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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
Search the MHS collection of biographies for ones connected to Dauphin:
Historic Sites
Go here for a list of historic sites in Dauphin.
History Books
Go here for a list of history books for Dauphin.
Maps
Sources
Geographic Names of Manitoba, Manitoba Conservation, 2000.
This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 25 October 2018
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