Hanover is a rural municipality

Rural municipality

A rural municipality, often abbreviated RM, is a form of municipality in the Canadian provinces of Manitoba and Saskatchewan, perhaps best comparable to counties or townships in the western United States...

 in southeastern Manitoba

Manitoba

Manitoba is a Canadian prairie province with an area of . The province has over 110,000 lakes and has a largely continental climate because of its flat topography. Agriculture, mostly concentrated in the fertile southern and western parts of the province, is vital to the province's economy; other...

, Canada

Canada

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. It is located southeast of Winnipeg. It is located in Division No. 2

Division No. 2, Manitoba

Division No. 2 Steinbach Area is part of the Eastman Region in the Canadian province of Manitoba. It is located between the City of Winnipeg, the Red River Valley and the US-Canada border. The city of Steinbach is the largest population centre in the region. The Trans-Canada Highway runs through...

. The city of Steinbach

Steinbach, Manitoba

Steinbach is a city of approx. 13,500 people in the southeast corner of the province of Manitoba, Canada, a short distance from the capital Winnipeg. Steinbach is the largest community in the Eastman region of Manitoba. The city is located in the R.M. of Hanover and bordered to the east by the R.M...

 is located in the northeastern part of the municipality, although it is self-governing and is not technically part of the Hanover R.M.

History

The area of Hanover was part of the traditional lands of the Anishinabe, Ojibway speaking natives of the area. In the summer of 1871 the federal government signed treaties with these people putting them on reserves like the Roseau River Anishinabe First Nation

Roseau River Anishinabe First Nation

Roseau River Anishinabe First Nation is a First Nation in southern Manitoba, Canada. It has a registered population of 2,152 individuals. The First Nation has three reserves, of which the Roseau River No. 2 has an area of 22.242 square kilometres , while the Roseau Rapids No. 2A is considerably...

 to the south and the Brokenhead Ojibway Nation

Brokenhead Ojibway Nation

Brokenhead Ojibway Nation is an Anishinaabe First Nation located approximately northeast of Winnipeg, Manitoba. As of May 2010, the First Nation had a registered population of 1,733 people, of which their own on-reserve population was 598. The main reserve of Brokenhead 4 is surrounded by the...

 to the north.

From these lands the Manitoba government set aside the East Reserve of which was slightly smaller than what is now the RM of Hanover. The East Reserve was set aside for the new Russian Mennonite immigrants coming to the province. In 1880 the province created the RM of Hespeler in honour of William Hespeler

William Hespeler

William Hespeler was a German - Canadian businessman and immigration agent and a member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba. He served as Speaker of the Legislature and as honorary consul of Germany to Winnipeg and the Northwest Territories...

, whom had brought many of the Mennonite immigrants to the area. The RM of Hanover was created on May 25, 1881 during the same time when most of the province was reorganizing itself into new rural municipalities. In 1881 the East Reserve was divided into 2 municipalities, Hespeler in the north and Hanover in the south. In 1890 the two municipalities merged in order to form the single municipality of Hanover.

The primary settlers were as mentioned Russian Mennonites

Russian Mennonites

The Russian Mennonites are a group of Mennonites descended from Dutch and mainly Germanic Prussian Anabaptists who established colonies in South Russian Empire beginning in 1789. Since the late 19th century, many of them have come to countries throughout the Western Hemisphere...

, Germans, Ukrainians

Ukrainians

Ukrainians are an East Slavic ethnic group native to Ukraine, which is the sixth-largest nation in Europe. The Constitution of Ukraine applies the term 'Ukrainians' to all its citizens...

, French

French people

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, and Anglo Saxons.

Demographics

According to the Canada 2006 Census

Canada 2006 Census

The Canada 2006 Census was a detailed enumeration of the Canadian population. Census day was May 16, 2006. The next census following will be the 2011 Census. Canada's total population enumerated by the 2006 census was 31,612,897...

:

• Population: 11,871
• % Change (2001–2006): 10
• Area (km²): 740.31
• Density (persons per km²): 16.0

Communities

• Blumenort
  Blumenort, Manitoba
  Blumenort is a village of about 1,000 people, in the Canadian province of Manitoba. It is located in the Rural Municipality of Hanover, just north of the city of Steinbach. It was founded in 1874 by Mennonite farmers...
  
  
• Bristol
• Clear Springs
• Grunthal
  Grunthal, Manitoba
  Grunthal is a small town in the Rural Municipality of Hanover, Manitoba located about 20 minutes west of Steinbach, and about 40 minutes south of Winnipeg. It had a population of 1000 in 2006. Tourist attractions include Grunthal's Annual Fairdays which are held on the second weekend in August and...
  
  
• Hochstadt
• Kleefeld
  Kleefeld, Manitoba
  Kleefeld , a small community in the Canadian province of Manitoba was settled in the 1870s and was originally called Gruenfeld .- History:...
  
  
• Mitchell
  Mitchell, Manitoba
  Mitchell is an unincorporated community of 1,492 in Manitoba, Canada, located in the rural municipality of Hanover. Mitchell has been growing substantially since 1995, with a growth rate of over 40% between 2001–2006 and adding nearly 500 residents in that time.Mitchell is located just 3 km...
  
  
• New Bothwell
  New Bothwell, Manitoba
  New Bothwell is a community in the Canadian province of Manitoba, , located about 15 km northwest of Steinbach on Highway #216, in the rural municipality of Hanover. In 2001 it had a population of about 530...
  
  
• Niverville
  Niverville, Manitoba
  Niverville is a small town in the Canadian province of Manitoba, located 28.6 km south of the Perimeter Highway which encircles the provincial capital, Winnipeg. This primarily farming community has seen an influx of people moving from the city looking to raise a family outside of the 'big...
  
  
• Pansy
• Randolph
• Rosengard
• Sarto
• Steinbach
  Steinbach, Manitoba
  Steinbach is a city of approx. 13,500 people in the southeast corner of the province of Manitoba, Canada, a short distance from the capital Winnipeg. Steinbach is the largest community in the Eastman region of Manitoba. The city is located in the R.M. of Hanover and bordered to the east by the R.M...
  
  
• Tourond
• Trentham

External links

• Map of Hanover R.M. at Statcan