Manitoba Communities: Morris (Town)

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This municipality was named for Alexander Morris.

Present Status	Town of Morris (29 January 1883)
Incorporation History	Town of Morris (29 January 1883)
Adjoining Municipalities	Morris (RM)
Land Area (square km)	6.10

Population

Year	Total
1891	286
1901	465
1906	513
1911	598
1916	665
1921	796
1926	777
1931	768
1936	830
1941	953
1946	920
1951	1193
1956	1260
1961	1370
1966	1339
1971	1399
1976	1572
1981	1570
1986	1613
1991	1616
1996	1645
2001	1673
2006	1643
2011	1797
2016	1885
2021	1975

Mayors

Term	Mayor
1883-1884	?
1884-1885	Robert Fairbairn McTavish (1851-1918)
1885-1893	?
1893-1895	Simon James Collum (c1844-1916)
1895-1901	Alpin Chisholm (c1863-1956)
1901-1902	?
1902-1903	Daniel Mackenzie Ure (1853-1925)
1903-1904	Robert Fairbairn McTavish (1851-1918)
1904-1905	Daniel Mackenzie Ure (1853-1925)
1905-1909	J. M. Phillips
1909-1914	John Wilton (1852-1920)
1914-1921	A. E. Code
1921-1926	Robert Lachlan Ross (1869-1943)
1926-1935	William Moore (1872-1956)
1935-1939	Leonard A. Slater
1939-1941	John N. Christison
1941-1945	H. R. Francis
1945-1947	Dr. J. F. Skinner
1947-1953	Harold P. Shewman (1900-1969)
1953-1961	O. T. Johnson
1961-1969	Alexander Robert Godkin (1919-2010)
1969-1971	D. E. Burke
1971-1972	?
1972-1986	John D. “Jack” Murray
1986-2001	Dale Hoffman
2001-2006	Barrie Arnold Stevenson (1948-2014)
2006-?	Dale Hoffman
?-2018	Gavin van der Linde
2018-?	Scott Crick

Memorable Manitobans

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Historic Sites

Go here for a list of historic sites in Morris.

History Books

Go here for a list of history books for Morris.

Maps

Sources

Geographic Names of Manitoba, Manitoba Conservation, 2000.

We thank Cynthia Eichholz for providing additional information used here.

This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.

Page revised: 28 October 2022