Manitoba Communities: Roblin (Unincorporated Town)

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This municipality was named for Rodmond Palen Roblin, as was the Rural Municipality of Roblin in southern Manitoba.

Present Status

Municipality of Roblin (1 January 2015)

Incorporation History

Village of Roblin (1 May 1913)
Town of Roblin (1 May 1962)
Amalgamated with Hillsburg and Shell River (1 January 2015)

Land Area (square km)

3.79

Population

Year

Total

1916

389

1921

617

1926

678

1931

680

1936

704

1941

765

1946

799

1951

1055

1956

1173

1961

1368

1966

1617

1971

1753

1976

1971

1981

1953

1986

1913

1991

1838

1996

1896

2001

1818

2006

1672

2011

1774

Mayors

Term

Mayor

1914-1917

Irwin L. Mitchell (1882-?)

1917-1920

James E. Baine (1889-?)

1920-1922

Frederic Young Newton (1870-1959)

1922-1939

Irwin L. Mitchell (1882-?)

1939-1943

Frederic Young Newton (1870-1959)

1943-1946

William James Westwood (1887-1954)

1945-1947

George Kelso (1898-1983)

1947-1949

T. H. Taylor

1949-1951

Robert W. McBride

1951-1956

William Ford

1956-1968

Frederic Alexander Newton (1911-1976)

1968-1970

G. W. Giles Jr.

1970-1976

Frederic Alexander Newton (1911-1976)

1976-1978

Frederick W. Sutton

1978-1980

?

1980-1989

Lawrence A. Boguski

1989-1992

Lawrence Arnold Dietrich (1929-2018)

1992-1995

Betty A. Nykyforak

1995-2005

Lorne Boguski

2005-2006

?

2006-?

Doug Hazlitt

?-2014

Betty Nykyforak

2015

See Roblin

Memorable Manitobans

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Historic Sites

Go here for a list of historic sites in Roblin.

History Books

Go here for a list of history books for Roblin.

Maps

Sources

Geographic Names of Manitoba, Manitoba Conservation, 2000.

This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.

Page revised: 2 July 2023