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This municipality was alleged to have been named for an Aboriginal word meaning either “two” or “mitts.”
Present Status |
Rural Municipality of Brenda (1 January 1986) |
Incorporation History |
Village of Napinka (1 May 1908)
Dissolved (1 January 1986)
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Adjoining Municipalities |
Brenda |
Land Area (square km) |
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Population
Year |
Total |
1911 |
326 |
1916 |
347 |
1921 |
299 |
1926 |
291 |
1931 |
289 |
1936 |
236 |
1941 |
255 |
1946 |
240 |
1951 |
222 |
1956 |
181 |
1961 |
178 |
1966 |
191 |
1971 |
135 |
1976 |
151 |
1981 |
132 |
Mayors
Term |
Mayor |
1909 |
Andrew Earnest Slater (1861-1939) |
1910 |
Rufus Cates |
1911-1912 |
M. S. Drewitt |
1913 |
James Burnett |
1914 |
Andrew Earnest Slater (1861-1939) |
1915-1916 |
W. H. McHattie |
1917-1919 |
Fred Tweedley |
1920-1921 |
R. J. Webb |
1922-1923 |
Joseph Anderson |
1924-1925 |
William J. Ronaghan |
1926-1927 |
R. B. Milton |
1928 |
James Burnett |
1929 |
George Reith |
1930 |
William J. Ronaghan |
1931 |
J. W. Elsey |
1932 |
N. Pickard |
1933-1937 |
H. M. Houck |
1938-1943 |
T. A. Taylor |
1944-1947 |
H. M. Houck |
1948-1953 |
R. R. Lamont |
1954-1960 |
L. A. Green |
1961-1966 |
R. R. Lamont |
1967-1968 |
C. W. Graham |
1968-1973 |
C. M. Richardson |
1974 |
W. E. Yeomans |
1975 |
C. M. Richardson |
1976-1977 |
K. R. Burtle |
1978-1980 |
L. A. Green |
1981-1983 |
F. Sturch |
1983-1985 |
Lloyd Gould |
Memorable Manitobans
Search the MHS collection of biographies for ones connected to Napinka:
Historic Sites
Go here for a list of historic sites in Napinka.
Maps
Sources
Geographic Names of Manitoba, Manitoba Conservation, 2000.
This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 5 April 2017
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