The town was named after French painter Jean-François Millet, a favourite of railway tycoon William Cornelius Van Horne.
The Post office opened on April 1, 1896.
YEAR |
POPULATION |
1906 |
85 |
1921 |
208 |
1931 |
300 |
1941 |
325 |
1951 |
402 |
1961 |
403 |
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1910
*
Methodist Chorch 1910
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1912
*
1919
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1920s
*
1938
*
1956
1982
*
*
1911
1905
1925
1938
1950s
1960s
1952
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1957
*
1950s
1932
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1953