Manitoba Communities: Riverside (Unincorporated Rural Municipality)
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This municipality was probably so named because the Souris River flows through it.
Population
Year |
Total |
1881 |
2335 |
1891 |
1338 |
1901 |
1595 |
1911 |
1809 |
1921 |
1558 |
1931 |
1726 |
1941 |
1686 |
1951 |
1546 |
1956 |
1414 |
1961 |
1354 |
1966 |
1275 |
1971 |
1254 |
1976 |
1081 |
1981 |
979 |
1986 |
954 |
1991 |
883 |
1996 |
874 |
2001 |
856 |
2006 |
809 |
2011 |
780 |
Reeves
Term |
Reeve |
1883-1886 |
? |
1886-1888 |
James Johnson (1855-1929) |
1888-1889 |
Robert Smith |
1889-1896 |
? |
1896-1898 |
John Snelgrove |
1899-1908 |
William Coulthard |
1908-1909 |
Robert Squires |
1909-1912 |
W. E. Thompson |
1912-1922 |
A. M. Arnott |
1922-1924 |
James Hardwick |
1924-1935 |
William Fleming |
1935-1967 |
Felix Fitzpatrick (1895-1967) |
1967-1978 |
George T. Cuvelier |
1978-1980 |
? |
1980-1986 |
Harry Garabed |
1986-1992 |
Alphee Labossiere |
1992-2005 |
Peter T. Heide |
2005-2006 |
? |
2006-? |
Roger Renaud |
?-2014 |
Lonn Dunlop |
2015 |
See Prairie Lakes |
Memorable Manitobans
Search the MHS collection of biographies for ones connected to Riverside:
Historic Sites
Go here for a list of historic sites in Riverside.
History Books
Go here for a list of history books for Riverside.
Maps
Sources
“New municipalities,” Manitoba Free Press, 14 November 1896, page 5.
Geographic Names of Manitoba, Manitoba Conservation, 2000.
This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 11 February 2023
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