Manitoba Communities: Thompson (Rural Municipality)

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This municipality in southern Manitoba (as distinct from the city in northern Manitoba) is named for early settler and first postmaster William Thompson.

Present Status	Rural Municipality of Thompson (1 November 1908)
Incorporation History	Rural Municipality of Thompson (1 November 1908)
Adjoining Municipalities	Dufferin, Lorne, Pembina, Roland, Stanley
Constituent Communities	Deerwood, Lintrathen, Miami, Opawaka, Pomeroy, Rosebank
Land Area (square km)	528.83

Population

Year	Total
1901	1889
1911	1938
1921	2180
1931	2078
1941	1930
1951	1735
1956	1608
1961	1557
1966	1522
1971	1407
1976	1390
1981	1364
1986	1293
1991	1262
1996	1321
2001	1333
2006	1259
2011	1397
2016	1422
2021	1518

Reeves

Term	Term
1908-1914	James Wesley Umphrey (1864-1948)
1914-1921	William A. McKay
1921-1928	D. F. Stewart
1928-1945	George Compton (1872-1950)
1945-1955	William McCulloch
1955-1961	Lorne C. Kennedy
1961-1980	Rudolf Hink
1980-1989	Donald James Alexander (1934-2009)
1989-2008	Brian Douglas Schwartz (1948-2008)
2008-2014	Jason Vanstone
2014-?	Brian Callum

Memorable Manitobans

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Historic Sites

Go here for a list of historic sites in Thompson.

History Books

Go here for a list of history books for Thompson.

Maps

Sources

Geographic Names of Manitoba, Manitoba Conservation, 2000.

This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.

Page revised: 28 October 2022