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Manitoba Communities: Altona (Town)
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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
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)
1950-1951
Edward H. Epp
1952-1953
R. C. Friesen
1954-1955
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
1987-1995
1996-1998
Albert Schmidt
1999-2001
Edward R. Klassen
2002-?
Melvin Klassen
?-2018
?
2018-?
Al Friesen
Memorable Manitobans
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Historic Sites
Go here for a list of historic sites in Altona.
History Books
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Maps
Sources
Geographic Names of Manitoba, Manitoba Conservation, 2000.
This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 11 March 2022
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