Manitoba Communities: West St. Paul (Rural Municipality)

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This municipality was named for the parish church at Middlechurch.

Present Status	Rural Municipality of West St. Paul (3 November 1915)
Incorporation History	Rural Municipality of St. Paul (?) Subdivided into East St. Paul and West St. Paul (3 November 1915)
Adjoining Municipalities	East St. Paul, St. Andrews, Winnipeg
Constituent Communities	Blackdale, Middlechurch, Rivercrest
Land Area (square km)	87.66

Population

Year	Total
1921	510
1931	790
1941	1032
1951	1423
1956	1623
1961	2032
1966	2284
1971	2429
1976	2570
1981	2745
1986	3138
1991	3658
1996	3720
2001	4085
2006	4357
2011	4932
2016	5368
2021	6682

Reeves

Term	Reeve
1915-1928	Thomas Henry Emes (1852-1941)
1928-1930	James M. McNaughton (1866-?)
1930-1945	Wesley Andrews
1945-1957	J. S. Fulsher
1957-1969	Arthur Edward Christensen (1916-2018)
1969-1986	John C. “Chic” Balderstone (1908-2001)
1986-1992	Linda McDonald
1992-2001	David B. Oster (c1948-2002)
2001-?	Clifford Dearman
?-2018	Bruce J. Henley
2018-2022	Cheryl Christian
2022-?	Peter Truijen

Memorable Manitobans

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Historic Sites

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History Books

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Maps

Sources:

“Suburban points [East and West St. Paul],” Winnipeg Free Press, 8 December 1915, page 4.

Geographic Names of Manitoba, Manitoba Conservation, 2000.

This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.

Page revised: 28 October 2022