Manitoba Communities: Stonewall (Town)

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This municipality is allegedly named for American Civil War General Thomas Jonathan “Stonewall” Jackson (1824-1863).

Present Status

Town of Stonewall (1 June 1908)

Incorporation History

Village of Stonewall (14 August 1906)
Town of Stonewall (1 June 1908)

Adjoining Municipalities

Rockwood

Land Area (square km)

5.99

Population

Year

Total

1906

1074

1911

1005

1916

1152

1921

1112

1926

1043

1931

1031

1936

1009

1941

1020

1946

?

1951

1040

1956

1110

1961

1420

1966

1577

1971

1583

1976

1826

1981

2210

1986

2349

1991

2997

1996

3689

2001

4012

2006

4376

2011

4536

2016

4809

2021

5046

Mayors

Term

Mayor

1906-1907

Weston Montgomery (1872-1934)

1907-1909

Alexander Neil MacLeod (1868-1940)

1909-1917

Herbert Arthur Arundel (1877-1952)

1917-1920

Weston Montgomery (1871-1934)

1920-1930

Herbert Arthur Arundel (1877-1952)

1930-1931

Weston Montgomery (1871-1934)

1931-1936

Francis J. Pearson

1936-1939

Hugh H. Appleyard

1939-1943

Francis J. Pearson

1943-1949

Hugh H. Appleyard

1949-1951

Francis J. Pearson

1951-1953

Hugh H. Appleyard

1953-1958

A. E. Clarke

1958-1960

W. O. Graham

1960-1963

H. K. Hutson

1963-1966

H. H. Shepherd

1966-1967

Hugh H. Appleyard

1967-1980

William Harry Taylor (1912-2017)

1980-1986

Alex Krawec

1986-2001

David Lethbridge

2001-2014

Ross Thompson

2014-2018

Lockie McLean

2018-2022

Clive Hinds

2022-?

Sandra Smith

Memorable Manitobans

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Historic Sites

Go here for a list of historic sites in Stonewall.

History Books

Go here for a list of history books for Stonewall.

Maps

Sources

Geographic Names of Manitoba, Manitoba Conservation, 2000.

Stonewall: Turning a Century, 1878-1978 edited by Mervin E. Farmer. Stonewall: Interlake Pub., 1978. 190 pp.

This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.

Page revised: 28 October 2022