Manitoba Communities: Lynn Lake (Town)

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This municipality was named for a nearby lake.

Present Status

Town of Lynn Lake (1 January 1997)

Incorporation History

Local Government District of Lynn Lake (9 May 1951)

Adjoining Municipalities

none

Land Area (square km)

910.23

Population

Year

Total

1996

1038

2001

699

2006

714

2011

674

2016

494

2021

579

Mayors

Term

Mayor

1960-1961

Cecil Ruddock Neely (1892-1974)

1961-1963

G. J. Forsyth

1963-1964

?

1964-1967

R. F. Robson

1967-1971

R. Moore

1971-1972

?

1972-1975

A. H. Enns

1975-1977

Walter Perepeluk

1977-1978

Carl Arnold Lawrence Morberg (1936-2005)

1978-1980

?

1980-1983

Walter W. Perepeluk

1983-1989

Stanley William Geddes (1925-2003)

1989-1991

Albert J. Linfitt

1991-2010

Audie Dulewich

2010-2011

Sean Maher

2011-2017

James Lindsay

2017-2022

Darwin “Jim” Shortt

2022-?

David Campbell

Memorable Manitobans

Search the MHS collection of biographies for ones connected to Lynn Lake:

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Historic Sites

Go here for a list of historic sites in Lynn Lake.

History Books

Go here for a list of history books for Lynn Lake.

Maps

Sources

Geographic Names of Manitoba, Manitoba Conservation, 2000.

We thank James Lindsay for providing additional information used here.

This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.

Page revised: 28 October 2022