Manitoba Communities: Armstrong (Rural Municipality)

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This municipality is named for Gladstone physician James William Armstrong (1860-1928) who served as an MLA from 1914 to 1922 and, during his term, was Provincial Secretary and Municipal Commissioner.

Present Status	Rural Municipality of Armstrong (1 January 1997)
Incorporation History	Rural Municipality of Armstrong (See The “Disorganized” Municipalities of Manitoba.) Local Government District of Armstrong (1 January 1945)
Adjoining Municipalities	Bifrost, Coldwell, Eriksdale, Fisher, Gimli, Rockwood, St. Andrews, St. Laurent, Woodlands
Constituent Communities	Chatfield, Dennis Lake, Fraserwood, Inwood, Malonton, Meleb, Narcisse, Neveton, Rembrandt, Sandridge, Silver, Skylake, Zbruch
Land Area (square km)	1864.96

Population

Year	Total
1951	3766
1956	3458
1961	2907
1966	2624
1971	2298
1976	2024
1981	1957
1986	2039
1991	1888
1996	1866
2001	1905
2006	1919
2011	1835
2016	1792
2021	1967

Reeves

Term	Reeve
1960-1975	Alexander B. Martin [Administrator]
1975-1980	Arthur William Morin (1927-2015)
1980-1984	William P. Halabura
1985-1992	Peter Paul Masniuk (1920-1995)
1992-2006	Garry Wasylowski
2006-2010	Les Marchak
2010-2014	Garry Wasylowski
2014-2018	Jack Cruise
2018-2022	Susan Smerchanski
2022-?	Kate Basford

Memorable Manitobans

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Historic Sites

Go here for a list of historic sites in Armstrong.

Maps

Sources

Geographic Names of Manitoba, Manitoba Conservation, 2000.

We thank Linda Morgan for providing additional information used here.

This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.

Page revised: 28 October 2022