Manitoba Communities: Russell (Unincorporated Rural Municipality)

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This municipality was named in commemoration of Surveyor-General Lindsay Russell.

Present Status	Municipality of Russell-Binscarth (1 January 2015)
Incorporation History	Rural Municipality of Russell (15 August 1881) Amalgamation of Binscarth, Russell and Russell (1 January 2015)
Adjoining Municipalities	Birtle, Ellice, Shellmouth-Boulton, Silver Creek
Constituent Communities	Binscarth, Harrowby, Madill, Millwood, Penrith, Russell
Land Area (square km)	567.83

Population

Year	Total
1896	742
1901	1387
1911	1351
1921	1021
1931	1212
1941	1152
1951	1081
1956	1088
1961	1046
1966	1087
1971	833
1976	710
1981	653
1986	634
1991	528
1996	553
2001	544
2006	484
2011	459

Reeves

Term	Reeve
1881-1887	?
1887-1889	Alexander B. Callin
1889-1894	A. B. McDougall
1894-1898	Alexander B. Callin
1898-1899	C. A. Boulton
1899-1902	A. McDonagh
1902-1903	E. M. Williams
1903-1904	A. Clee
1904-1907	E. M. Williams
1907-1911	George Cartwright (1848-1911)
1911-1912	William McKinnon
1912-1918	H. V. Bailey
1918-1927	E. C. De Balinhard
1927-1932	William McKinnon
1932-1936	John W. Gray
1936-1965	James Rea (1882-1969)
1965-1969	Bert Thompson
1969-1978	Ronald Collins (?-c2008)
1978-1983	George Robert Witty
1983-1986	Gordon Bryer
1986-1989	George Robert Witty
1989-2001	Keith “Wayne” Collins (1949-2024)
2001-2014	Robert W. Muir
2015	See Russell-Binscarth

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.

This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.

Page revised: 27 November 2024