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Manitoba Communities: Winkler (City)
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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
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
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Historic Sites
Go here for a list of historic sites in Winkler.
Maps
Winkler (2005) |
Sources
Geographic Names of Manitoba, Manitoba Conservation, 2000.
This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 28 October 2022
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