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This municipality, established in 1892, is named for merchant and politician Valentine Winkler.
Present Status |
City of Winkler (7 April 2002) |
Incorporation History |
Village of Winkler (7 April 1906)
Town of Winkler (7 April 1954) |
Adjoining Municipalities |
Stanley |
Land Area (square km) |
17.01 |
Population
Year |
Total |
1906 |
530 |
1911 |
458 |
1916 |
547 |
1921 |
812 |
1926 |
971 |
1931 |
1005 |
1936 |
1036 |
1941 |
957 |
1946 |
1164 |
1951 |
1331 |
1956 |
1634 |
1961 |
2529 |
1966 |
2570 |
1971 |
2983 |
1976 |
3749 |
1981 |
5046 |
1986 |
5926 |
1991 |
6397 |
1996 |
7241 |
2001 |
7943 |
2006 |
9106 |
2011 |
10670 |
2016 |
12660 |
2021 |
13745 |
Mayors
Term |
Mayor |
1906-1909 |
J. J. Loewen |
1909-1910 |
Gerhard Wiebe |
1910-1912 |
J. P. Penner |
1912-1914 |
J. J. Funk |
1914-1916 |
J. P. Penner |
1916-1919 |
Peter Bueckert |
1919-1922 |
John Braun |
1922-1923 |
J. J. Loewen |
1923-1927 |
Peter Bueckert |
1927-1935 |
John J. Enns |
1935-1945 |
Peter Bueckert |
1945-1951 |
George W. Neufeld |
1951-1953 |
Menno Hooge |
1953-1959 |
George W. Neufeld |
1959-1965 |
Peter James Kroeker (1923-2010) |
1965-1967 |
J. Epp |
1967-1992 |
Henry F. Wiebe |
1992-1998 |
John Krahn |
1998-2005 |
Neil Schmidt |
2005-2006 |
? |
2006-2022 |
Martin Harder |
2022-? |
Henry Siemens |
Memorable Manitobans
Search the MHS collection of biographies for ones connected to Winkler:
Historic Sites
Go here for a list of historic sites in Winkler.
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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