Manitoba Communities: Fisher (Rural Municipality)

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This municipality is named for the Fisher River that flows through it.

Present Status	Rural Municipality of Fisher
Incorporation History	Local Government District of Fisher (1 January 1945) Rural Municipality of Fisher (1 January 1997) It contains portions of the former Rural Municipality of Fisher Branch and Rural Municipality of Chatfield. See The “Disorganized” Municipalities of Manitoba.
Adjoining Municipalities	Armstrong, Bifrost-Riverton, Eriksdale, Grahamdale
Constituent Communities	Bouville, Broad Valley, Fisher Branch, Fisherton, Hodgson, Kilkenny, Poplarfield, Sylvan, Zbaraz
Land Area (square km)	1481.35

Population

Year	Total
1951	4894
1956	4554
1961	4206
1966	4089
1971	3622
1976	2462
1981	2321
1986	2313
1991	2145
1996	2154
2001	2049
2006	1944
2011	1704
2016	1827
2021	1845

Reeves

Term	Reeve
1960-1975	Carl Josefchuk
1975-1983	Fred Packulak
1983-1986	Peter Homick
1986-1995	Bartholemi Joseph “Bert” Vandersteen (1926-2013)
1995-1998	Robert Green
1998-2001	Denis Dandeneau
2001-2005	Evelyn Stocki
2005-2006	?
2006-?	Denis Dandeneau
?-2014	Richard Hyde
2015-?	Shannon Pyziak

Memorable Manitobans

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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