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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	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

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
1956-1963	Isbrand Rempel
1964-1969	William Braun
1970-1975	David K. Friesen (1910-1991)
1976-1986	Dick Penner
1987-1995	Art K. Dyck
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

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: 29 October 2018