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
2016	4212
2021	4267

Mayors

Term	Mayor
1946-1949	Heinrich “Henry” H. Hamm (1877-1962)
1949-1951	Edward H. Epp
1951-1953	Raymond Christian “Ray” Friesen (1922-1990)
1953-1955	John G. Lohrenz
1955-1963	Isbrand “Ike” Rempel (1916-1965)
1963-1969	William Braun
1969-1975	David Klippenstein “D.K.” Friesen (1910-1991)
1975-1986	Dick Penner
1986-1995	Arthur K. “Art” Dyck (1930-2025)
1995-1998	Albert Harry “Al” Schmidt (1937-2022)
1998-2001	Edward R. Klassen
2001-2018	Melvin Klassen
2018-2022	Al Friesen
2022-?	Harv Schroeder

Memorable Manitobans

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Historic Sites

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History Books

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Maps

Sources

Geographic Names of Manitoba, Manitoba Conservation, 2000.

This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.

Page revised: 13 February 2025