Manitoba Communities: Cameron (Unincorporated Rural Municipality)
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The municipality was named for John Donald Cameron, the Attorney General of Manitoba from 1896 to 1900.
Present Status |
Municipality of Grassland (1 January 2015) |
Incorporation History |
Rural Municipality of Cameron (16 November 1896)
Amalgamation of Cameron, Hartney and Whitewater (1 January 2015) |
Adjoining Municipalities |
Albert, Arthur, Brenda, Glenwood, Morton, Pipestone, Sifton, Whitewater, Winchester |
Constituent Communities |
Argue, Emblem, Grande-Clairiere, Hartney, Lauder, Underhill, West Hall |
Land Area (square km) |
759.15 |
Population
Year |
Total |
1891 |
600 |
1896 |
? |
1901 |
2195 |
1911 |
1679 |
1921 |
1746 |
1931 |
1706 |
1941 |
1408 |
1951 |
1222 |
1956 |
1125 |
1961 |
1016 |
1966 |
941 |
1971 |
798 |
1976 |
730 |
1981 |
683 |
1986 |
613 |
1991 |
538 |
1996 |
537 |
2001 |
496 |
2006 |
433 |
2011 |
420 |
Reeves
Term |
Reeve |
1897 |
John M. Fee |
1898-1902 |
Albert Henry (1857-1937) |
1903-1905 |
John R. Shepherd (1850-?) |
1906 |
George Albert Coulter (1865-1915) |
1907-1909 |
James W. Reid |
1910-1911 |
J. A. Rollins |
1912-1914 |
Angus McDonald |
1915-1916 |
? |
1917 |
Nathaniel Barber (1854-1933) |
1918-1943 |
George Morrison (1861-1945) |
1943-1945 |
John Agnew |
1945-1975 |
Arthur Galbraith |
1975-1977 |
Joseph A. Agnew |
1977-2002 |
Thomas Arthur “Art” Cowan (1932-2020) |
2002-2014 |
Wayne Drummond |
2015 |
See Grassland |
Memorable Manitobans
Search the MHS collection of biographies for ones connected to Cameron:
Historic Sites
Go here for a list of historic sites in Cameron.
History Books
Go here for a list of history books for Cameron.
Maps
Sources
Geographic Names of Manitoba, Manitoba Conservation, 2000.
This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 24 November 2020
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