Manitoba Communities: Victoria (Rural Municipality)

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This municipality was named for Queen Victoria (1819-1901).

Present Status

Rural Municipality of Victoria (15 November 1902)

Incorporation History

Rural Municipality of Victoria (15 November 1902)

Adjoining Municipalities

Argyle, Glenboro-South Cypress, Lorne, North Cypress-Langford, Norfolk-Treherne, North Norfolk

Constituent Communities

Cypress River, Holland, Landseer

Land Area (square km)

697.63

Population

Year

Total

1891

1000

1901

1962

1911

1905

1921

2036

1931

2090

1941

1877

1951

1707

1956

1670

1961

1620

1966

1503

1971

1490

1976

1467

1981

1431

1986

1453

1991

1405

1996

1275

2001

1181

2006

1149

2011

1119

2016

1132

2021

1188

Reeves

Term

Reeve

1902-1904

Robert J. Stewart

1904-1908

Peter Sinclair

1908-1911

Richard Thomas

1911-1919

John J. Staples

1919-1922

William Turner

1922-1928

Wesley Down (1860-?)

1928-1930

William Drummond

1930-1945

Wilbert F. Pentland

1945-1949

Ivan R. Graham

1949-1959

John Alex Sundell

1959-1962

Mel L. Jeffrey

1962-1971

Cecil A. Biglow

1971-1972

?

1972-1974

Ivan R. Graham

1974-1983

Clarence A. Sundell

1983-1989

Edward L. Budz

1989-2001

Harold W. Purkess

2001-?

Allan Steinke

?-?

Harold W. Purkess

?-2018

?

2018-?

Raymond Huggart

Memorable Manitobans

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Historic Sites

Go here for a list of historic sites in Victoria.

History Books

Go here for a list of history books for Victoria.

Maps

Sources

Geographic Names of Manitoba, Manitoba Conservation, 2000.

This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.

Page revised: 28 October 2022