Manitoba Communities: Rosedale (Rural Municipality)

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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

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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