Manitoba Communities: Park (Unincorporated Rural Municipality)

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This municipality is named for the nearby Riding Mountain National Park.

Present Status	Municipality of Harrison Park (1 January 2015)
Incorporation History	Local Government District of Park (1 January 1948) Rural Municipality of Park (1 January 1997) Amalgamation of Harrison and Park (1 January 2015)
Adjoining Municipalities	Clanwilliam, Harrison, Rossburn, Shoal Lake, Strathclair
Constituent Communities	Crawford Park, Dolyny, Horod, Onanole, Rogers, Seech, Wasagaming, Wisla
Land Area (square km)	500.85

Population

Year	Total
1951	1943
1956	1830
1961	1515
1966	1312
1971	1086
1976	993
1981	951
1986	945
1991	935
1996	961
2001	889
2006	1003
2011	935

Reeves

Term	Reeve
1960-1961	R. M. McMurray
1962-1971	Mrs. Donalda Payne
1972	?
1973-1975	Roger A. Bouvier
1976-1978	Russell Novalkowski
1979-1980	?
1981-1983	James Irwin
1984-1986	Robert Curle
1987-1990	Russell Novalkowski
1991	?
1992	Jack S. Stacey
1993-1995	Dave McArthur
1996-2005	Ray Frey
2006-2007	R. Boyd Robertson (1932-2015)
2008-2014	Craig Atkinson
2015	See Harrison Park

Memorable Manitobans

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Historic Sites

Go here for a list of historic sites in Park.

History Books

Go here for a list of history books for Park.

Maps

Sources

Geographic Names of Manitoba, Manitoba Conservation, 2000.

This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.

Page revised: 20 November 2019