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There are several theories for the origin of this municipality’s name. One is that it commemorates members of the Hamilton family who homesteaded in this area appended with the syllabus “iota,” a Sioux word meaning “many.”
Present Status |
Municipality of Hamiota (1 January 2015) |
Incorporation History |
Rural Municipality of Oak River (?)
Rural Municipality of Oak River (22 December 1883)
Rural Municipality of Hamiota (28 June 1895)
Amalgamated with Hamiota (1 January 2015)
Renamed to avoid confusion with the Rural Municipality of Ochre River. |
Adjoining Municipalities |
Oakview, Prairie View, Riverdale, Wallace-Woodworth, Yellowhead |
Constituent Communities |
Alfretta, Chumah, Decker, Hamiota, Lavinia, McConnell, Oakner, Pitlochry, Pope |
Land Area (square km) |
572.38 |
Population
Year |
Total |
1891 |
723 |
1896 |
1020 |
1901 |
1596 |
1911 |
1538 |
1921 |
1892 |
1931 |
1893 |
1941 |
1733 |
1951 |
1481 |
1956 |
1377 |
1961 |
1266 |
1966 |
1134 |
1971 |
918 |
1976 |
809 |
1981 |
713 |
1986 |
680 |
1991 |
590 |
1996 |
515 |
2001 |
479 |
2006 |
437 |
2011 |
420 |
2016 |
1225 |
2021 |
1234 |
Reeves
Term |
Reeve |
1883-1889 |
James Clarridge |
1889-1890 |
William J. Cowan |
1890-1891 |
Joseph Andrews |
1891-1895 |
William J. Cowan |
1895-1898 |
Richard Wesley Brethour (1856-1947) |
1898-1900 |
William John Cowan (c1857-1900) |
1900-1901 |
Oliver John White (c1852-1922) |
1901-1902 |
Hugh Alexander Fraser (1861-1947) |
1902-1905 |
Richard Wesley Brethour (1856-1947) |
1905-1914 |
John Henry Houck (1868-1927) |
1914-1916 |
William Henry Decker (1851-1926) |
1916-1919 |
William J. Cochran |
1919-1927 |
John G. Stewart |
1927-1930 |
William J. Cochran |
1930-1940 |
Robert Pearson |
1940-1942 |
Charles Penny |
1942-1949 |
K. R. Fraser |
1949-1953 |
B. F. Brooks |
1953-1954 |
L. H. Rosenberger |
1954-1955 |
J. Douglas Emerson |
1955-1960 |
Harvey Gray |
1960-1961 |
A. E. Andrew |
1961-1969 |
L. T. Montgomery |
1969-1973 |
E. P. Houck |
1973-1986 |
William Arthur Knight |
1986-1988 |
Alex J. Kirk |
1988-1989 |
Raymond Drew Lints (1928-2017) |
1989-1992 |
Robert Nelson “Nellie” Woods (c1927-2004) |
1992-2002 |
Raymond Drew Lints (1928-2017) |
2002-2005 |
Everett Gurr |
2005-2006 |
? |
2006-2014 |
Randy Lints |
2014-2018 |
? |
2018-2022 |
Larry Oakden |
2022-? |
Randal Stuart “Randy” Lints |
Memorable Manitobans
Search the MHS collection of biographies for ones connected to Hamiota:
Historic Sites
Go here for a list of historic sites in Hamiota.
History Books
Go here for a list of history books for Hamiota.
Maps
Sources
Geographic Names of Manitoba, Manitoba Conservation, 2000.
A History of Hamiota Village and Municipalty by Hamiota Women’s Institute, 1953.
Hamiota: Grains of the Century, 1884-1984. Hamiota Centennial History Committee, 1984. Manitoba Legislative Library, F5648.H34.
This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 28 October 2022
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