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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, Sperling, 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 |
Reeves
Term |
Reeve/Mayor |
1880 |
Jean E. Peter |
1881 |
J. E. Geber |
1882 |
John A. Walker |
1883 |
William A. Russell |
1884-1892 |
John Sutherland Campbell (1838-1926) |
1893-1898 |
Henry Snarr (1852-1925) |
1899-1900 |
W. R. Ritchey |
1901-1904 |
Henry Snarr (1852-1925) |
1905-1907 |
John Wilton |
1908-1910 |
Robert Taylor |
1911-1913 |
James Clubb |
1914 |
Fred J. Last |
1915-1918 |
William Stevenson |
1919 |
T. J. H. Lewis |
1920-1922 |
George Churchill |
1923-1935 |
Cassius Lamont Stoney (1872-1959) |
1936-1937 |
George Churchill |
1938-1949 |
Diedrich Heppner |
1950-1951 |
B. W. Thiessen |
1952-1954 |
Bruce MacKenzie |
1955-1959 |
C. J. Neufeld |
1960-1966 |
Bruce MacKenzie |
1967-1971 |
Charles W. Anderson |
1972-1975 |
Harold D. Earl |
1976-1983 |
Alvin Rempel |
1984-1995 |
Dan Thiessen |
1996-2010 |
Herm Martens |
2010-? |
Ralph Groening |
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
Geographic Names of Manitoba, Manitoba Conservation, 2000.
This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 4 December 2017
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