Manitoba Communities: Shell River (Unincorporated Rural Municipality)
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This municipality was named for the Shell River that flows through it.
Present Status |
Municipality of Roblin (1 January 2015) |
Incorporation History |
Rural Municipality of Shell River (22 December 1883)
Amalgamation of Hillsburg, Roblin and Shell River (1 January 2015) |
Adjoining Municipalities |
Hillsburg, Shellmouth-Boulton |
Constituent Communities |
Boggy Creek, Deepdale, Makaroff, Roblin, San Clara, Silverwood, Tummel, Walkerburn, Zelena |
Land Area (square km) |
1027.65 |
Population
Year |
Total |
1951 |
2223 |
1956 |
2099 |
1961 |
1837 |
1966 |
1668 |
1971 |
1435 |
1976 |
1271 |
1981 |
1161 |
1986 |
1222 |
1991 |
1165 |
1996 |
1039 |
2001 |
991 |
2006 |
931 |
2011 |
1084 |
Reeves
Term |
Reeve |
1884-1887 |
Alexander Stewart |
1888 |
Henry Gill |
1889-1895 |
Alexander Stewart |
1896-1897 |
James Richardson |
1898-1904 |
Alexander Stewart |
1905 |
John A. Gill |
1906-1908 |
John Arnott |
1909 |
Frederic Young Newton (1870-1959) |
1910-1911 |
R. W. McBride |
1912 |
Robert Rae (1867-1951) |
1913 |
W. J. Dunlop |
1914-1917 |
Robert Rae (1867-1951) |
1918-1920 |
John Arnott |
1921-1938 |
Sydney Ernest Rogers (1888-1965) |
1939 |
T. L. Dillon |
1940-1947 |
M. A. Clarke |
1948-1949 |
Alfred G. Diamond |
1950-1955 |
M. A. Clarke |
1956-1983 |
F. H. Wilson |
1984-1986 |
Mervyn G. Mickelson |
1987-2014 |
Albert Nabe |
2015 |
See Roblin |
Memorable Manitobans
Search the MHS collection of biographies for ones connected to Shell River:
Historic Sites
Go here for a list of historic sites in Shell River.
History Books
Go here for a list of history books for Shell River.
Maps
Sources
Geographic Names of Manitoba, Manitoba Conservation, 2000.
This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 5 August 2019
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