Manitoba Communities: Glenboro (Unincorporated Village)

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This town was named by James Duncan, the original owner of its land, using “Glen” to represent the glens of his native Scotland and “boro” to denote a town.

Present Status	Municipality of Glenboro-South Cypress (1 January 2015)
Incorporation History	Village of Glenboro (31 December 1949) Amalgamated with South Cypress (1 January 2015)
Land Area (square km)	2.68

Population

Year	Total
1951	600
1956	765
1961	797
1966	776
1971	698
1976	720
1981	741
1986	719
1991	674
1996	663
2001	656
2006	633
2011	645

Mayors

Term	Mayor
1950-1951	H. E. Hamilton
1952-1959	Roderick George Hurton (1891-1974)
1960	Francis Milton Ferg (1889-1960)
1960-1969	A. L. Clarke
1969-1973	Stanley Adaljon Oleson (1931-2018)
1973-1977	James Perry Hurton (1924-2020)
1977-1980	Norman Barry Williams (1934-2019)
1980-1988	Eugene Ehnes
1988-1992	R. Lloyd Moore
1992-2010	William Ross “Bill” Shackel (1939-2018)
2010-2014	Robert G. Jewbury
2015	See Glenboro-South Cypress

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: 23 November 2021