Manitoba Communities: Boulton (Rural Municipality)

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This municipality was named for Charles Arkoll Boulton (1841-1899).

Present Status

Rural Municipality of Riding Mountain West (1 January 2015)

Incorporation History

Rural Municipality of Boulton (22 December 1883)
Amalgamated with Shellmouth into Rural Municipality of Shellmouth-Boulton (1 January 1999)

Adjoining Municipalities

Grandview, Hillsburg, Shellmouth, Silver Creek

Constituent Communities

Cracknell, Lennard, Petlura, Shell Valley

Land Area (square km)

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Population

Year

Total

1901

260

1911

507

1921

970

1931

1546

1941

1735

1951

1267

1956

1209

1961

979

1966

890

1971

688

1976

565

1981

509

1986

459

1991

378

1996

?

Reeves

Term

Reeve

1884-1886

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1887-1888

William Hembroff

1889

George W. Lloyd

1890-1892

William James Barrett-Lennard (1857-1940)

1893-1911

William Hembroff

1912

James Stevens

1913-1923

Donald R. McDonald

1924-1932

Charles McDonald

1933-1937

Kenneth Smith (1878-1949)

1938-1944

Donald R. McDonald

1945-1967

Peter James Gaber (1912-2007)

1968-1978

G. Motoshoski

1979-1980

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1981-1992

Derek H. Bezo

1993-1998

William “Bill” Nevistiuk (1925-2014)

Memorable Manitobans

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Historic Sites

Go here for a list of historic sites in Boulton.

History Books

Go here for a list of history books for Boulton.

Maps

Boulton (August 1968)
Source: Gordon Goldsborough

Sources

Geographic Names of Manitoba, Manitoba Conservation, 2000.

This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.

Page revised: 5 February 2019