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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 (1936-2018)
1995-2005	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: 28 November 2018