The Rural Municipality of Glenwood is a former

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(RM) in the

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of Manitoba. It was originally incorporated as a rural municipality on December 22, 1883. It ceased on January 1, 2015 as a result of its provincially mandated

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with the Town of Souris to form the

Municipality of Souris – Glenwood The Municipality of Souris – Glenwood is a rural municipality (RM) in the Canadian province of Manitoba. History The RM was incorporated on January 1, 2015 via the amalgamation of the RM of Glenwood and the town of Souris. It was for ...

. The RM was located in the southwestern corner of the province, approximately 47 kilometres southwest of Manitoba's second-largest city,

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. It was located at the junction of

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, running east and west, while Provincial Road 250 extends north and

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southward.

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provides access to the

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. The RM of Glenwood was home to approximately 800 residents, excluding the residents of Souris.

Communities

* Hayfield *

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* Newstead * Schwitzer

History

Though Glenwood was incorporated as a municipality in 1883, its history goes back further. In 1880, the first four permanent residents arrived and established homesteads along Plum Creek, approximately 1.5 kilometres west of what today is Souris. Most early settlers established homesteads in the Souris area, while others settled in the surrounding town sites. The 1880s saw vigorous immigration into the area, especially people who came from

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. By the end of 1883, the area was completely settled, and by 1884 the town site of Souris contained over 50 buildings. The Town of Souris was incorporated in 1904 as a separate municipal government, and its first mayor was A.L. Young.

External links

References

* ''Geographic Names of Manitoba'' (pg. 94) - the Millennium Bureau of Canada
Map of Glenwood R.M. at Statcan
{{Authority control Glenwood Populated places disestablished in 2015 2015 disestablishments in Manitoba