Manitoba Communities: Morton (Unincorporated Rural Municipality)
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This municipality was named for pioneering farmer George Morton (1821-1891).
Present Status |
Municipality of Boissevain-Morton (1 January 2015) |
Incorporation History |
Rural Municipality of Morton (1 November 1890)
Amalgamation of Boissevain and Morton (1 January 2015)
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Adjoining Municipalities |
Cameron, Riverside, Turtle Mountain, Whitewater, Winchester |
Constituent Communities |
Abigail, Adelpha, Croll, Desford, Fairburn, Horton, Orthez, Schaffner, Turtle Mountain City, Waubeesh, Whitewater |
Land Area (square km) |
1089.88 |
Population
Year |
Total |
1891 |
1300 |
1901 |
2173 |
1911 |
2109 |
1921 |
2070 |
1931 |
2466 |
1941 |
2075 |
1951 |
1797 |
1956 |
1721 |
1961 |
1538 |
1966 |
1440 |
1971 |
1258 |
1976 |
1177 |
1981 |
939 |
1986 |
885 |
1991 |
848 |
1996 |
832 |
2001 |
760 |
2006 |
718 |
2011 |
698 |
Reeves
Term |
Reeve |
1891-1895 |
William Millar (1848-1908) |
1896 |
James Rae |
1897 |
James Johnson (1855-1929) |
1898 |
James Sinclair Reekie (1857-?) |
1899-1900 |
William Millar (1848-1908) |
1901-1902 |
J. G. Washington |
1903-1904 |
William Shannon |
1905-1919 |
Richard Gardiner Willis (1865-1929) |
1920-1937 |
John Peacock |
1938-1944 |
Clifford Neville Mains (1890-1948) |
1945-1965 |
R. Alvin Patterson |
1966-1972 |
William D. Eaket |
1973-1976 |
Ernest F. Noble |
1977-1980 |
Scott A. Gervin |
1981-1989 |
D. Barry Dickson |
1990-1995 |
Ervin Neufeld |
1996-2014 |
Robert J. D. McCallum |
Memorable Manitobans
Search the MHS collection of biographies for ones connected to Morton:
Historic Sites
Go here for a list of historic sites in Morton.
History Books
Go here for a list of history books for Morton.
Maps
Sources
Beckoning Hills Revisited: Ours is a Goodly Heritage, Morton-Boissevain 1881-1981. Boissevain History Committee, 1981. Manitoba Legislative Library, F5648.T87.
Geographic Names of Manitoba, Manitoba Conservation, 2000.
This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 21 September 2018
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