Rural Municipality of Woodworth explained

The Rural Municipality of Woodworth is a former rural municipality (RM) in the Canadian province of Manitoba. It was originally incorporated as a rural municipality on December 22, 1883.^[1] It ceased on January 1, 2015 as a result of its provincially mandated amalgamation with the RM of Wallace and the Village of Elkhorn to form the Rural Municipality of Wallace – Woodworth.^[2]

The Sioux Valley Dakota Nation Indian reserve is located by its southeast corner of the former RM.

Communities

• Harding
• Kenton
• Lenore

References

• Manitoba Historical Society - Rural Municipality of Woodworth
• Map of Woodworth R.M. at Statcan
• Dorthy Vipond, Proudly we speak: a history of the Rural Municipality of Woodworth, Woodworth Centennial Committee, 1967, https://web.archive.org/web/20150103091324/http://www.ourroots.ca/e/page.aspx?id=482986

External links

• Official website

49.9308°N -100.6794°W

Notes and References

1. Web site: Manitoba's Municipal History: Rural Municipalities and Local Government Districts . The Manitoba Historical Society . September 21, 2014 . January 2, 2015.
2. Web site: Manitoba's Municipal History: Municipal Amalgamations (2015) . The Manitoba Historical Society . December 1, 2014 . January 2, 2015.