Manitoba Communities: Minto (Unincorporated Rural Municipality)
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This municipality was named for Gilbert John Murray Kynymond Elliot, Fourth Earl of Minto, and Governor General of Canada from 1898 to 1904.
Present Status |
Rural Municipality of Minto-Odanah (1 January 2015) |
Incorporation History |
Rural Municipality of Minto (15 November 1902)
Amalgamation of Minto and Odanah (1 January 2015) |
Adjoining Municipalities |
Clanwilliam, Harrison, Langford, Odanah, Rosedale, Saskatchewan |
Constituent Communities |
Ameer, Bethany, Clanwilliam, Largs, Minnedosa, Orrville |
Land Area (square km) |
363.65 |
Population
Year |
Total |
1901 |
1164 |
1911 |
1432 |
1921 |
1623 |
1931 |
1587 |
1941 |
1528 |
1951 |
1324 |
1956 |
1215 |
1961 |
1080 |
1966 |
923 |
1971 |
784 |
1976 |
732 |
1981 |
698 |
1986 |
701 |
1991 |
665 |
1996 |
661 |
2001 |
684 |
2006 |
667 |
2011 |
644 |
Reeves
Term |
Reeve |
1903 |
William Bramwell Waddell (1857-1942) |
1904 |
George Frazer (1858-?) |
1905 |
? |
1906-1927 |
M. Hugh Cameron |
1928-1937 |
M. N. Pedersen |
1938-1943 |
Mark Madill |
1944-1945 |
A. A. C. Cook |
1946-1951 |
A. Roy Munro |
1952-1956 |
William M. Madill |
1957-1969 |
George Bowdrey |
1970-1977 |
Russell A. Cook (?-2010) |
1978-1989 |
F. J. Kolesar |
1990-2005 |
Brian S. Skatch |
2006 |
? |
2007-? |
Keith Syslak |
?-2014 |
Calvin Jacobson |
2015 |
See Minto-Odanah |
Memorable Manitobans
Search the MHS collection of biographies for ones connected to Minto:
Historic Sites
Go here for a list of historic sites in Minto.
History Books
Go here for a list of history books for Minto.
Maps
Sources
Geographic Names of Manitoba, Manitoba Conservation, 2000.
This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 10 September 2020
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