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Manitoba Communities: Gimli (Rural Municipality)
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This municipality was named for the Hall of Gimli, the residence of Odin (father of the Gods) in Scandinavian mythology where all good and brave men went after death.
Present Status
Rural Municipality of Gimli (1 January 2003)
Incorporation History
Rural Municipality of Gimli (15 August 1881)
Amalgamated with Gimli (Town) (1 January 2003)
Adjoining Municipalities
Constituent Communities
Arnes, Beachside, Boundary Park, Camp Morton, Dnister, Gimli, Husavik, Loni Beach, McElheran, Sandy Hook, Willow Creek
Land Area (square km)
319.25
Population
Year
Total
1901
1770
1911
3253
1921
2491
1931
2159
1941
2199
1951
2727
1956
3308
1961
3168
1966
3184
1971
2709
1976
2290
1981
2375
1986
2458
1991
2737
1996
3124
2001
3501
2006
5797
2011
5845
2016
6181
2021
6569
Reeves/Mayors
Term
Reeve/Mayor
1887
Johann Briem
1887-1892
Johannes Magnusson (1852-1917)
1892-1894
Stefan Sigurdsson (1864-1917)
1894-1902
Johannes Magnusson (1852-1917)
1902-1905
G. Thorsteinsson
1905-1907
Sveinn Thorvaldson (1872-1950)
1907-1909
John Heidinger
1909-1913
Michael Rojeski (1884-1965)
1913-1916
J. Adam Haas
1916-1917
Rudolph Mayer
1917-1919
J. Adam Haas
1919-1921
Michael Rojeski (1884-1965)
1921-1922
J. Adam Haas
1922-1924
Martin Keller
1924-1929
J. Adam Haas
1929-1937
John Onafreyczuk
1937-1941
Mike Dankochuk
1941-1943
Vlad Stefanson
1943-1945
John E. Cherniak (1910-1956)
1945-1947
S. Signatovich
1947-1955
John E. Cherniak
1955-1960
Stefan J. Stefanson (?-2008)
1960-1974
Adam Franz (1914-2010)
1974-1995
1995-2005
Kevin Chudd
2005-2010
Tammy Axelsson
2010-2014
Lynn Greenberg
2014-2018
Randy Woroniuk
2018-2022
Lynn Greenberg
2022-?
Kevin Chudd
Memorable Manitobans
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Historic Sites
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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
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