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This municipality was named for the Duke of Argyle (Marquis of Lorne; 1845-1914), son-in-law to Queen Victoria, who was Governor General of Canada from 1878 to 1883.
Present Status
Municipality of Lorne (1 January 2015)
Incorporation History
Rural Municipality of Lorne (14 February 1880)
Amalgamation of Lorne, Somerset, Notre Dame de Lourdes (1 January 2015)Adjoining Municipalities
Argyle, Dufferin, Glenboro-South Cypress, Louise, Norfolk-Treherne, Pembina, Thompson, Victoria
Constituent Communities
Altamont, Bruxelles, Cardinal, Hubbell, Learys, Mariapolis, Norquay, Notre Dame de Lourdes, St. Alphonse, St. Leon, St. Lupicin, Somerset, Swan Lake
Land Area (square km)
909.40
Year
Total
1891
2588
1896
1842
1901
3206
1911
4456
1921
4837
1931
5194
1941
4991
1951
4318
1956
4085
1961
3978
1966
3033
1971
2654
1976
2596
1981
2425
1986
2316
1991
2128
1996
2167
2001
2033
2006
2003
2011
3006
2016
3041
2021
2904
Term
Reeve
1880-1884
?
1884-1893
Robert George O'Malley (1857-1938)
1893-1894
James Gardiner
1894-1905
D. E. Corbett
1905-1930
Dollard Therrien
1930-1937
Peter John Hallemans (1884-1961)
1937-1939
R. O. Jackson
1939-1940
Peter John Hallemans (1884-1961)
1940-1943
R. O. Jackson
1943-1951
Jean Louis Hacault
1951-1955
Peter John Hallemans (1884-1961)
1955-1971
Jean Louis Hacault
1971-1983
Adrien Wenceslas Doyon (1913-2007)
1983-1998
Lorne Sierens
1998-2006
Lionel “Lou” Badiou (1930-2013)
2007-?
Robert Davy
?-2018
?
2018-?
Aurel Pantel
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Geographic Names of Manitoba, Manitoba Conservation, 2000.
This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 2 January 2022
