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Gretna was allegedly named for the Scottish community of Gretna Green, the home town of a Mr. Ogilvie, who constructed the first grain elevator here.
Population
Year |
Total |
1901 |
666 |
1906 |
646 |
1911 |
519 |
1916 |
554 |
1921 |
581 |
1926 |
591 |
1931 |
541 |
1936 |
515 |
1941 |
507 |
1946 |
482 |
1951 |
608 |
1956 |
603 |
1961 |
575 |
1966 |
561 |
1971 |
522 |
1976 |
510 |
1981 |
545 |
1986 |
503 |
1991 |
620 |
1996 |
538 |
2001 |
563 |
2006 |
574 |
2011 |
556 |
Mayors
Term |
Mayor |
1896-1900 |
Erdmann Penner (1837-1907) |
1900-1901 |
Enoch Winkler (1852-1928) |
1901-1903 |
Michael Long (1853-1919) |
1903-1905 |
Otto Schultz (1852-1926) |
1905-1906 |
Michael Long (1853-1919) |
1906-1907 |
Charles Wahn |
1907-1908 |
Otto Schultz (1852-1926) |
1909 |
Chris Pieper |
1910 |
Dr. F. D. McKinty (1876-1964) |
1911-1912 |
Robert Chambers |
1913 |
Joseph Francis Tennant (1848-1924) |
1914-1916 |
Peter J. Friesen |
1917-1920 |
Godfrey Coblentz (1877-1947) |
1921-1924 |
Peter J. Friesen |
1925-1926 |
Alfred Orser |
1927-1928 |
Dr. J. A. MacKenzie |
1929-1933 |
M. A. Nitikman |
1934-1937 |
Charles A. Pieper |
1938-1945 |
Peter H. Buhr (1883-1960) |
1946-1953 |
A. C. Nickel |
1954-1957 |
John W. Dyck (1897-1977) |
1958-1970 |
Peter Loewen (c1924-2010) |
1971 |
Carl Schroeder |
1972-1976 |
Donald Heinrichs |
1976-1986 |
Carl Schroeder |
1986-1992 |
Edward J. Friesen |
1992-2006 |
John Cornelius Braun (1939-2013) |
2007-2010 |
Dennis Loewen |
2010-2014 |
Mark Ratzlaff |
2015 |
See Rhineland |
Memorable Manitobans
Search the MHS collection of biographies for ones connected to Gretna:
Historic Sites
Go here for a list of historic sites in Gretna.
History Books
Go here for a list of history books for Gretna.
Maps
Sources
Geographic Names of Manitoba, Manitoba Conservation, 2000.
We thank Jeff Dyck for providing additional information used here.
This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 21 April 2020
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