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Manitoba Communities: Shellmouth (Unincorporated Rural Municipality)
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This municipality was named Shellmouth because the mouth of the Shell River at the Assiniboine River occurred in its area.
Present Status
Rural Municipality of Riding Mountain West (1 January 2015)
Incorporation History
Rural Municipality of Shellmouth (1 December 1907)
Amalgamated with Boulton into Rural Municipality of Shellmouth-Boulton (1 January 1999)Adjoining Municipalities
Constituent Communities
Land Area (square km)
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Population
Year
Total
1901
451
1911
1114
1921
1567
1931
1884
1941
1645
1951
1572
1956
1502
1961
1460
1966
1294
1971
1033
1976
958
1981
886
1986
805
1991
760
1996
?
Reeves
Term
Reeve
1908-1919
Thomas McLennan
1920
John McEwan
1921
Thomas McLennan
1922-1925
John McEwan
1926-1963
Edwin Henry “Harry” Armstrong (1889-1964)
1964-1975
H. M. Keay (?-2009)
1976-1992
Edgar Arnold Mench (1926-2017)
1993-1998
Alvin Zimmer
Memorable Manitobans
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Historic Sites
Go here for a list of historic sites in Shellmouth.
History Books
Go here for a list of history books for Shellmouth.
Maps
Shellmouth (1969) |
Sources
Geographic Names of Manitoba, Manitoba Conservation, 2000.
This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 9 November 2017
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