Manitoba Communities: Park (Unincorporated Rural Municipality)

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This municipality is named for the nearby Riding Mountain National Park.

Present Status

Municipality of Harrison Park (1 January 2015)

Incorporation History

Local Government District of Park (1 January 1948)
Rural Municipality of Park (1 January 1997)
Amalgamation of Harrison and Park (1 January 2015)

Adjoining Municipalities

Clanwilliam, Harrison, Rossburn, Shoal Lake, Strathclair

Constituent Communities

Crawford Park, Dolyny, Horod, Onanole, Rogers, Seech, Wasagaming, Wisla

Land Area (square km)

500.85

Population

Year

Total

1951

1943

1956

1830

1961

1515

1966

1312

1971

1086

1976

993

1981

951

1986

945

1991

935

1996

961

2001

889

2006

1003

2011

935

Reeves

Term

Reeve

1960-1961

R. M. McMurray

1962-1971

Mrs. Donalda Payne

1972

?

1973-1975

Roger A. Bouvier

1976-1978

Russell Novalkowski

1979-1980

?

1981-1983

James Irwin

1984-1986

Robert Curle

1987-1990

Russell Novalkowski

1991

?

1992

Jack S. Stacey

1993-1995

Dave McArthur

1996-2005

Ray Frey

2006-2007

R. Boyd Robertson (1932-2015)

2008-2014

Craig Atkinson

2015

See Harrison Park

Memorable Manitobans

Search the MHS collection of biographies for ones connected to Park:

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Historic Sites

Go here for a list of historic sites in Park.

History Books

Go here for a list of history books for Park.

Maps

Sources

Geographic Names of Manitoba, Manitoba Conservation, 2000.

This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.

Page revised: 20 November 2019