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This municipality was named for Alexander Morris.
Present Status |
Rural Municipality of Morris (14 February 1880) |
Incorporation History |
Rural Municipality of Morris (14 February 1880) |
Adjoining Municipalities |
DeSalaberry, Dufferin, Macdonald, Montcalm, Rhineland, Ritchot, Roland |
Constituent Communities |
Aubigny, Kane, Lowe Farm, McTavish, Morris, Riverside, Rosenort, Sewell, Silver Plains, Smith Spur, Sperling, Swains, Trump, Union Point |
Land Area (square km) |
1041.15 |
Population
Year |
Total |
1881 |
1200 |
1891 |
1200 |
1901 |
2286 |
1911 |
3423 |
1921 |
4441 |
1931 |
4509 |
1941 |
5095 |
1951 |
4458 |
1956 |
4183 |
1961 |
3985 |
1966 |
3716 |
1971 |
3279 |
1976 |
3148 |
1981 |
2971 |
1986 |
2937 |
1991 |
2865 |
1996 |
2816 |
2001 |
2723 |
2006 |
2662 |
2011 |
2999 |
2016 |
3047 |
2021 |
3049 |
Reeves
Term |
Reeve/Mayor |
1880 |
Jean E. Peter |
1880-1881 |
J. E. Geber |
1881-1882 |
John A. Walker |
1882-1883 |
William A. Russell |
1883-1892 |
John Sutherland Campbell (1838-1926) |
1892-1898 |
Henry Snarr (1852-1925) |
1898-1900 |
W. R. Ritchey |
1900-1904 |
Henry Snarr (1852-1925) |
1904-1907 |
John Wilton |
1907-1910 |
Robert Taylor |
1910-1913 |
James Clubb |
1913-1914 |
Fred J. Last |
1914-1918 |
William Stevenson |
1918-1919 |
T. J. H. Lewis |
1919-1922 |
George Churchill |
1922-1935 |
Cassius Lamont Stoney (1872-1959) |
1935-1937 |
George Churchill |
1937-1949 |
Diedrich Heppner |
1949-1951 |
B. W. Thiessen |
1951-1954 |
Bruce MacKenzie |
1954-1959 |
C. J. Neufeld |
1959-1966 |
Bruce MacKenzie |
1966-1971 |
Charles W. Anderson |
1971-1975 |
Harold D. Earl |
1975-1983 |
Alvin Rempel |
1983-1995 |
Daniel “Dan” Thiessen (1939-2020) |
1995-2010 |
Herm Martens |
2010-2022 |
Ralph Groening |
2022-? |
Scott Siemens |
Memorable Manitobans
Search the MHS collection of biographies for ones connected to Morris:
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:
Obituary [Daniel Thiessen], Winnipeg Free Press, 22 February 2020.
Geographic Names of Manitoba, Manitoba Conservation, 2000.
This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 28 October 2022
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