Manitoba Communities: Stanley (Rural Municipality)

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Established in 1890 from parts of the former South Dufferin County and North Dufferin County, this municipality was named for Baron Stanley of Preston who was Governor General of Canada from 1888 to 1893. He donated the Stanley Cup to recognize excellence in the sport of hockey.

Present Status	Rural Municipality of Stanley (1 November 1890)
Adjoining Municipalities	Pembina, Rhineland, Roland, Thompson
Constituent Communities	Blumenfeld, Blumstein (west), Burwalde (west), Chortitz (west), Eichenfeld, Einlage, Friedensfeld, Friedensruh, Glencross, Haskett, Hochfeld, Hoffnungsfeld (west), Kronsfeld, Morden, Mountain City, Nelson/Nelsonville, Neuenberg, Osterwick, Reinfeld (west), Reinland, Rosenthal (west), Schanzenfeld, Schoendorf, Schoenfeld (west), Thornhill, Waldheim, Winkler
Land Area (square km)	835.59

Population

Year	Total
1891	5236
1901	7229
1911	4739
1921	5817
1931	5948
1941	6204
1951	5586
1956	5631
1961	4967
1966	4802
1971	4345
1976	3971
1981	4257
1986	4603
1991	4558
1996	4616
2001	5139
2006	6367
2011	8356
2016	8969
2021	8981

Reeves

Term	Reeve
1890-1892	Valentine Winkler (1864-1920)
1892-1896	John Taylor Borthwick (1849-1926)
1896-1897	?
1897-1899	James Stodders
1899-1904	John Taylor Borthwick (1849-1926)
1904-1908	D. F. Stewart
1908-1909	G. H. Bradshaw
1909-1910	John Taylor Borthwick (1849-1926)
1910-1916	Henry Johnston
1916-1920	R. A. Henderson
1920-1922	John Sweet (1861-1942)
1922-1931	John S. Gillis
1931-1932	Johann Braun
1932-1941	John H. Martens
1941-1949	John Robert Walkof (1888-1965)
1949-1963	O. R. Gruener
1963-1967	I. Warkentin
1967-1977	George J. Froese (?-c2006)
1977-1980	Arthur J. “Art” Warkentine (1927-2021)
1980-1987	George J. Froese (?-c2006)
1987-1998	Melvin I. Hoeppner (?-2021)
1998-2005	Ted C. Dyck
2005-2006	?
2006-2014	Art Petkau
2014-2022	Morris A. Olafson
2022-?	Ike Friesen

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Historic Sites

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Maps

Sources

Geographic Names of Manitoba, Manitoba Conservation, 2000.

Obituary [Arthur Warkentine], Winnipeg Free Press, 13 March 2001.

This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.

Page revised: 28 October 2022