Rural Municipality of Whitehead

Whitehead is a rural municipality in the province of Manitoba in Western Canada. It is west of Brandon, Manitoba and the principle communities within its boundaries Kemnay and Alexander.

It became a municipality on 22 December 1883 and was named for Joseph Whitehead, a railway contractor who was active in the area during the 1880s.

Communities[]

• Alexander
• Kemnay

References[]

• Manitoba Historical Society: Rural Municipality of Whitehead
• Geographic Names of Manitoba (pg. 294) - the Millennium Bureau of Canada
• Map of Whitehead R.M. at Statcan

Coordinates: 49°47′53″N 100°15′27″W / 49.79806°N 100.25750°W / 49.79806; -100.25750

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