Manitoba Communities: Churchill (Town)

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This municipality is named for the adjacent Churchill River.

Present Status

Town of Churchill (1 January 1997)

Incorporation History

Local Government District of Churchill (1 January 1959)

Adjoining Municipalities

None

Land Area (square km)

53.96

Population

Year

Total

1951

2168

1956

3039

1961

3932

1966

3579

1971

1604

1976

1901

1981

1304

1986

1217

1991

1143

1996

1089

2001

963

2006

923

2011

813

2016

899

2021

870

Mayors

Term

Mayor

1960-1963

George H. Philbin

1964-1966

John B. Wiens

1967-1969

R. L. Price

1970-1973

Douglas Warren Ritchie (c1923-1975)

1974-1975

E. Wilgosh

1975-1976

H. E. Brown

1978

Leslie M. Osland

1979-1980

?

1981-1983

Howard E. Brown

1984-1989

Mark A. Ingebrigtson

1990-1995

Doug Webber

1996-?

Michael Spence

Memorable Manitobans

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Historic Sites

Go here for a list of historic sites in Churchill.

History Books

Go here for a list of history books for Churchill.

Maps

Sources

Through the Years: Churchill, North of 58°. Churchill Ladies Club, 2002. Manitoba Legislative Library, F5649.C48.

Geographic Names of Manitoba, Manitoba Conservation, 2000.

This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.

Page revised: 28 October 2022