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Manitoba Communities: Ritchot (Rural Municipality)
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This municipality was named for Joseph-Noel Ritchot.
Present Status
Rural Municipality of Ritchot (1 November 1890)
Incorporation History
Rural Municipality of Ritchot (1 November 1890)
Adjoining Municipalities
De Salaberry, Hanover, Macdonald, Morris, Ste. Anne, Springfield, Tache, Winnipeg
Constituent Communities
Cartier, Glenlea, Grande Pointe, Howden, Ile des Chenes, Niverville, St. Adolphe, Ste. Agathe, Willard
Land Area (square km)
333.55
Population
Year
Total
1871
600
1881
1100
1891
960
1896
2001
1901
2365
1911
1861
1921
1880
1931
2146
1941
2624
1951
2177
1956
2314
1961
2509
1966
2817
1971
2946
1976
3768
1981
4262
1986
4588
1991
5146
1996
5248
2001
4958
2006
5051
2011
5478
2016
6679
2021
7469
Reeves
Term
Reeve
1890-1891
?
1891-1892
Joseph Lemay
1892-1893
John Kenney
1893-1894
J. N. Camyre
1894-1895
Xavier Fontaine
1895-1896
Joseph Hamelin
1896-1898
J. N. Camyre
1898-1901
Joseph Hamelin
1901-1906
Louis-Misael Bougret dit Dufort (1848-1914)
1906-1907
Joseph Hamelin
1907-1911
Edmond Champagne
1911-1916
P. Legasse
1916-1920
O. Leclaire
1920-1923
Theobald Joyal
1923-1938
Eugene Landry
1938-1939
John V. Robinson
1939-1945
J. Francois Legal
1945-1947
S. Beaudoin
1947-1955
David Proteau
1955-1963
J. Francois Legal
1963-1967
David Proteau
1967-1973
John Stuart Wallace (1923-2007)
1973-1974
Fred Polanski
1974-1978
Philip Tencha
1978-1980
?
1980-1986
Raymond Lagasse (1927-2006)
1986-1992
John Stuart Wallace (1923-2007)
1992-1995
Cyrille Durand
1995-2014
Robert John “Bob” Stefaniuk (1946-2021)
2014-2017
Jackie Hunt
2017-2018
?
2018-?
Chris Ewen
Memorable Manitobans
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Historic Sites
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History Books
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Maps
Sources
Geographic Names of Manitoba, Manitoba Conservation, 2000.
“Byelection in Ritchot,” Winnipeg Free Press, 2 February 1973, page 22.
“Polanski Reeve of Ritchot,” Winnipeg Free Press, 27 February 1973, page 51.
Obituary [Robert John Stefaniuk], Winnipeg Free Press, 19 November 2021.
We thank Nathan Kramer for providing additional information used here.
This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 28 October 2022
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