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This municipality is said to be named for a community in Germany that means “old fertile plain.”
Present Status |
Town of Altona (24 October 1956) |
Incorporation History |
Village of Altona (31 December 1945) |
Adjoining Municipalities |
Rhineland |
Land Area (square km) |
9.39 |
Population
Year |
Total |
1946 |
1065 |
1951 |
1438 |
1956 |
1698 |
1961 |
2026 |
1966 |
2129 |
1971 |
2122 |
1976 |
2480 |
1981 |
2757 |
1986 |
2958 |
1991 |
3060 |
1996 |
3318 |
2001 |
3434 |
2006 |
3709 |
2011 |
4088 |
2016 |
4212 |
2021 |
4267 |
Mayors
Term |
Mayor |
1946-1949 |
Heinrich “Henry” H. Hamm (1877-1962) |
1949-1951 |
Edward H. Epp |
1951-1953 |
R. C. Friesen |
1953-1955 |
John G. Lohrenz |
1955-1963 |
Isbrand “Ike” Rempel (1916-1965) |
1963-1969 |
William Braun |
1969-1975 |
David K. “D.K.” Friesen (1910-1991) |
1975-1986 |
Dick Penner |
1986-1995 |
Art K. Dyck |
1995-1998 |
Albert Schmidt |
1998-2001 |
Edward R. Klassen |
2001-2018 |
Melvin Klassen |
2018-2022 |
Al Friesen |
2022-? |
Harv Schroeder |
Memorable Manitobans
Search the MHS collection of biographies for ones connected to Altona:
Historic Sites
Go here for a list of historic sites in Altona.
History Books
Go here for a list of history books for Altona.
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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