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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)
Adjoining Municipalities
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
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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
Morton (2002) |
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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