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This municipality was named for its proximity to the Plum River and a growth of plum trees that grew near it.
Present Status |
Municipality of Rhineland (1 January 2015) |
Incorporation History |
Village of Plum Coulee (18 January 1901)
Town of Plum Coulee (22 December 2000)
Amalgamation of Plum Coulee, Gretna, and Rhineland (1 January 2015) |
Land Area (square km) |
2.48 |
Population
Year |
Total |
1901 |
394 |
1906 |
450 |
1911 |
380 |
1916 |
440 |
1921 |
419 |
1926 |
420 |
1931 |
456 |
1936 |
480 |
1941 |
440 |
1946 |
433 |
1951 |
467 |
1956 |
498 |
1961 |
510 |
1966 |
531 |
1971 |
480 |
1976 |
477 |
1981 |
592 |
1986 |
677 |
1991 |
676 |
1996 |
729 |
2001 |
725 |
2006 |
770 |
2011 |
843 |
Mayors
Term |
Mayor |
1902-1903 |
A. Harder |
1904 |
J. H. Unger |
1905 |
A. Harder |
1906 |
John I. Bargen |
1907-1908 |
A. Harder |
1909 |
J. P. Janzen |
1910 |
J. H. Unger |
1911-1913 |
Albert Braendle |
1914 |
B. Alt |
1915-1917 |
Albert Braendle |
1918-1919 |
Samuel Rosner (1870-1952) |
1920 |
J. A. Klassen |
1921-1922 |
Albert Braendle |
1923-1926 |
A. A. Harder |
1927 |
Albert Braendle |
1928-1932 |
A. A. Harder |
1933 |
Cleve Unger |
1934-1935 |
Albert Braendle |
1936-1941 |
A. A. Harder |
1942-1945 |
Cleve Unger |
1946-1949 |
Louis Jackman |
1950-1953 |
Cleve Unger |
1954-1963 |
D. W. Wiebe |
1964-1967 |
A. Braun |
1968-1971 |
Jake Hooge |
1972 |
? |
1973-1978 |
Jacob Penner |
1979-1980 |
? |
1981-1983 |
Peter S. Falk |
1984-1998 |
David Harold Schulz (1928-2010) |
1999-2005 |
Kim Porte |
2006 |
? |
2007-2014 |
Archie Heinrichs |
2015 |
See Rhineland |
Memorable Manitobans
Search the MHS collection of biographies for ones connected to Plum Coulee:
Historic Sites
Go here for a list of historic sites in Plum Coulee.
History Books
Go here for a list of history books for Plum Coulee.
Maps
Sources
Geographic Names of Manitoba, Manitoba Conservation, 2000.
We thank Gerald Neufeld for providing additional information used here.
This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 19 April 2017
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