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This municipality was named for politician George-Étienne Cartier.
Present Status |
Rural Municipality of Cartier (21 February 1914) |
Incorporation History |
Rural Municipality of Cartier (21 February 1914) |
Adjoining Municipalities |
Grey, Headingley, Macdonald, Portage la Prairie, St. Francois Xavier, Woodlands |
Constituent Communities |
Beaudry, Benard, Cabot, Calrin, Dacotah, Dugas, Elie, St. Eustache, Springstein, White Plains |
Land Area (square km) |
553.42 |
Population
Year |
Total |
1871 |
719 |
1881 |
1400 |
1891 |
1400 |
1901 |
1495 |
1911 |
1986 |
1921 |
2476 |
1931 |
2876 |
1941 |
3500 |
1951 |
3248 |
1956 |
3240 |
1961 |
3161 |
1966 |
2972 |
1971 |
2987 |
1976 |
2896 |
1981 |
2825 |
1986 |
2924 |
1991 |
3115 |
1996 |
3009 |
2001 |
3120 |
2006 |
3162 |
2011 |
3153 |
2016 |
3368 |
2021 |
3344 |
Reeves
Term |
Reeve |
1914-1915 |
Ferdinand Lafleche |
1915-1919 |
J. L. Picard |
1919-1924 |
Edouard Payment |
1924-1927 |
J. L. Picard |
1927-1932 |
Ernest Bouchard |
1932-1935 |
Amedee Beaudin |
1935-1938 |
C. B. Franklin |
1938-1943 |
Amedee Beaudin |
1943-1951 |
Alfred Hamelin |
1951-1957 |
Charles Chabot |
1957-1989 |
Earl Vincent “Bud” Fossay (c1920-2004) |
1989-1998 |
Joseph Ulric Legault (1927-1998) |
1998-2002 |
Colin James Vann (1947-2020) |
2002-2014 |
Roland Rasmussen |
2015-2020 |
Dale Fossay |
2020-? |
Christa Vann Mitchell |
Memorable Manitobans
Search the MHS collection of biographies for ones connected to Cartier:
Historic Sites
Go here for a list of historic sites in Cartier.
History Books
Go here for a list of history books for Cartier.
Maps
PR 248 South
Box 117
Elie, Manitoba R0H 0H0
Telephone: 204-353-2214
Email: virginia@rm-cartier.mb.ca
Sources
Treasures of Time: The Rural Municipality of Cartier, 1914-1984. Rural Municipality of Cartier, 1985. Manitoba Legislative Library, F5648.C37.
They Stopped at a Good Place: The History of the Beausejour, Brokenhead, Garson and Tyndall Area of Manitoba, 1875-1981. Beausejour-Brokenhead Historical Committee, 1982. Manitoba Legislative Library F5648.B76.
Geographic Names of Manitoba, Manitoba Conservation, 2000.
Obituary [Colin James Vann], Winnipeg Free Press, 4 July 2020.
This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 28 October 2022
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