Manitoba Communities: Langford (Unincorporated Rural Municipality)
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This municipality was named for a ford crossing of the Boggy Creek near the homestead of early settler John Hamilton Layng.
Present Status |
Municipality of North Cypress-Langford (1 January 2015) |
Incorporation History |
Rural Municipality of Langford (1 November 1890)
Amalgamated with North Cypress (1 January 2015) |
Adjoining Municipalities |
Elton, Lansdowne, Minto, North Cypress, Odanah, Rosedale, Westbourne |
Constituent Communities |
Haanel, Hallboro, Hummerston, Mentmore, Neepawa, Osprey |
Land Area (square km) |
561.95 |
Population
Year |
Total |
1891 |
1416 |
1896 |
1015 |
1901 |
1616 |
1911 |
1548 |
1921 |
1423 |
1931 |
1350 |
1941 |
1252 |
1951 |
1156 |
1956 |
1090 |
1961 |
981 |
1966 |
877 |
1971 |
749 |
1976 |
740 |
1981 |
772 |
1986 |
762 |
1991 |
733 |
1996 |
722 |
2001 |
784 |
2006 |
787 |
2011 |
767 |
Reeves
Term |
Reeve |
1891-1892 |
James Molland |
1893-1894 |
Joseph Montgomery |
1895 |
W. F. Sirett |
1896 |
Joseph Montgomery |
1897-1902 |
Peter McNab (1856-1921) |
1903-1906 |
W. G. Pollock |
1907-1909 |
George Little (c1858-1940) |
1910-1911 |
J. W. Newton |
1912-1916 |
Robert Habkirk |
1917-1919 |
Stewart Lindsay |
1920-1925 |
Frank Hockin |
1926-1929 |
Stewart Lindsay |
1930-1943 |
Donald Carmichael |
1944-1945 |
Robert Arnold |
1946-1948 |
Bertram Francis “Bert” Davidson (1884-1956) |
1949-1959 |
C. H. Hockin |
1960-1967 |
J. C. Montgomery |
1968-1978 |
Lloyd G. Briese (?-2009) |
1979-1989 |
Charles Mervin “Merv” Drayson (1924-2019) |
1990-1995 |
Glenn Montgomery |
1996-2005 |
Rick Evans (?-2017) |
2006 |
? |
2007-2014 |
Kathy Jasienczyk |
2015 |
See North Cypress-Langford |
Memorable Manitobans
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Historic Sites
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History Books
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Maps
Sources
Geographic Names of Manitoba, Manitoba Conservation, 2000.
First Century of Langford: 1891-1991 by Langford Centennial History Committee, 1990.
This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 24 November 2020
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