Manitoba Communities: De Salaberry (Rural Municipality)

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This municipality was named for soldier and civil servant Charles d’Irumberry de Salaberry.

Present Status	Rural Municipality of De Salaberry (22 December 1883)
Incorporation History	Rural Municipality of De Salaberry (22 December 1883)
Adjoining Municipalities	Emerson-Franklin, Hanover, Montcalm, Morris, Ritchot
Constituent Communities	Carey, Crystal Spring Colony, Dufrost, La Rochelle, Otterburne, Ste-Elizabeth, St. Malo, St-Pierre-Jolys
Land Area (square km)	670.29

Population

Year	Total
1881	1000
1891	1207
1901	1741
1911	2470
1921	2714
1931	3339
1941	4345
1951	3367
1956	3406
1961	3243
1966	3195
1971	2750
1976	2670
1981	2719
1986	2851
1991	2985
1996	3067
2001	3227
2006	3349
2011	3450
2016	3580
2021	3918

Reeves

Term	Reeve
1883	Martin Jerome (1849-1936)
1884	P. R. Desjardins
1884-1885	Placide Carriere
1885-1886	A. Prefontaine
1886-1889	L. G. LaBarre
1889-1891	?
1891-1895	Alfred Lassalle (1855-1952)
1895-1898	Albert Prefontaine (1861-1935)
1898-1901	Arthur Hebert
1901-1903	Alfred Lassalle (1855-1952)
1903-1904	Felix Peloquin
1904-1905	E. Hebert
1905-1906	N. F. Carey
1906-1908	Fernand L’Heureux
1908-1913	Andre Nault
1913-1916	Ernest Hebert
1916-1918	Dr. J. A. Belanger
1918-1921	Ernest Hebert
1921-1922	Georges Prefontaine
1922-1924	Ernest Hebert
1924-1931	Dr. J. A. Belanger
1931-1935	Ernest Hebert
1935-1937	J. A. Couture
1937-1941	Joseph Desharnais
1941-1946	Ovila Peloquin
1946-1949	H. B. Johnson
1949-1953	Joseph Laroche
1953-1955	Hector Dandenault
1955-1974	Zephirin “Zeph” Audet (1909-1987)
1974-1995	Fernand Berard
1995-1998	Luc Catellier
1998-2005	William Remenda
2005-2006	?
2006-2014	Ron Musick
2014-2018	Marc Marion
2018-?	Darrel Cure

Secretary-Treasurers

Term	Secretary-Treasurer
1886-1895	L. N. P. Noel
1896-1925	Paul Chenard
1925-1934	Joseph Desharnais
1934-1935	Joseph Joubert
1935-1969	Gerard Chenard
1969-1983	T. F. Tetrault
1983-?	Ron Musick

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Historic Sites

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History Books

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Maps

Sources

Geographic Names of Manitoba, Manitoba Conservation, 2000.

This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.

Page revised: 28 October 2022