Manitoba Historical Society
     Keeping history alive for over 139 years
 

Pay & Donate in the MHS Online Shop


Manitoba
History
No. 86


This Old
Elevator


Abandoned
Manitoba


Memorable
Manitobans


Historic Sites
of Manitoba

 Old Kildonan

Manitoba Communities: Old Kildonan (Unincorporated Municipality)

Link to:
Population | Mayors / Reeves | Memorable Manitobans | Historic Sites | History Books | Maps | Sources

This municipality was named for the larger region of Kildonan from which it was created.

Present Status

City of Winnipeg (1 January 1972)

Incorporation History

Subdivision of Rural Municipality of Kildonan (1914)
Municipality of Old Kildonan (1921)
Amalgamation of Assiniboia, Brooklands, Charleswood, East Kildonan, Fort Garry, North Kildonan, Old Kildonan, St. Boniface, St. James, St. Vital, Transcona, Tuxedo, West Kildonan, and Winnipeg (1 January 1972)

Land Area (square km)

?

Population

Year

Total

1931

647

1941

704

1951

869

1956

1011

1961

1327

1966

1392

1971

1984

Reeves

Term

Reeve

1922-1935

Robert Wilke Toshack (1859-1943)

1936-1949

Harry Wilson Swailes (1887-1977)

1950-1954

Duncan Fairlie Christie (1909-1977)

1955-1959

Samuel Nikolaievich “Sam” Bondar (c1899-1973)

1959-1964

John Stephan Blechner [Blackner] (1907-1984)

1964-1965

Samuel Nikolaievich “Sam” Bondar (c1899-1973)

1965-1966

John Stephan Blechner [Blackner] (1907-1984)

1966-1968

John Michael Pickley (1913-1998)

1968-1971

Charles Walter “Charlie” Ferrier (1917-2005)

1972

Merged into Winnipeg

Sources:

Manitoba Gazette, 1887-1959. Manitoba Legislative Library.

“Old Kildonan became separate unit in 1921,” Winnipeg Free Press, 31 December 1971, page 20.

We thank Nathan Kramer for providing additional information used here.

This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.

Page revised: 4 July 2017

Back to top of page
   


To report an error on the above page, please contact the MHS Webmaster.

Home  |  Terms & Conditions  |  FAQ  |  Contact Us  |  Privacy Policy  |  Donations Policy

© 1998-2018 Manitoba Historical Society. All rights reserved.