Manitoba Communities: Morris (Rural Municipality)

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This municipality was named for Alexander Morris.

Present Status

Rural Municipality of Morris (14 February 1880)

Incorporation History

Rural Municipality of Morris (14 February 1880)

Adjoining Municipalities

DeSalaberry, Dufferin, Macdonald, Montcalm, Rhineland, Ritchot, Roland

Constituent Communities

Aubigny, Kane, Lowe Farm, McTavish, Morris, Riverside, Rosenort, Sewell, Silver Plains, Smith Spur, Sperling, Swains, Trump, Union Point

Land Area (square km)

1041.15

Population

Year

Total

1881

1200

1891

1200

1901

2286

1911

3423

1921

4441

1931

4509

1941

5095

1951

4458

1956

4183

1961

3985

1966

3716

1971

3279

1976

3148

1981

2971

1986

2937

1991

2865

1996

2816

2001

2723

2006

2662

2011

2999

2016

3047

2021

3049

Reeves

Term

Reeve/Mayor

1880

Jean E. Peter

1880-1881

J. E. Geber

1881-1882

John A. Walker

1882-1883

William A. Russell

1883-1892

John Sutherland Campbell (1838-1926)

1892-1898

Henry Snarr (1852-1925)

1898-1900

W. R. Ritchey

1900-1904

Henry Snarr (1852-1925)

1904-1907

John Wilton

1907-1910

Robert Taylor

1910-1913

James Clubb

1913-1914

Fred J. Last

1914-1918

William Stevenson

1918-1919

T. J. H. Lewis

1919-1922

George Churchill

1922-1935

Cassius Lamont Stoney (1872-1959)

1935-1937

George Churchill

1937-1949

Diedrich Heppner

1949-1951

B. W. Thiessen

1951-1954

Bruce MacKenzie

1954-1959

C. J. Neufeld

1959-1966

Bruce MacKenzie

1966-1971

Charles W. Anderson

1971-1975

Harold D. Earl

1975-1983

Alvin Rempel

1983-1995

Daniel “Dan” Thiessen (1939-2020)

1995-2010

Herm Martens

2010-2022

Ralph Groening

2022-?

Scott Siemens

Memorable Manitobans

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Historic Sites

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History Books

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Maps

Sources:

Obituary [Daniel Thiessen], Winnipeg Free Press, 22 February 2020.

Geographic Names of Manitoba, Manitoba Conservation, 2000.

This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.

Page revised: 28 October 2022