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This municipality is named for Joseph Whitehead.
Present Status |
Rural Municipality of Whitehead (22 December 1883) |
Incorporation History |
Rural Municipality of Whitehead (22 December 1883) |
Adjoining Municipalities |
Cornwallis, Daly, Elton, Oakland-Wawanesa, Sifton, Souris-Glenwood, Wallace-Woodworth |
Constituent Communities |
Alexander, Ashbury, Beresford, Kemnay, McKelvie, Roseland, Terence, Villette |
Land Area (square km) |
563.90 |
Population
Year |
Total |
1891 |
1464 |
1896 |
1273 |
1901 |
1782 |
1911 |
1934 |
1921 |
1835 |
1931 |
1741 |
1941 |
1464 |
1951 |
1315 |
1956 |
1230 |
1961 |
1191 |
1966 |
1172 |
1971 |
1201 |
1976 |
1291 |
1981 |
1291 |
1986 |
1440 |
1991 |
1421 |
1996 |
1535 |
2001 |
1457 |
2006 |
1402 |
2011 |
1533 |
2016 |
1651 |
2021 |
1679 |
Reeves
Term |
Reeve |
1884 |
? |
1884-1886 |
Robert Hall (1849-1911) |
1886-1890 |
Alexander Nichol |
1890-1891 |
? |
1891-1896 |
C. E. Hall |
1896-1899 |
William Fenwick |
1899-1903 |
A. A. Rowe |
1903-1905 |
Joseph Haig (1849-1942) |
1905-1908 |
Thomas Walker |
1908-1910 |
D. A. Yeomans |
1910-1919 |
R. W. Philp |
1919-1923 |
D. T. Roberts |
1923-1926 |
R. W. Philp |
1926-1935 |
D. A. Yeomans |
1935-1967 |
Oswald Morton McKay (1891-?) |
1967-1998 |
Clarence K. Williamson (?-2017) |
1998-2014 |
Wayne D. Dobbie |
2014-2018 |
Heather Curle |
2018-2022 |
Allan Sutherland |
2022-? |
Trevor Tuttosi |
Memorable Manitobans
Search the MHS collection of biographies for ones connected to Whitehead:
Historic Sites
Go here for a list of historic sites in Whitehead.
History Books
Go here for a list of history books for Whitehead.
Maps
Sources
Geographic Names of Manitoba, Manitoba Conservation, 2000.
This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 28 October 2022
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