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This municipality was probably named Hanover (“high bank” in German) for the city in Germany.
Present Status
Rural Municipality of Hanover (25 May 1881)
Incorporation History
Rural Municipality of Hanover (25 May 1881)
Adjoining Municipalities
DeSalaberry, La Broquerie, Ritchot, Ste. Anne, Stuartburn, Tache
Constituent Communities
Altona (east), Bergfeld (east), Bergthal, Blumenfeld (east), Blumengart (east), Blumenhof (east), Blumenort, Blumstein (east), Burwalde (east), Chortitz (east), Clear Springs, Ebenfeld (east), Eigenfeld, Eigengrund (east), Eigenhof, Feisenton, Fischau, Friedensfeld (east), Friedenshoff, Friedrichsthal, Gnadenfeld (east), Gnadenort, Grossweide, Gruenfeld (east), Grunthal, Hamburg (east), Heuboden (east), Hochfeld (east), Hochstadt (east), Hoffnungsfeld (east), Kleefeld (east), Kronsgart (east), Kronsthal (east), Landskron, Lichtenau, Mitchell, Neuanlage (east), Neubergfeld, Neuenburg, Neuhoffnung (east), New Bothwell, Osterwick (east), Pansy, Pastwa, Randolph, Reichenbach, Reinfeld (east), Rosenfeld (east), Rosengart (east), Rosenthal (east), Sarto, Schantzenberg, Schoenau (east), Schoenenberg, Schoenfeld (east), Schoenforf, Schoenhorst (east), Schoensee, Schoenthal (east), Schoenwiese (east), Silberfeld (east), Steinreich, Strassberg, Tannenau, Tourond, Trentham, Vollwerk
Land Area (square km)
740.31
The municipality shared administrative officers (Reeve, Treasurer, Clerk, and Assessor) with the Rural Municipality of Hespeler until the latter was dissolved around 1891.
Year
Total
1881
1000
1891
2300
1896
2614
1901
3438
1911
3884
1921
4795
1931
5833
1941
8190
1951
6570
1956
6696
1961
6771
1966
6739
1971
6237
1976
6645
1981
7428
1986
8033
1991
8905
1996
9833
2001
10789
2006
11871
2011
14026
2016
15540
2021
17216
Term
Reeve
1880-1882
Gerhard Kliewer
1882-1893
Peter Toews
1893-1896
Jacob Peters
1896-1900
Peter Toews
1900-1907
Gerhard Schroeder
1907-1916
Johann Braun
1916-1918
Jacob B. Peters
1918-1921
Johan Braun
1921-1929
Adolph Mueller (c1876-1956)
1929-1931
Jacob J. Reimer
1931-1933
Adolph Mueller (c1876-1956)
1933-1945
Jacob H. Peters
1945-1947
Jacob R. Barkman
1947-1951
Theodore “Ted” Chornoboy (1912-1975)
1951-1956
Jacob R. Barkman
1956-1959
John D. Broesky
1959-1967
John H. Harms
1967-1972
Albert Driedger (1936-2011)
1972-1979
John H. Harms
1979-1986
John Loewen (1930-2015)
1986-1998
Aron C. S. Friesen
1998-2006
John Driedger (1938-2018)
2006-2022
Stan Toews
2022-?
Jim Funk
Term
Secretary-Treasurer
1919-1944
Johann D. “John” Goossen (1884-1951)
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Go here for a list of historic sites in Hanover.
Go here for a list of history books for Hanover.
“John D. Goossen dies at Steinbach,” Winnipeg Free Press, 30 March 1951, page 25.
“Former Reeve, Adolph Mueller dies,” Winnipeg Free Press, 27 March 1956, page 14.
Geographic Names of Manitoba, Manitoba Conservation, 2000.
We thank Ernest Braun, Ralph Friesen, and Nathan Kramer for providing additional information used here.
This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 7 May 2023
