Rural Municipality of Hanover

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Rural Municipality of Hanover
Steinbach (upper) and Blumenort (lower) as seen from the air.
Steinbach (upper) and Blumenort (lower) as seen from the air.
The Location of the RM of Hanover in southern Manitoba
The Location of the RM of Hanover in southern Manitoba
Coordinates: 49°26′36″N 96°50′57″W / 49.44333°N 96.84917°W / 49.44333; -96.84917Coordinates: 49°26′36″N 96°50′57″W / 49.44333°N 96.84917°W / 49.44333; -96.84917
CountryCanada
ProvinceManitoba
RegionEastman
IncorporatedMay 25, 1881 (1881-05-25)
Amalgamated1890
Government
 • ReeveStan Toews
Area
 • Total741.52 km2 (286.30 sq mi)
Elevation
268 m (879 ft)
Population
 (2016 Census[1])
 • Total15,733
 • Density21.2/km2 (55/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Websitehttp://www.hanovermb.ca/

The Rural Municipality of Hanover is a rural municipality (RM) in southeastern Manitoba, Canada, located southeast of Winnipeg in Division No. 2.

It is Manitoba's most populous rural municipality and fourth-most populous municipality overall (behind the cities of Winnipeg and Brandon, and neighbouring city of Steinbach) as of the 2016 census.

History[]

The area of Hanover was part of the traditional lands of the Ojibway-speaking natives. In the summer of 1871, the federal government signed treaties with these people and relocated them to reserves such as the Roseau River Anishinabe First Nation to the south and the Brokenhead Ojibway Nation to the north.[2]

From the lands left behind, the Manitoba government set aside the East Reserve, slightly smaller than what is now the RM of Hanover, for Plautdietsch-speaking Mennonites immigrants from the Russian empire. In 1873, these Mennonites signed an agreement with the Canadian government known as the Privilegium, which guaranteed land, freedom of religion, private schools, and military exemption.[3]

The East Reserve was divided into two municipalities in the early 1880s, as most of the southern Manitoba was organizing itself into new rural municipalities.[3] In 1880, the north part of the East Reserve became the Rural Municipality of Hespeler, named in honour of William Hespeler, who had brought many of the Mennonite immigrants to the area. The RM of Hanover, to the south, was established on 25 May 1881. The two municipalities shared administrative staff and merged into the single municipality of Hanover in 1890.[3]

Other settlers in the area were mainly French and Anglo-Saxons.[3]

Hanover's municipal headquarters were located in the city of Steinbach (originally part of Hanover) until a new office building near Mitchell was constructed in 2001.[4]

Demographics[]

Hanover has seen steady population growth in recent years and is currently the most populated rural municipality in Manitoba, slightly ahead of the RM of Springfield. It has population of 15,733 as of the Canada 2016 census, which is a 12.2% increase from 2011. The population density of 21.2/km2 is up from 16.0 in 2006.[5][6]

The city of Steinbach and town of Niverville were formerly part of Hanover but are now separate urban municipalities. Steinbach was incorporated in 1946; Niverville in 1969.[7]

Local Urban Districts[]

Communities[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Population data for Hanover". Statistics Canada. Retrieved February 20, 2017.
  2. ^ "History and Heritage of Roseau River First Nation". Retrieved 2010-07-01.
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b c d "RM of Hanover History". RM of Hanover History. Archived from the original on May 30, 2010. Retrieved 2010-07-11.
  4. ^ "Hanover office officially opens". The Carillon News. 2001-04-05.
  5. ^ http://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2016/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=CSD&Code1=4602041&Geo2=PR&Code2=01&Data=Count&SearchText=Hanover&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&TABID=1&B1=All
  6. ^ http://www12.statcan.ca/english/census06/data/popdwell/Table.cfm?T=302&SR=101&S=1&O=A&RPP=25&PR=46&CMA=0 Canada 2006 Census
  7. ^ "The Town Of Niverville Celebrates 50th Anniversary". SteinbachOnline.com. 2019-09-09.

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