Manitoba Communities: Oak Lake (Unincorporated Town)
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This village is named for a nearby lake.
Present Status
Rural Municipality of Sifton (1 January 2015)
Incorporation History
Town of Oak Lake (15 June 1907)
Amalgamation of Oak Lake and Sifton (1 January 2015)Land Area (square km)
2.73
Population
Year
Total
1911
449
1916
468
1921
500
1926
489
1931
473
1936
454
1941
464
1946
479
1951
467
1956
471
1961
430
1966
389
1971
342
1976
367
1981
369
1986
399
1991
350
1996
369
2001
359
2006
363
2011
383
Mayors
Term
Mayor
1908-1909
Robin L. Hood
1910-1912
Alexander Anderson Cameron (1864-1947)
1913-1915
James Black
1916-1917
A. S. Thompson
1918
James Lind
1919
W. W. McCubbin
1920-1921
Alexander Jack
1922-1924
Thomas Sandell (1873-?)
1925-1926
Ephriam Ure Steen (1862-1926)
1927
Percy Walter Paul (1879-1963)
1928-1929
Alexander Jack
1930-1932
Phillip Arthur Jackson (1881-1960)
1933-1934
Arthur Cooper
1935-1946
Adam S. Stewart
1947-1952
Peter Anderson Jr.
1953-1958
Clarence Osborne “Curly” Motheral (1912-1989)
1959-1960
Percy Walter Paul (1879-1963)
1961-1971
Clarence Osborne “Curly” Motheral (1912-1989)
1972-1977
Allan Sigurdson (?-c2005)
1978
Walter Cheslock
1979-1980
?
1981-1986
Gordon Bell
1987-1992
Louis Schwindt
1993-1995
Kerry Smith
1996-2003
Louis Schwindt
2004
?
2005-2014
Jeff Sigurdson
2015
See Sifton
Memorable Manitobans
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Historic Sites
Go here for a list of historic sites in Oak Lake.
History Books
Go here for a list of history books for Oak Lake.
Maps
Sources:
Geographic Names of Manitoba, Manitoba Conservation, 2000.
We thank Nathan Kramer for providing additional information used here.
This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 25 May 2020
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