List of former counties of Manitoba
Counties existed in Manitoba until 1890,[1][2] though the term itself lived on in the County Court system. The Municipal Act of 1886[3] listed the counties of Manitoba as follows:
| County | United County | Rural Municipalities | Cities/Towns |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beautiful Plains | Glendale, Osprey, Lansdowne, Rosedale | ||
| Brandon | Cornwallis, Daly, Elton, Glenwood, Oakland, Whitehead | Brandon | |
| Carillon | La Broquerie, Hanover, De Salaberry | ||
| D'Iberville | Cartier, Macdonald, St. Norbert | ||
| Dennis | Sifton, Pipestone, Wallace, Woodworth | ||
| Dufferin | Carleton, Dufferin, Rhineland | Nelson | |
| Fairford | Marquette and Fairford | Fairford, Posen, St. Laurent | |
| Gimli | Lisgar, Plessis, and Gimli | Gimli, Rockwood | |
| La Verandrye | Hespeler, Ste. Anne, Taché | ||
| Lisgar | Lisgar, Plessis, and Gimli | St. Andrews', St. Clements' | East Selkirk, Selkirk |
| Manchester | Douglas, Franklin, Montcalm | Emerson, West Lynne | |
| Marquette | Marquette and Fairford | Belcourt, St. François Xavier, Woodlands | |
| Minnedosa | Minnedosa and Riding Mountain | Blanchard [sic],[4] Clanwilliam, Harrison, Odanah, Saskatchewan, Strathclair | Minnedosa, Rapid City |
| Morris | Morris, Youville | Morris | |
| Norfolk | North Cypress, North Norfolk, South Cypress, South Norfolk | ||
| Plessis | Lisgar, Plessis, and Gimli | Plessis | |
| Portage la Prairie | Elm River, Portage la Prairie | Portage la Prairie | |
| Riding Mountain | Minnedosa and Riding Mountain | Riding Mountain | |
| Rock Lake | Argyle, Derby, Lorne, Louise | Pilot Mound | |
| Russell | Shoal Lake and Russell | Rossburn, Russell, Shell River, Silver Creek | |
| Selkirk | Assiniboia, Kildonan, Springfield, St. Boniface, St. Paul, Varennes | St. Boniface, Winnipeg | |
| Shoal Lake | Shoal Lake and Russell | Archie, Birtle, Boulton, Ellice, Miniota, Oak River, Shoal Lake | |
| Souris River | Arthur, Brenda, Inchiquin, Medora | ||
| Turtle Mountain | Deloraine, Riverside, Turtle Mountain, Whitewater | ||
| Westbourne | Westbourne | Gladstone |
- ↑ http://www.gov.mb.ca/ia/pdf/steps/append_c.pdf
- ↑ Statutes of Manitoba, 53 V. c. 55
- ↑ Statutes of Manitoba 1886, p. 316
- ↑ Statutes of Manitoba 1886, p. 337
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