Minto, Manitoba

For the rural municipality, see Rural Municipality of Minto.

Welcome sign for Minto, Manitoba

Minto is an unincorporated community recognized as a local urban district^[1] located in the Rural Municipality of Whitewater.

A railway point for the Canadian National railway and post office was located in Minto. It was named in 1899 for Sir Gilbert Elliot-Murray-Kynynmound, 4th Earl of Minto. He was the Governor General of Canada at the time.

References

↑ "Local Urban Districts Regulation". Government of Manitoba. April 23, 2016. Retrieved April 24, 2016.

Division 5, Manitoba (Southwest Manitoba)

Towns	Melita

Rural municipalities	Albert Arthur Brenda Brenda–Waskada Boissevain–Morton Cameron Deloraine–Winchester Edward Grassland Killarney–Turtle Mountain Morton Prairie Lakes Riverside Strathcona Turtle Mountain Two Borders Whitewater Winchester

Unincorporated communities	Bede Bernice Boissevain Broomhill Deloraine Elgin Elva Grande-Clairière Hartney Lauder Lena Killarney Margaret Minto Napinka Ninette Pierson Tilston Waskada

See also: Municipalities in Manitoba Census divisions of Manitoba 2015 municipal amalgamations

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