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This municipality was named for the Pembina River that flows through it.
Present Status |
Municipality of Pembina (1 January 2015) |
Incorporation History |
Rural Municipality of Pembina (1 November 1890)
Amalgamation of Manitou and Pembina (1 January 2015) |
Adjoining Municipalities |
Lorne, Louise, Manitou, Stanley, Thompson |
Constituent Communities |
Binney, Calf Mountain, Darlingford, Kaleida, La Riviere, Manitou, Mowbray, Rudyard, Snowflake, Windygates |
Land Area (square km) |
1118.33 |
Population
Year |
Total |
1891 |
1429 |
1896 |
2850 |
1901 |
3186 |
1911 |
3309 |
1921 |
3880 |
1931 |
4228 |
1941 |
3742 |
1951 |
3308 |
1956 |
3132 |
1961 |
2907 |
1966 |
2773 |
1971 |
2436 |
1976 |
2213 |
1981 |
2180 |
1986 |
2124 |
1991 |
1928 |
1996 |
1850 |
2001 |
1769 |
2006 |
1712 |
2011 |
2369 |
2016 |
2347 |
2021 |
2406 |
Reeves / Heads of Council
Term |
Reeve |
1890-1894 |
Ferris Bolton (1853-1937) |
1894-1897 |
John Stewart Miller (1844-1936) |
1897-1899 |
John Woods |
1899-1901 |
Adam Rinn |
1901-1902 |
John Woods |
1902-1903 |
John Story |
1903-1904 |
John Woods |
1904-1906 |
William Hamilton (1855-?) |
1906-1908 |
George Compton |
1908-1911 |
John Woods |
1911-1912 |
Wesley Webber |
1912-1913 |
J. M. Stratford |
1913-1921 |
John S. Sotheran |
1921-1924 |
Donald Morrison |
1924-1931 |
Frank Westbrook McIntosh (1879-1952) |
1931-1934 |
Willis B. Moore |
1934-1936 |
Hugh Borthwick Morrison (1892-1957) |
1936-1949 |
Frank Westbrook McIntosh (1879-1952) |
1949-1965 |
Charles F. Cousins |
1965-1992 |
David Harms |
1992-1998 |
William Joseph Frisch |
1998-2001 |
Robert Hilton McLean |
2001-2006 |
George Elmer Henderson |
2006-2014 |
Kim Taylor |
2014-? |
Glenn Shiskoski |
Memorable Manitobans
Search the MHS collection of biographies for ones connected to Pembina:
Historic Sites
Go here for a list of historic sites in Pembina.
History Books
Go here for a list of history books for Pembina.
Maps
Sources
Geographic Names of Manitoba, Manitoba Conservation, 2000.
In Rhythm With Our Roots: A History of Manitou & Area edited by Haraldine Webb and Diana Vodden, published by the Manitou Centennial Book Committee, 1997.
We thank Judy Young, Chief Administrative Officer for the RM of Pembina, for help in compiling a list of historic sites.
This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 28 October 2022
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