of Manitoba, Manitoba Conservation, 2000.
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This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 28 October 2022
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