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This municipality takes its name from the surrounding municipality.
Present Status
Rural Municipality of Gimli (1 January 2003)
Incorporation History
Rural Municipality of Gimli (15 August 1881)
Village of Gimli (6 March 1908)
Town of Gimli (31 December 1946)
Amalgamated with Gimli (1 January 2003)
Land Area (square km)
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Year
Total
1911
496
1916
524
1921
617
1926
634
1931
713
1936
765
1941
853
1946
1045
1951
1324
1956
1660
1961
1841
1966
2262
1971
2041
1976
1659
1981
1550
1986
1681
1991
1579
1996
1574
2001
1657
Term
Mayor
1909-1910
J. Sigurdson
1911-1913
Hans Pjetur Tergesen (1863-?)
1914
Stefan Thorson (1858-1934)
1915
B. Frimanson
1916-1919
B. Thordarson
1919-1923
Hans Pjetur Tergesen (1863-?)
1923-1926
Einar Sigurjon Jonasson (1887-1935)
1926-1931
Hector M. McGinnis (1884-1946)
1931-1932
Hans Pjetur Tergesen (1863-?)
1932-1937
Christian P. Paulson (1863-1953)
1937-1946
Hector M. McGinnis (1884-1946)
1946-1961
Bjarni Asgeir “Barney” Egilson (1901-1964)
1961-1967
Violet Einarson
1967-1971
D. Sigmundson
1971-1972
?
1972-1977
Violet Einarson
1977-1989
Kristjan Theodore “Mayor Ted” Arnason (1918-1989)
1989-2002
William C. “Bill” Barlow (?-2023)
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Go here for a list of historic sites in Gimli.
Go here for a list of history books for Gimli.
Geographic Names of Manitoba, Manitoba Conservation, 2000.
We thank Wally Johannson and Tammy Axelsson for providing additional information used here.
This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 20 December 2023
