Manitoba Communities: Winkler (City)

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This municipality, established in 1892, is named for merchant and politician Valentine Winkler.

Present Status	City of Winkler (7 April 2002)
Incorporation History	Village of Winkler (7 April 1906) Town of Winkler (7 April 1954)
Adjoining Municipalities	Stanley
Land Area (square km)	17.01

Population

Year	Total
1906	530
1911	458
1916	547
1921	812
1926	971
1931	1005
1936	1036
1941	957
1946	1164
1951	1331
1956	1634
1961	2529
1966	2570
1971	2983
1976	3749
1981	5046
1986	5926
1991	6397
1996	7241
2001	7943
2006	9106
2011	10670
2016	12660
2021	13745

Mayors

Term	Mayor
1906-1909	J. J. Loewen
1909-1910	Gerhard Wiebe
1910-1912	J. P. Penner
1912-1914	J. J. Funk
1914-1916	J. P. Penner
1916-1919	Peter Bueckert
1919-1922	John Braun
1922-1923	J. J. Loewen
1923-1927	Peter Bueckert
1927-1935	John J. Enns
1935-1945	Peter Bueckert
1945-1951	George W. Neufeld
1951-1953	Menno Hooge
1953-1959	George W. Neufeld
1959-1965	Peter James Kroeker (1923-2010)
1965-1967	J. Epp
1967-1992	Henry F. Wiebe
1992-1998	John Krahn
1998-2005	Neil Schmidt
2005-2006	?
2006-2022	Martin Harder
2022-?	Henry Siemens

Memorable Manitobans

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Historic Sites

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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