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The municipality is named for a river that flows through it.
Present Status |
Town of Swan River (11 May 1908) |
Incorporation History |
Town of Swan River (11 May 1908) |
Adjoining Municipalities |
Swan Valley West |
Land Area (square km) |
6.89 |
Population
Year |
Total |
1911 |
574 |
1916 |
562 |
1921 |
903 |
1926 |
900 |
1931 |
968 |
1936 |
1016 |
1941 |
1129 |
1946 |
1175 |
1951 |
2290 |
1956 |
2644 |
1961 |
3163 |
1966 |
3470 |
1971 |
3522 |
1976 |
3742 |
1981 |
3782 |
1986 |
3946 |
1991 |
3917 |
1996 |
3986 |
2001 |
4032 |
2006 |
3869 |
2011 |
3907 |
2016 |
4014 |
2021 |
4049 |
Mayors
Term |
Mayor |
1908-1909 |
S. R. Wright |
1909-1910 |
Peter McKay (c1857-1923) |
1910-1911 |
William Edwards |
1911-1912 |
R. T. Taylor |
1912-1913 |
H. V. Morse |
1913-1917 |
Peter McKay |
1917-1918 |
John Crawley |
1918-1919 |
Hugh Owens |
1919-1920 |
Joseph Armstrong |
1920-1922 |
John Crawley |
1922-1923 |
Benjamin Edward Rothwell (1875-1929) |
1923-1924 |
James Robert Reid (1882-1966) |
1924-1925 |
David G. Reid |
1925-1926 |
Benjamin Edward Rothwell (1875-1929) |
1926-1928 |
George C. Johnstone |
1928-1930 |
John Crawley |
1930-1932 |
John W. Pickard (1892-?) |
1932-1933 |
? |
1933-1937 |
Percival James McKay (1891-1957) |
1937-1938 |
F. C. Dennis |
1938-1939 |
John W. Pickard (1892-?) |
1939-1949 |
W. L. Foshner |
1949-1963 |
George Edward Scalf |
1963-1967 |
C. Hinchliffe |
1967-1969 |
John Lambert |
1969-1975 |
Dr. L. F. Matthews |
1975-1977 |
Doug Gourlay |
1977-1978 |
Walter Zukewich |
1978-1980 |
? |
1980-1992 |
Fred Sigurdson |
1992-1995 |
Stan Anderson |
1995-? |
Glen McKenzie |
?-2018 |
? |
2018-? |
Lance Jacobson |
Secretary-Treasurers
Period |
Secretary-Treasurer |
1909-1912 |
Benjamin Edward Rothwell (1875-1929) |
1913 |
A. S. Weir |
1914-1919 |
Benjamin Edward Rothwell (1875-1929) |
1920-1922 |
Albert E. Reed |
1923 |
Donald L. Mills |
1924-1938 |
James Fulton |
1939-1943 |
L. J. Walker |
1944-1952 |
George Dickerson |
1953-1956 |
Norman C. Tyler |
1957-1959 |
H. H. Cornish |
Memorable Manitobans
Search the MHS collection of biographies for ones connected to Swan River:
Historic Sites
Go here for a list of historic sites in Swan River.
History Books
Go here for a list of history books for Swan River.
Maps
Sources
Geographic Names of Manitoba, Manitoba Conservation, 2000.
This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 28 October 2022
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