Manitoba Communities: Winchester (Unincorporated Rural Municipality)Link to:
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The basis for the name of this municipality is unclear.
Present Status
Municipality of Deloraine-Winchester (1 January 2015)
Incorporation History
Rural Municipality of Winchester (1 November 1890)
Amalgamation of Deloraine and Winchester (1 January 2015)Adjoining Municipalities
Constituent Communities
Dand, Deloraine, Hathaway, Liege, Moberly, Mountainside, Naples, Regent
Land Area (square km)
725.58
Year
Total
1891
628
1901
2130
1911
1531
1921
1739
1931
1827
1941
1748
1951
1479
1956
1390
1961
1372
1966
1283
1971
1043
1976
928
1981
828
1986
718
1991
661
1996
625
2001
573
2006
594
2011
508
Term
Reeve
1890-1891
William Cates
1891-1894
John Renton (1825-1907)
1894-1896
John M. Fee
1896-1899
Edward Kerr
1899-1902
W. E. Cowan
1902-1903
John H. Urie
1903-1904
James Steedsman (1864-1959)
1904-1911
Edward Kerr
1911-1915
George W. Whitlaw
1915-1921
Arthur Thomas “Tom” Hainsworth (1901-1977)
1921-1927
Hugh McKenzie (1870-1957)
1927-1931
J. H. Bates
1931-1948
Russell Barrett (1889-1959)
1948-1971
Arthur Thomas “Tom” Hainsworth (1901-1977)
1971-1978
Cameron King (?-2015)
1978-1983
Norton Cassils
1983-1989
McGill F. “Mac” Corbett (?-2014)
1989-1995
Ivan Carey
1995-1998
Dennis Crowe
1998-2002
Roger Goethals (1935-2002)
2002-2006
Dennis Crowe (1930-2020)
2006-2014
Michael Dillabough
2015
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Go here for a list of historic sites in Winchester.
Go here for a list of history books for Winchester.
Deloraine Scans a Century, 1880-1980. Deloraine History Book Committee, 1980. Manitoba Legislative Library, F5649.D46.
Geographic Names of Manitoba, Manitoba Conservation, 2000.
This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 9 March 2023
