Manitoba Communities: Harrison (Unincorporated Rural Municipality)

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This municipality was named for David Howard Harrison.

Present Status	Municipality of Harrison Park (1 January 2015)
Incorporation History	Rural Municipality of Harrison (22 December 1883) Amalgamated with Park (1 January 2015)
Adjoining Municipalities	Blanshard, Clanwilliam, Minto, Park, Saskatchewan, Strathclair
Constituent Communities	Newdale, Ozerna, Rackham, Sandy Lake
Land Area (square km)	476.73

Population

Year	Total
1891	437
1896	286
1901	619
1911	1489
1921	2147
1931	2482
1941	2446
1951	2005
1956	1804
1961	1697
1966	1629
1971	1327
1976	1202
1981	1093
1986	1027
1991	900
1996	894
2001	837
2006	812
2011	864

Reeves

Term	Reeve
1884-1887	?
1888-1900	Edward McGill
1901	A. E. Gamey
1902-1905	Neil Cameron (1863-1935)
1906-1908	W. G. Wilson
1909-1910	Thomas M. Leggatt (1869-?)
1911-1914	W. A. Armstrong
1915-1918	Neil Cameron (1863-1935)
1919-1920	W. R. Lavery
1921-1922	Neil Cameron (1863-1935)
1923-1932	James McLaren
1933-1939	John A. Proven
1940-1945	Ira S. DeWitt
1946-1947	M. S. Sawisky
1948-1951	Ira S. DeWitt
1952-1959	John A. Proven
1960-1967	N. Serenuk
1968-1969	John H. “Jack” Creber (?-2014)
1970-1977	Adam Usick (1923-2015)
1978	Wil Norosky
1979-1980	?
1981-1986	Edward Nowell (?-c2009)
1986-1998	Ernest “Ernie” Malchuk (1930-2021)
1998-2006	Tony Novalkowski (?-c2009)
2007-?	Anthony Kowalchuk (1946-2017)
?-2014	Murray Davies
2015	See Harrison Park

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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