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Manitoba Communities: Grandview (Unincorporated Town)

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This town was named for the municipality in which it is situated.

Present Status	Municipality of Grandview (1 January 2015)
Incorporation History	Village of Grandview (1 December 1906) Town of Grandview (10 March 1909) Amalgamated with Rural Municipality of Grandview (1 January 2015)
Adjoining Municipalities	Grandview
Land Area (square km)	?

Population

Year	Total
1911	637
1916	608
1921	846
1926	671
1931	621
1936	664
1941	696
1946	847
1951	946
1956	963
1961	1057
1966	998
1971	967
1976	1013
1981	1013
1986	941
1991	870
1996	856
2001	814
2006	839
2011	859

Mayors

Term	Mayor
1906-1913	John Franklin Orr (1870-1942)
1913-1914	William John Swain (1867-1952)
1914-1915	John Franklin Orr (1870-1942)
1915-1917	James Garfield Vance (1874-1965)
1918	William John Swain (1867-1952)
1919	John Ernest Hedderly (1859-1936)
1920	William John Swain (1867-1952)
1921	John R. Hume (1880-1965)
1922	H. J. McLean
1923	T. J. Adair
1924-1925	James Garfield Vance (1874-1965)
1926	Henry Weidenhammer (1873-1939)
1927-1932	George Darling Shortreed (1870-1940)
1933-1939	Henry Weidenhammer (1873-1939)
1940-1945	William John Swain (1867-1952)
1946-1947	Dr. G. J. Creasy
1948-1951	Harry Gilbert Cunningham Bell (1907-1982)
1952-1957	M. A. Miller
1958-1967	Harry Gilbert Cunningham Bell (1907-1982)
1968-1969	H. M. Jones
1970-1971	John S. Adamack
1972	?
1973-1974	Ray Mitchell
1975-1978	John S. Adamack
1979-1980	?
1980-1983	Edwin S. Olsen (?-?)
1983-1989	Fred Embryck
1990-1998	Alfred Jacob Dressler (1922-2012)
1999-2001	Fred Embryck
2002-?	Ernest Gurica
?-2014	Tom Bohun

Memorable Manitobans

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Historic Sites

Go here for a list of historic sites in Grandview.

History Books

Go here for a list of history books for Grandview.

Maps

Sources

Geographic Names of Manitoba, Manitoba Conservation, 2000.

Obituaries and burial transcriptions, Manitoba Genealogical Society.

This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.

Page revised: 24 April 2020