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Manitoba Communities: Lawrence (Unincorporated Rural Municipality)

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This municipality was named for George Lawrence (1855-1924), Provincial Minister of Agriculture from 1911 to 1915. [1] Between 1925 and 1979, the municipality was operated by an administrator appointed by the provincial government. [2]

Present Status	Rural Municipality of Lakeshore (1 January 2015)
Incorporation History	Rural Municipality of Lawrence (5 November 1914) Amalgamated with Ochre River (1 January 2015)
Adjoining Municipalities	Alonsa, Mossey River, Ste. Rose
Constituent Communities	Freedale, Magnet, Methley, Million, Moose Bay, Rorketon, Toutes Aides, Weiden
Land Area (square km)	761.64

Population

Year	Total
1901	155
1911	879
1921	2102
1931	1576
1941	1745
1951	1563
1956	1479
1961	1332
1966	1264
1971	1099
1976	958
1981	866
1986	814
1991	648
1996	608
2001	540
2006	501
2011	456

Reeves

Term	Reeve
1915-1921	William Armson
1922-1923	Nelson D. Huddlestone
1924	Odil Dupas
1925	David H. Payne, Administrator
1926-1929	Norman S. Tate, Administrator
1930-1937	O. J. Baxter, Administrator
1938-1942	Gladstone Cyril Catley, Administrator
1943	H. J. Rorke, Administrator
1944-1950	Walter J. Mitchell, Administrator
1951-1956	Maurice Chornoboy, Administrator
1956-1963	John Pelechaty, Administrator
1964-1966	Leonard Charzewski, Administrator
1967-1978	Hellar T. Charzewski, Administrator
1979-1992	Dmetro Mazier
1993-1995	Roland Van De Kerckhove
1996-1998	Fred Taylor
1999-2001	Steven Kindzerski
2002-2014	Fred Taylor
2015	See Lakeshore

Memorable Manitobans

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Historic Sites

Go here for a list of historic sites in Lawrence.

History Books

Go here for a list of history books for Lawrence.

Maps

Sources

Geographic Names of Manitoba, Manitoba Conservation, 2000.

1. Western Municipal News, 1923, page 335.

2. Open the Door - The Past Comes Alive: The History of the Rural Municipality of Lawrence by Lawrence Municipality History Committee, 1997. [Manitoba Legislative Library]

This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.

Page revised: 31 August 2019