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Manitoba Communities: Morris (Rural Municipality)

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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

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

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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.

This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.

Page revised: 28 November 2018