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This municipality was named for Princess Louise, daughter of Queen Victoria and wife to the Marquis of Lorne (1845-1914), who was Governor General of Canada from 1878 to 1883, during which time it was incorporated.
Present Status
Municipality of Louise (1 January 2015)
Incorporation History
Rural Municipality of Louise (14 February 1880)
Amalgamation of Crystal City, Louise, and Pilot Mound (1 January 2015)Adjoining Municipalities
Constituent Communities
Clearwater, Crystal City, Fallison, Harbor, Hebb, Pilot Mound, Preston, Purves, Windy Bay Colony, Wood Bay
Land Area (square km)
932.67
Year
Total
1891
2551
1896
2533
1901
3130
1911
2932
1921
3003
1931
3153
1941
2754
1951
2099
1956
2118
1961
2017
1966
1806
1971
1556
1976
1343
1981
1303
1986
1261
1991
1147
1996
1090
2001
989
2006
819
2011
1932
2016
1918
2021
2025
Term
Reeve
1880-1884
?
1884-1886
Robert Schuyler Thompson (1844-1930)
1886-1887
?
1887-1889
William H. Greenway
1889-1891
?
1891-1895
James Morrow
1895-1906
William H. Greenway
1906-1907
?
1907-1911
James Morrow (1857-1949)
1911-1914
John Cowan
1914-1915
Thomas T. Baird
1915-1916
William McDonald
1916-1922
Thomas T. Baird
1922-1933
Robert George Perfect (1882-1950)
1933-1935
Alex L. Taylor
1935-1945
E. S. Preston
1945-1958
B. M. Stewart
1958-1964
L. J. Gardiner
1964-1978
J. Gordon Gardiner
1978-1980
?
1980-1989
Roy M. McLaren
1989-1998
J. Lorne Morrow
1998-?
Kenneth S. “Ken” Buchanan
?-2018
?
2018-?
Murray McIntyre
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Go here for a list of historic sites in Louise.
Go here for a list of history books for Louise.
Manitoba Gazette, 1887-1959. Manitoba Legislative Library.
Geographic Names of Manitoba, Manitoba Conservation, 2000.
This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 28 October 2022
