Manitoba Communities: Strathclair (Unincorporated Rural Municipality)
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This municipality was named for the village of Strathclair within it, which was allegedly named by land surveyor Duncan Sinclair, who surveyed much of the surrounding land in 1875.
Present Status |
Rural Municipality of Yellowhead (1 January 2015) |
Incorporation History |
Rural Municipality of Strathclair (22 December 1883)
Amalgamated with Shoal Lake (1 January 2011)
Amalgamated with Shoal Lake (1 January 2015)
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Adjoining Municipalities |
Blanshard, Hamiota, Harrison, Park, Saskatchewan, Shoal Lake |
Constituent Communities |
Elphinstone, Glenforsa, Glossap, Ipswich, Menzie, Strathclair |
Land Area (square km) |
539.96 |
Population
Year |
Total |
1891 |
737 |
1901 |
1083 |
1911 |
1549 |
1921 |
2325 |
1931 |
2313 |
1941 |
2338 |
1951 |
2211 |
1956 |
2082 |
1961 |
2012 |
1966 |
1825 |
1971 |
1569 |
1976 |
1380 |
1981 |
1224 |
1986 |
1216 |
1991 |
1055 |
1996 |
1026 |
2001 |
892 |
2006 |
840 |
2011 |
744 |
Reeves
Term |
Reeve |
1884-1887 |
? |
1888-1889 |
Donald McKerchar |
1890 |
Charles Geikie |
1891 |
W. L. McInnes |
1892-1894 |
William McKay |
1895-1898 |
Robert Morton |
1899-1905 |
Robert Dalgarno (1859-1933) |
1906-1911 |
C. S. Stevenson |
1912 |
J. Underhill |
1913-1914 |
Archibald McIntyre |
1915-1916 |
? |
1917-1923 |
Malcolm McLean |
1924-1926 |
Archibald McIntyre |
1927-1928 |
H. T. Morton |
1929-1935 |
Robert J. Black |
1936-1937 |
Archibald McIntyre |
1938-1945 |
Albin Tragard |
1946-1951 |
H. T. Morton |
1952-1983 |
Kenneth David Rapley (1911-2002) |
1983-2006 |
Arnold A. Pirie (c1941-2007) |
2007 |
Dianne Mistal |
2008-2014 |
Ken Wozney |
Memorable Manitobans
Search the MHS collection of biographies for ones connected to Strathclair:
Historic Sites
Go here for a list of historic sites in Strathclair.
History Books
Go here for a list of history books for Strathclair.
Maps
Sources
“Duncan Sinclair’s death,” Manitoba Free Press, 5 March 1892, page 1.
Geographic Names of Manitoba, Manitoba Conservation, 2000.
This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 30 November 2017
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