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This municipality was named after a post office in the area which, in turn, was named by J. C. Berry after his son Rowland Elton Berry.
Present Status |
Rural Municipality of Elton (22 December 1883) |
Incorporation History |
Rural Municipality of Elton (22 December 1883) |
Adjoining Municipalities |
Cornwallis, North Cypress-Langford, Minto-Odanah, Oakview, Riverdale, Whitehead |
Constituent Communities |
Creeford, Douglas, Forrest, Justice, Knox, Smart |
Land Area (square km) |
571.85 |
Population
Year |
Total |
1891 |
1534 |
1901 |
1996 |
1911 |
2239 |
1921 |
1936 |
1931 |
1915 |
1941 |
1842 |
1951 |
1522 |
1956 |
1564 |
1961 |
1684 |
1966 |
1593 |
1971 |
1573 |
1976 |
1505 |
1981 |
1412 |
1986 |
1363 |
1991 |
1322 |
1996 |
1406 |
2001 |
1321 |
2006 |
1285 |
2011 |
1257 |
2016 |
1273 |
2021 |
1276 |
Reeves
Term |
Reeve |
1883-1887 |
? |
1887-1901 |
T. J. Pentland |
1901-1908 |
Henry William Johnston (1857-1943) |
1908-1909 |
W. Black |
1909-1914 |
W. J. Cundy |
1914-1916 |
? |
1916-1917 |
John Crawford |
1917-1920 |
W. Davidson |
1920-1922 |
R. J. Black |
1922-1925 |
A. M. Robertson |
1925-1930 |
James Boles |
1930-1937 |
R. J. Black |
1937-1975 |
T. W. Pentland |
1975-1977 |
William L. Marriott |
1977-2001 |
Dennis H. Heeney (c1928-2006) |
2001-? |
Jon B. Burton |
?-2014 |
James A. Boyd |
2015-2022 |
Ross Farley |
2022-? |
Ches Bollman |
Memorable Manitobans
Search the MHS collection of biographies for ones connected to Elton:
Historic Sites
Go here for a list of historic sites in Elton.
History Books
Go here for a list of history books for Elton.
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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