Manitoba Communities: St. Andrews (Rural Municipality)

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This municipality takes its name from the Parish of St. Andrews that dates back to the early 1800s.

Present Status

Rural Municipality of St. Andrews (14 February 1880)

Incorporation History

Rural Municipality of St. Andrews (14 February 1880)

Adjoining Municipalities

Armstrong, East St. Paul, Gimli, Rockwood, St. Clements, West St. Paul

Constituent Communities

Clandeboye, Dunnottar, Little Britain, Melnice, Netley, Oak Hammock, Parkdale, Parkview, Petersfield, Rossdale, Selkirk, Winnipeg Beach

Land Area (square km)

752.22

Population

Year

Total

1871

1529

1881

1600

1891

1599

1896

1210

1901

1654

1911

2800

1921

4319

1931

5036

1941

6476

1951

5807

1956

5156

1961

5326

1966

5565

1971

5865

1976

6825

1981

7990

1986

8755

1991

9461

1996

10144

2001

10695

2006

11359

2011

11875

2016

11913

2021

11723

Reeves

Term

Reeve

1880-1887

?

1887-1889

Thomas Norquay (1843-1892)

1889-1890

E. B. Kett

1890-1891

?

1891-1892

John James Bird (1844-1933)

1892-1894

Charles Johnston

1894-1895

E. B. Kett

1895-1898

Charles Johnston

1898-1901

E. B. Kett

1901-1903

Charles Johnston

1903-1904

?

1904-1906

G. T. Sutherland

1906-1908

Charles Johnston

1908-1914

Richard Sanders

1914-1915

Isaac Cook

1915-1916

F. J. Chapple

1916-1936

Free Larter

1936-1945

Charles Elwyn Fillmore (1887-1984)

1945-1947

Thomas Praznik

1947-1951

Ernest Setter

1951-1957

John Donohoe (1884-1965)

1957-1975

John Zelych

1975-1989

Peter Ducheck (1918-2007)

1989-1992

Albert Ostermann

1992-1998

Martin Zelych

1998-2014

Donald Glen “Don” Forfar (1950-2022)

2014-2018

George Pike

2018-?

Joy Sul

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.

This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.

Page revised: 28 October 2022