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Kenton, Manitoba

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657: 383: 39:. The settlement was named for its first postmaster, A.W. Kent. Kenton became an unincorporated village district in 1947. In 1986, the community had a population of 158. Water supply for the community is from the nearby half-mile long Kenton Reservoir on Bars Creek, a tributary of the Oak River. The 600 55:
Kenton features a full service Campground and Swimming area, Walking Trail, Hockey Rink, Curling Rink, Grocery Store, Restaurant, Vehicle Dealership, Legion, Community Hall, Gas Station, Liquor Store, Lumber Yard, and Fiber Optic internet (300 Mbit/s). . A railway branch line connected Kenton in
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in 1931. The Rural Municipality of Woodworth ran its own municipal telephone system from 1907 with the main exchange at Kenton, until the system was sold to the
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and also provides an opportunity for sport fishing. Kenton is the location of the municipal council chamber for the RM of Woodworth.
727: 691: 479: 457: 426: 35:. The first permanent settlement of the area began in 1881, following the westward expansion of the borders of the province of 28: 269: 618: 452: 431: 684: 484: 333: 61: 349: 471: 155:"Historic Sites of Manitoba: Lawlor House / Woodworth Millennium Museum (Kenton, RM of Wallace-Woodworth)" 326: 20: 201: 580: 560: 545: 80: 575: 550: 530: 525: 520: 404: 32: 570: 565: 505: 500: 372: 357: 515: 101: 318: 382: 154: 668: 555: 510: 57: 711: 656: 287: 129: 118: 633: 620: 40: 244: 141: 664: 540: 353: 36: 24: 180:"Redfern Farm Services | Serving Western Manitoba Farmers since 1973" 56:
1902. The local lighting plant was replaced with a connection to the
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Proudly we speak: a history of the Rural Municipality of Woodworth
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http://www.insurancewest.ca/pdffiles/IW_nov06_11-20.pdf
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local urban district
Manitoba
Rural Municipality of Woodworth
Brandon
Manitoba
acre foot
Prairie Farm Rehabilitation Administration
provincial electric power grid
provincial telephone company
"Local Urban Districts Regulation"
http://www.insurancewest.ca/pdffiles/IW_nov06_11-20.pdf
http://www.ourroots.ca/e/page.aspx?id=482986
http://mbair.brandonu.ca/figure/display/16.4
http://uarcd.com/PDFs/OctWPATLgeDam.pdf
"Historic Sites of Manitoba: Lawlor House / Woodworth Millennium Museum (Kenton, RM of Wallace-Woodworth)"
"Redfern Farm Services | Serving Western Manitoba Farmers since 1973"
"Kenton Community Rink Bookings"
"Woodworth Chrysler Dodge Jeep"
"Lonesome Oak Campgrounds"
"Brierwood Creek Cafe & Grill"
"ValleyView Co-op"
"RFNOW Inc. | High Speed Internet - Fibre & Wireless Plans"
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Manitoba
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