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This municipality was named for Frederick T. Blackwood, Marquess of Dufferin and Ava (1826-1902), Governor-General of Canada from 1872 to 1878.
Present Status |
Rural Municipality of Dufferin (1 November 1890) |
Incorporation History |
Amalgamation of North Dufferin and South Dufferin (1 November 1890) |
Adjoining Municipalities |
Grey, Lorne, Macdonald, Morris, Norfolk-Treherne, Roland, Thompson |
Constituent Communities |
Almassipi, Barnsley, Bates, Campbellville, Carman, Graysville, Homewood, Roseisle, Salterville, Stephenfield |
Land Area (square km) |
915.54 |
Population
Year |
Total |
1881 |
1202 |
1891 |
1200 |
1901 |
2322 |
1911 |
2556 |
1921 |
3071 |
1931 |
2847 |
1941 |
3177 |
1951 |
3176 |
1956 |
2999 |
1961 |
2899 |
1966 |
2779 |
1971 |
2598 |
1976 |
2577 |
1981 |
2707 |
1986 |
2622 |
1991 |
2431 |
1996 |
2408 |
2001 |
2405 |
2006 |
2298 |
2011 |
2394 |
2016 |
2435 |
2021 |
2543 |
Reeves (North Dufferin)
Reeves (South Dufferin)
Term |
Reeve |
1884-1886 |
Ferris Bolton (1853-1937) |
1886-1890 |
Ab. Patterson |
Reeves (Dufferin)
Term |
Reeve |
1890-1893 |
George Sexsmith (1845-1912) |
1893-1895 |
William D. B. Boyd |
1895-1901 |
Alexander Morrison (1851-1930) |
1901-1908 |
George Sexsmith (1845-1912) |
1908-1913 |
James Brown |
1913-1925 |
Thomas Harrison |
1925-1929 |
Fred Armstrong |
1929-1944 |
John S. Murray (c1874-1947) |
1944-1945 |
William C. Gillingham (1889-1967) |
1945-1947 |
Fred Preston (1876-1962) |
1947-1951 |
Robert Carswell (1881-1969) |
1951-1955 |
Archibald E. McEachern (1892-1979) |
1955-1969 |
Harry Harman McCullough (1902-1979) |
1969-1980 |
Lloyd Roth |
1980-1983 |
Wilfred Mutcher |
1983-2001 |
William K. Roth |
2001-2006 |
Douglas W. Sisson |
2006-2014 |
Shawn McCutcheon |
2014-2022 |
George W. Gray |
2022-? |
Cor Lodder |
Memorable Manitobans
Search the MHS collection of biographies for ones connected to Dufferin:
Historic Sites
Go here for a list of historic sites in Dufferin.
History Books
Go here for a list of history books for Dufferin.
Maps
Sources
The Rural Municipality of Dufferin, 1880-1980 compiled and edited by June M. Watson with the assistance of the History Book Committee, RM of Dufferin, 1982.
Geographic Names of Manitoba, Manitoba Conservation, 2000.
We thank Sharla Murray for providing additional information used here.
This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 28 October 2022
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