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Manitoba Communities: Morris (Town)
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This municipality was named for Alexander Morris.
Present Status
Town of Morris (29 January 1883)
Incorporation History
Town of Morris (29 January 1883)
Adjoining Municipalities
Land Area (square km)
6.10
Population
Year
Total
1891
286
1901
465
1906
513
1911
598
1916
665
1921
796
1926
777
1931
768
1936
830
1941
953
1946
920
1951
1193
1956
1260
1961
1370
1966
1339
1971
1399
1976
1572
1981
1570
1986
1613
1991
1616
1996
1645
2001
1673
2006
1643
2011
1797
2016
1885
2021
1975
Mayors
Term
Mayor
1883-1884
?
1884-1885
Robert Fairbairn McTavish (1851-1918)
1885-1893
?
1893-1895
Simon James Collum (c1844-1916)
1895-1901
Alpin Chisholm (c1863-1956)
1901-1902
?
1902-1903
Daniel Mackenzie Ure (1853-1925)
1903-1904
Robert Fairbairn McTavish (1851-1918)
1904-1905
Daniel Mackenzie Ure (1853-1925)
1905-1909
J. M. Phillips
1909-1914
John Wilton (1852-1920)
1914-1921
A. E. Code
1921-1926
Robert Lachlan Ross (1869-1943)
1926-1935
William Moore (1872-1956)
1935-1939
Leonard A. Slater
1939-1941
John N. Christison
1941-1945
H. R. Francis
1945-1947
Dr. J. F. Skinner
1947-1953
Harold P. Shewman (1900-1969)
1953-1961
O. T. Johnson
1961-1969
Alexander Robert Godkin (1919-2010)
1969-1971
D. E. Burke
1971-1972
?
1972-1986
John D. “Jack” Murray
1986-2001
Dale Hoffman
2001-2006
Barrie Arnold Stevenson (1948-2014)
2006-?
Dale Hoffman
?-2018
Gavin van der Linde
2018-?
Scott Crick
Memorable Manitobans
Search the MHS collection of biographies for ones connected to Morris:
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Historic Sites
Go here for a list of historic sites in Morris.
History Books
Go here for a list of history books for Morris.
Maps
Sources
Geographic Names of Manitoba, Manitoba Conservation, 2000.
We thank Cynthia Eichholz for providing additional information used here.
This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 28 October 2022
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