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Manitoba Communities: St. James (Unincorporated City)
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This municipality was named for the Parish of St. James.
Present Status
City of Winnipeg (1 January 1972)
Incorporation History
Part of Rural Municipality of Assiniboia (1886)
Divided into Rural Municipality of Assiniboia, Rural Municipality of St. James (1921), Rural Municipality of Brooklands (1922)
City of St. James (1956)
Absorbed Brooklands (1967)
Merger of St. James and Assiniboia as City of St. James-Assiniboia (1969)
Amalgamation of Assiniboia, Brooklands, Charleswood, East Kildonan, Fort Garry, North Kildonan, Old Kildonan, St. Boniface, St. James, St. Vital, Transcona, Tuxedo, West Kildonan, and Winnipeg (1 January 1972)Land Area (square km)
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Population
Year
Total
1901
257
1911
5335
1921
11745
1931
14260
1941
13892
1951
19561
1956
26502
1961
33977
1966
35685
1971
71431
Mayors and Reeves
Term
Reeve
1921
Joseph William Godkin
1922-1923
John George Smith (1873-1947)
1924
Alexander “Alex” Christie (1878-1947)
1925-1929
Joseph Henry Cotter (1872-1937)
1930-1932
Alexander “Alex” Christie (1878-1947)
1933-1937
Ronald Henry Hooper (1885-1969)
1938-1945
David Alexander Best (1880-1949)
1946-1953
Reginald Frederick Wightman (1899-1981)
1954-1961
Thomas Burns Findlay (1902-1972)
1960-1969
Alfred William “Bill” Hanks (1894-1985)
1969
Merged with Assiniboia into St. James-Assiniboia
1970-1971
Alfred William “Bill” Hanks (1894-1985)
1972
Merged into Winnipeg
Police Chiefs
Term
Police Chief
?-?
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Fire Chiefs
Term
Fire Chief
1930
George McConnell
Sources:
“Fire prevention week will open on Oct. 5,” Winnipeg Free Press, 17 September 1930, page 9.
“Identity won’t be lost in St. James-Assiniboia,” Winnipeg Free Press, 31 December 1971, page 19.
We thank Nathan Kramer and Jill Paskewitz for providing additional information used here.
This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 23 May 2019
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