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Manitoba Communities: Minitonas (Unincorporated Town)
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This municipality is believed to be named for a nearby hill bearing a Saulteaux word meaning “Home of Little God.”
Present Status
Municipality of Minitonas-Bowsman (1 January 2015)
Incorporation History
Village of Minitonas (1 July 1949)
Town of Minitonas (20 March 1998)
Amalgamation of Minitonas, Bowsman and Minitonas (1 January 2015)Adjoining Municipalities
Land Area (square km)
2.01
Population
Year
Total
1951
678
1956
663
1961
606
1966
621
1971
610
1976
605
1981
628
1986
559
1991
544
1996
598
2001
538
2006
497
2011
522
Mayors
Term
Mayor
1949
?
1950
J. H. Tiffin
1951-1954
J. B. Buchanan
1955-1956
J. E. Cryderman
1957-1958
Frank Dvorak
1959-1961
Douglas E. “Doug” Leslie (?-2008)
1962-1966
C. R. Till
1967-1969
Douglas E. “Doug” Leslie (?-2008)
1970-1971
J. Nemetchek
1972
?
1973-1998
Edward A. Hart
1998-2002
Lawrence Bartley Beals (1953-2018)
2002-2014
Henry Barkowski
2015
Memorable Manitobans
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Historic Sites
Go here for a list of historic sites in Minitonas.
History Books
Go here for a list of history books for Minitonas.
Maps
Sources
Geographic Names of Manitoba, Manitoba Conservation, 2000.
This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 28 November 2018
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