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Manitoba Communities: Grandview (Municipality)

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This municipality was named by John Sinnott and Rod McKenzie, allegedly after a disembarking train passenger exclaimed “What a grand view!”

Present Status	Municipality of Grandview (1 January 2015)
Incorporation History	Rural Municipality of Grandview (1 June 1901) Amalgamated with Town of Grandview (1 January 2015)
Adjoining Municipalities	Boulton, Ethelbert, Gilbert Plains, Hillsburg
Constituent Communities	Grandview, Grifton, Meharry, Timberton
Land Area (square km)	1154.81

Population

Year	Total
1901	1258
1911	1513
1921	2004
1931	2322
1941	2797
1951	2333
1956	2201
1961	1886
1966	1763
1971	1504
1976	1356
1981	1267
1986	1202
1991	1003
1996	904
2001	839
2006	736
2011	1508
2016	1482

Reeves

Term	Reeve
1902	J. H. Dalgleish
1903	W. Dickie
1904	J. J. Barnett
1905	?
1906-1908	A. D. Cumming
1909-1910	Samuel Hughes (1873-1940)
1911-1912	J. J. Barnett
1913-1914	J. H. Cairns
1915-1918	A. D. Morran
1919-1920	R. J. Dalgleish
1921-1931	John Dunseath
1932-1939	R. J. Dalgleish
1940-1951	Raymond Mitchell (1897-1984)
1952-1975	Vernon A. Campbell
1976-1977	Marret Sherman Clark (1913-2004)
1978	Wes Leschasin
1979-1980	?
1981-1992	Glen Allen “Bud” Winfield (1925-2014)
1993-1998	Walter Stadnyk
1999-2014	Clifford Kutzan
2015-2018	Lyle Morran
2018-?	Kevin Edmondson

Memorable Manitobans

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Historic Sites

Go here for a list of historic sites in Grandview.

History Books

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Maps

Sources

Geographic Names of Manitoba, Manitoba Conservation, 2000.

This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.

Page revised: 27 March 2020