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This municipality was probably named Hanover (“high bank” in German) for the city in Germany.
Present Status |
Rural Municipality of Hanover (25 May 1881) |
Incorporation History |
Rural Municipality of Hanover (25 May 1881) |
Adjoining Municipalities |
DeSalaberry, La Broquerie, Ritchot, Ste. Anne, Stuartburn, Tache |
Constituent Communities |
Altona (east), Bergfeld (east), Bergthal, Blumenfeld (east), Blumengart (east), Blumenhof (east), Blumenort, Blumstein (east), Burwalde (east), Chortitz (east), Clear Springs, Ebenfeld (east), Eigenfeld, Eigengrund (east), Eigenhof, Feisenton, Fischau, Friedensfeld (east), Friedenshoff, Friedrichsthal, Gnadenfeld (east), Gnadenort, Grossweide, Gruenfeld (east), Grunthal, Hamburg (east), Heuboden (east), Hochfeld (east), Hochstadt (east), Hoffnungsfeld (east), Kleefeld (east), Kronsgart (east), Kronsthal (east), Landskron, Lichtenau, Mitchell, Neuanlage (east), Neubergfeld, Neuenburg, Neuhoffnung (east), New Bothwell, Osterwick (east), Pansy, Pastwa, Randolph, Reichenbach, Reinfeld (east), Rosenfeld (east), Rosengart (east), Rosenthal (east), Sarto, Schantzenberg, Schoenau (east), Schoenenberg, Schoenfeld (east), Schoenforf, Schoenhorst (east), Schoensee, Schoenthal (east), Schoenwiese (east), Silberfeld (east), Steinreich, Strassberg, Tannenau, Tourond, Trentham, Vollwerk |
Land Area (square km) |
740.31 |
The municipality shared administrative officers (Reeve, Treasurer, Clerk, and Assessor) with the Rural Municipality of Hespeler until the latter was dissolved around 1891.
Population
Year |
Total |
1881 |
1000 |
1891 |
2300 |
1896 |
2614 |
1901 |
3438 |
1911 |
3884 |
1921 |
4795 |
1931 |
5833 |
1941 |
8190 |
1951 |
6570 |
1956 |
6696 |
1961 |
6771 |
1966 |
6739 |
1971 |
6237 |
1976 |
6645 |
1981 |
7428 |
1986 |
8033 |
1991 |
8905 |
1996 |
9833 |
2001 |
10789 |
2006 |
11871 |
2011 |
14026 |
2016 |
15540 |
2021 |
17216 |
Reeves
Term |
Reeve |
1880-1882 |
Gerhard Kliewer |
1882-1893 |
Peter Toews |
1893-1896 |
Jacob Peters |
1896-1900 |
Peter Toews |
1900-1907 |
Gerhard Schroeder |
1907-1916 |
Johann Braun |
1916-1918 |
Jacob B. Peters |
1918-1921 |
Johan Braun |
1921-1929 |
Adolph Mueller (c1876-1956) |
1929-1931 |
Jacob J. Reimer |
1931-1933 |
Adolph Mueller (c1876-1956) |
1933-1945 |
Jacob H. Peters |
1945-1947 |
Jacob R. Barkman |
1947-1951 |
Theodore “Ted” Chornoboy (1912-1975) |
1951-1956 |
Jacob R. Barkman |
1956-1959 |
John D. Broesky |
1959-1967 |
John H. Harms |
1967-1972 |
Albert Driedger (1936-2011) |
1972-1979 |
John H. Harms |
1979-1986 |
John Loewen (1930-2015) |
1986-1998 |
Aron C. S. Friesen |
1998-2006 |
John Driedger (1938-2018) |
2006-2022 |
Stan Toews |
2022-? |
Jim Funk |
Secretary-Treasurers
Memorable Manitobans
Search the MHS collection of biographies for ones connected to Hanover:
Historic Sites
Go here for a list of historic sites in Hanover.
History Books
Go here for a list of history books for Hanover.
Maps
Sources:
“John D. Goossen dies at Steinbach,” Winnipeg Free Press, 30 March 1951, page 25.
“Former Reeve, Adolph Mueller dies,” Winnipeg Free Press, 27 March 1956, page 14.
Geographic Names of Manitoba, Manitoba Conservation, 2000.
We thank Ernest Braun, Ralph Friesen, and Nathan Kramer for providing additional information used here.
This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 7 May 2023
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