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Manitoba Communities: Dauphin (Rural Municipality)

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This municipality takes its name from Fort Dauphin, a fur trade post established on the shore of nearby Lake Dauphin by La Verendrye in 1741.

Present Status	Rural Municipality of Dauphin (26 November 1897)
Incorporation History	Rural Municipality of Dauphin (26 November 1897)
Adjoining Municipalities	Ethelbert, Gilbert Plains, Lakeshore, Mossey River
Constituent Communities	Dauphin (City), Fishing River, Keld, North Junction, Paulson, Sifton, Sifton Junction, Trembowla, Valley River
Land Area (square km)	1516.10

Population

Year	Total
1901	3239
1911	4048
1921	6059
1931	5622
1941	6069
1951	4533
1956	4345
1961	3949
1966	3547
1971	3166
1976	3042
1981	2943
1986	2854
1991	2669
1996	2488
2001	2273
2006	2328
2011	2200
2016	2388

Reeves

Term	Reeve
1898-1899	S. Geekie
1900	J. McCallum
1901	H. N. Macneill
1902	J. McCallum
1903-1905	John Seale
1906-1907	Robert Cruise (1868-1932)
1908-1909	William B. Miller
1910-1912	Archibald Esplen (1864-1933)
1913-1916	James Norton
1917-1921	George L. Castle
1922	Archibald Esplen (1864-1933)
1923-1927	Henry McCorvie
1928-1939	Walter J. Wickes
1940-1943	Michael F. Szewczyk (1904-1999)
1944-1945	John Potoski (1903-1983)
1946-1947	William Cruise
1948-1980	John Potoski (1903-1983)
1981-1986	Russell A. Phillips
1987-1989	Russell D. Secord (?-2014)
1990-1995	A. Ernest Bayduza
1996-2005	George Richardson
2006	?
2007-?	Dennis Forbes
?-?	?
?-?	Ronald E. Ryz

Memorable Manitobans

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Historic Sites

Go here for a list of historic sites in Dauphin.

History Books

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Maps

Sources

Geographic Names of Manitoba, Manitoba Conservation, 2000.

This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.

Page revised: 25 October 2018