Manitoba Communities: St. Laurent (Rural Municipality)

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This municipality was named by Roman Catholic missionary Charles Camper for St. Lawrence (St. Laurent in French). From 1944 to 1974, it was under the control of a Resident Administrator. It was restored to full municipal status on 22 November 1974 and its Administrator was replaced with an elected Reeve and six Councillors.

Present Status

Rural Municipality of St. Laurent (25 May 1881)

Incorporation History

Rural Municipality of St. Laurent (25 May 1881)

Adjoining Municipalities

Armstrong, Coldwell, Rockwood, Woodlands

Constituent Communities

Harperville, Oak Point, St. Laurent, Twin Lakes Beach

Land Area (square km)

465.29

Population

Year

Total

1896

648

1901

771

1911

970

1921

1068

1931

1266

1941

1695

1951

1576

1956

1754

1961

1760

1966

1655

1971

1326

1976

1272

1981

1114

1986

1119

1991

1115

1996

1020

2001

1172

2006

1454

2011

1305

2016

1338

2021

1542

Reeves

Term

Reeve

1881-1887

?

1887-1892

Jeremiah M. J. Mulvihill (c1840-1913)

1892-1894

Daniel Devlin

1894-1896

Jeremiah M. J. Mulvihill (c1840-1913)

1896-1897

A. Delaronde

1897-1904

Jeremiah M. J. Mulvihill (c1840-1913)

1904-1912

Joseph Hamelin

1912-1913

A. G. Hepworth

1913-1914

Joseph Hamelin

1914-1916

H. A. Hepworth

1917-1920

Joseph Hamelin

1920-1922

Laurent Atkinson

1922-1924

H. William Connelly

1924-1928

William Carriere

1928-1929

H. William Connelly

1929-1930

H. D. Hunter

1930-1932

Robert Kerr Jr.

1932-1942

Emil A. Heyser

1942-1943

Joseph Desharnais

1943-1944

R. R. Belanger [Administrator]

1944-1947

Edmond N. Coutu [Administrator]

1947-1956

John Reeves [Administrator]

1956-1959

N. J. Allard [Administrator]

1959-1974

Leonard Conrad [Administrator]

1974-1975

Leonard Conrad

1975-1983

Yves Kerbrat (1924-2000)

1983-1989

Henri L'Heureux (1925-2002)

1989-1998

Aimé Gauthier (1926-2005)

1998-2007

Denis Carriere (?-?)

2008-2014

Earl Zotter

2014-2022

Cheryl Smith

2022-?

Richard Chartrand

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: 28 October 2022