Neilburg was named after an early settler, Clifford O’Neil. The first post office was in his home and was located about one mile south-east of where the village is today. Neilburg was established as a hamlet in 1923 and by 1946, it had grown big enough to be incorporated as the village of Neilburg.
The village is about 6 kilometres away from the north-east corner of Manitou Lake. On the north-west corner of the lake is Big Manitou Regional Park.
History
Neilburg incorporated as a village on January 1, 1947.[7]
In 1999 crop circles were discovered in a field near the village.[8]
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Neilburg had a population of 371 living in 160 of its 192 total private dwellings, a change of -2.1% from its 2016 population of 379. With a land area of 1.24 km2 (0.48 sq mi), it had a population density of 299.2/km2 (774.9/sq mi) in 2021.[11]
In the 2016 Census of Population, the Village of Neilburg recorded a population of 379 living in 157 of its 175 total private dwellings, a -18.2% change from its 2011 population of 448. With a land area of 1.22 km2 (0.47 sq mi), it had a population density of 310.7/km2 (804.6/sq mi) in 2016.[2]