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Manitoba Communities: Eriksdale (Unincorporated Rural Municipality)
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This municipality was named for Jonas Erik Erikson, who is believed to have been the first Swedish settler in this area.
Present Status
Municipality of West Interlake (1 January 2015)
Incorporation History
Rural Municipality of Eriksdale (22 March 1918)
Amalgamated with Siglunes (1 January 2015)Adjoining Municipalities
Constituent Communities
Land Area (square km)
784.76
Population
Year
Total
1901
42
1911
1099
1921
2410
1931
1469
1941
1364
1951
1301
1956
1311
1961
1173
1966
1130
1971
1066
1976
1012
1981
1017
1986
1045
1991
977
1996
942
2001
889
2006
911
2011
846
Reeves
Term
Reeve
1919
A. F. Forsythe
1920-1921
Charles Simpson
1922-1926
James Forsythe
1927-1928
James Spence
1929-1930
A. J. Morton
1931-1933
S. D. B. Stephanson
1934-1935
George Slaughter
1936-1947
John Lindell
1948-1949
Mrs. M. E. Allen
1950-1951
John Sigurdson
1952-1953
Daniel McFadyen
1954-1969
G. R. Duncan
1970-1989
Gordon K. Smith
1990-1993
Robert Samuel “Bob” Lundale (1924-2003)
1993-2006
David McLelland (1940-2012)
2006-2010
Brian Joseph McKinnon (1948-2010)
2010-2014
Arne Lindell
2015
See West Interlake
Memorable Manitobans
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Historic Sites
Go here for a list of historic sites in Eriksdale.
History Books
Go here for a list of history books for Eriksdale.
Maps
Sources
Geographic Names of Manitoba, Manitoba Conservation, 2000.
This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 4 November 2019
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