Manitoba Communities: Woodworth (Unincorporated Rural Municipality)

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This municipality was named for Joseph Edward Woodworth.

Present Status

Rural Municipality of Wallace-Woodworth (1 January 2015)

Incorporation History

Rural Municipality of Woodworth (22 December 1883)
Amalgamated with Elkhorn and Wallace (1 January 2015)

Adjoining Municipalities

Blanshard, Daly, Hamiota, Miniota, Pipestone, Sifton, Wallace, Whitehead

Constituent Communities

Brierwood, Harding, Hillview, Kenton, Lenore, Maskawata, Ralphton

Land Area (square km)

817.84

Population

Year

Total

1891

1495

1896

1644

1901

2460

1911

2459

1921

2245

1931

2280

1941

2071

1951

1955

1956

1854

1961

1745

1966

1647

1971

1401

1976

1275

1981

1125

1986

1154

1991

1051

1996

1047

2001

939

2006

890

2011

860

Reeves

Term

Reeve

1883-1888

William Jones Helliwell (1849-1922)

1888-1893

Thomas Frame

1893-1897

William M. Shaw

1897-1898

Thomas Frame Sr.

1898-1901

A. W. Kent

1901-1906

Thomas R. Todd

1906-1909

George A. Titinus

1909-1910

Thomas R. Todd

1910-1911

Abraham C. Bray

1911-1914

George Campbell

1914-1916

G. A. Titmus

1916-1917

Henry Rowland Tolton (1868-1966)

1917-1962

Frederick John Gould (1871-1967)

1962-1965

C. H. Norman Hodson

1965-1969

J. A. Hill

1969-1973

Elgin R. Routledge

1973-1986

R. Ivan Bray

1986-1995

Robert B. Hunter

1995-2014

Denis Carter

2015

See Wallace-Woodworth

Memorable Manitobans

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Historic Sites

Go here for a list of historic sites in Woodworth.

History Books

Go here for a list of history books for Woodworth.

Maps

Rural Municipality of Woodworth

Sources

Geographic Names of Manitoba, Manitoba Conservation, 2000.

This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.

Page revised: 22 December 2024