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Manitoba Communities: Roblin (Unincorporated Rural Municipality)

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This municipality was named for Rodmond Palen Roblin, as was the Town of Roblin in western Manitoba.

Present Status

Municipality of Cartwright-Roblin (1 January 2015)

Incorporation History

Rural Municipality of Roblin (15 November 1902)
Amalgamated with Cartwright (1 January 2015)

Adjoining Municipalities

Argyle, Killarney-Turtle Mountain, Louise, Strathcona

Constituent Communities

Cartwright, Mather

Land Area (square km)

716.15

Population

Year

Total

1891

1245

1901

1421

1911

1854

1921

1860

1931

2228

1941

1919

1951

1344

1956

1344

1961

1294

1966

1193

1971

1084

1976

1030

1981

997

1986

1011

1991

954

1996

968

2001

955

2006

964

2011

932

Reeves

Term

Reeve

1902-1904

D. B. McKinnon

1905

A. Laughlin

1906

D. B. McKinnon

1907-1911

J. P. McKibbin

1912-1915

R. H. Robertson

1916-1919

J. P. McKibbin

1920-1928

John Bell Laughlin (1879-1941)

1929-1939

R. J. Trembath

1940-1945

H. H. Kinley

1946-1949

Glen W. McMillan

1950-1974

Charles N. Argue (1905-1991)

1974-1980

Ernest Leslie “Pat” Trembath (1909-2006)

1981-1995

Brian Gibson

1996-2005

Thomas I. Mowbray

2006-2010

David Lees

2011-2014

Thomas I. Mowbray

2015

See Cartwright-Roblin

Memorable Manitobans

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Historic Sites

Go here for a list of historic sites in Roblin.

Maps

Sources

Geographic Names of Manitoba, Manitoba Conservation, 2000.

We thank Vicki Wallace for providing additional information used here.

This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.

Page revised: 31 March 2017

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