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This municipality was possibly named for a proposed post office southwest of Eden in the early 1880s.
Present Status |
Rural Municipality of Rosedale (22 December 1883) |
Incorporation History |
Rural Municipality of Rosedale (22 December 1883) |
Adjoining Municipalities |
Clanwilliam-Erickson, Glenella-Lansdowne, McCreary, Minto-Odanah, North Cypress-Langford |
Constituent Communities |
Birnie, Bridge Creek, Eden, Franklin, Howden, Kelwood, Mountain Road, Neepawa, Polonia, Riding Mountain, Rolling Acres Colony, Springhill |
Land Area (square km) |
864.55 |
Population
Year |
Total |
1891 |
1400 |
1896 |
1385 |
1901 |
2388 |
1911 |
3085 |
1921 |
3504 |
1931 |
3674 |
1941 |
3781 |
1951 |
3237 |
1956 |
2875 |
1961 |
2662 |
1966 |
2643 |
1971 |
2347 |
1976 |
2050 |
1981 |
1886 |
1986 |
1791 |
1991 |
1614 |
1996 |
1644 |
2001 |
1598 |
2006 |
1658 |
2011 |
1627 |
2016 |
1672 |
2021 |
1524 |
Reeves
Term |
Reeve |
1883-1888 |
John Crawford (1856-1928) |
1888-1897 |
Robert Campbell |
1897-1904 |
John Crawford (1856-1928) |
1904-1910 |
George H. Edwards |
1910-1913 |
Samuel Currie |
1913-1916 |
James Anderson McCollum (c1864-1922) |
1916-1919 |
Samuel Currie |
1919-1920 |
S. H. McCracken |
1920-1921 |
Angus Campbell |
1921-1927 |
George A. Baker |
1927-1928 |
John T. Davies |
1928-1941 |
G. H. Kilburn |
1941-1946 |
Noble Yerex |
1946-1963 |
Thomas Ritchie Young (1898-1974) |
1963-1965 |
E. B. McCracken |
1965-1977 |
J. Gordon Stewart |
1977-1980 |
Harry William Smithson |
1980-1992 |
Arnold M. Birch |
1992-1998 |
Jim Kuharski |
1998-2014 |
Edward A. Levandoski |
2015-2018 |
Bill Martin |
2018-2022 |
Michael Porrok |
2022-? |
Karl Snezyk |
Memorable Manitobans
Search the MHS collection of biographies for ones connected to Rosedale:
Historic Sites
Go here for a list of historic sites in Rosedale.
History Books
Go here for a list of history books for Rosedale.
Maps
Sources
Death registration [James Anderson McCollum], Manitoba Vital Statistics.
“Arrest farmers following death of former Reeve,” Winnipeg Tribune, 7 August 1922, page 3.
Geographic Names of Manitoba, Manitoba Conservation, 2000.
We thank Allan Drysdale and Janina Smithson for providing additional information used here.
This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 28 October 2022
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