Manitoba Communities: Victoria Beach (Rural Municipality)

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

Present Status	Rural Municipality of Victoria Beach (14 March 1919)
Incorporation History	Rural Municipality of Victoria Beach (14 March 1919)
Adjoining Municipalities	Alexander
Constituent Communities	Victoria Beach
Land Area (square km)	20.26

Population

Year	Total
1901	9
1911	14
1921	69
1931	148
1941	285
1951	239
1956	245
1961	277
1966	243
1971	219
1976	195
1981	215
1986	188
1991	196
1996	227
2001	265
2006	388
2011	374
2016	398
2021	689

Reeves

Term	Reeve
1919-1920	Charles William Nassau Kennedy (1866-?)
1920-1928	Frank E. Sprague
1928-1935	F. C. O'Brien
1935-1945	Victor L. Scott (1898-1952)
1945-1947	John W. Beech
1947-1951	James T. Irving
1951-1965	H. E. Gibson
1965-1968	Tammas Reynolds “Thomas” Scott (1929-2015)
1968-1970	H. T. Martin
1970-1975	Aidan Hamilton Conklin (1905-1995)
1975-1977	Phillip G. Nutter
1977-1995	Lawrence Samuel “Sam” McMorris (1919-2006)
1995-?	William McDonald
?-?	Thomas Joseph Patrick “Tom” Farrell (1938-2022)
?-2018	Brian Hodgson
2018-?	Penny McMorris

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.

“Victoria Beach chooses new reeve, giving challenger a whopping 81% of the vote,” CBC News, 28 July 2018.

This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.

Page revised: 13 February 2024