Manitoba Communities: Siglunes (Unincorporated Rural Municipality)

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This municipality was named for an Icelandic word meaning “point to sail around.”

Present Status	Municipality of West Interlake (1 January 2015)
Incorporation History	Rural Municipality of Siglunes (1 April 1919) Amalgamation of Eriksdale and Siglunes (1 January 2015)
Adjoining Municipalities	Alonsa, Eriksdale, Grahamdale
Constituent Communities	Ashern, Oakview, Silver Bay, Vogar, Zant
Land Area (square km)	837.42

Population

Year	Total
1901	280
1911	753
1921	1527
1931	1298
1941	1512
1951	1894
1956	1791
1961	1619
1966	1623
1971	1580
1976	1626
1981	1596
1986	1540
1991	1560
1996	1585
2001	1513
2006	1480
2011	1360

Reeves

Term	Reeve
1919	Sigurdur Sigfusson
1919-1922	Reginald Jeremiah Perry (1882-1958)
1922-1926	J. W. Allan
1926-1941	Reginald Jeremiah Perry (1882-1958)
1941-1949	O. S. Eiriksson
1949-1961	Bjorn Thorlaksson Jonasson (1884-1966)
1961-1965	H. K. Plohman
1965-1970	Joseph Leo “Joe” Schwartz (1925-1993)
1970-1975	Arthur Rudolph Hoffman (1919-1980)
1975-1978	Joseph Leo “Joe” Schwartz (1925-1993)
1978-1980	?
1980-1995	Lorne Park
1995-1998	Michael Leitold
1998-?	Lorne Park
?-2014	Barry Zacharias
2015	See West Interlake

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.

Taming a Wilderness - A History of Ashern and District by the Ashern Historical Society, 1976.

We thank Nathan Kramer for providing additional information used here.

This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.

Page revised: 7 October 2022