Rossburn
Rural municipality
Rossburn Municipality
Location of the Rossburn Municipality in Manitoba
Location of the Rossburn Municipality in Manitoba
Coordinates: 50°43′38″N 100°44′27″W / 50.72722°N 100.74083°W / 50.72722; -100.74083
CountryCanada
ProvinceManitoba
Incorporated
(amalgamated)		January 1, 2015[1]
Government
 • MayorKerry Lawless
Area
 • Land682.79 km2 (263.63 sq mi)
Population
 (2016)
 • Total976
Time zoneUTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Postal code
R0J 1V0
Websiterossburn.ca

Rossburn Municipality is a rural municipality (RM) in the Parkland Region of Manitoba, Canada.

It was named for Reverend Richard R. Ross, an early settler to the region.[2]

History

The RM was incorporated on January 1, 2015, via the amalgamation of the RM of Rossburn and the town of Rossburn.[1] It was formed as a requirement of The Municipal Amalgamations Act, which required that municipalities with a population less than 1,000 amalgamate with one or more neighbouring municipalities by 2015.[3] The Government of Manitoba initiated these amalgamations in order for municipalities to meet the 1997 minimum population requirement of 1,000 to incorporate a municipality.[4]

Communities

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Rossburn had a population of 973 living in 453 of its 619 total private dwellings, a change of -0.3% from its 2016 population of 976. With a land area of 672.29 km2 (259.57 sq mi), it had a population density of 1.4/km2 (3.7/sq mi) in 2021.[5]

References

  1. 1 2 "The Municipal Amalgamations Act (C.C.S.M. c. M235): Rural Municipality of Rossburn and Town of Rossburn Amalgamation Regulation" (PDF). Government of Manitoba. Retrieved October 4, 2014.
  2. ↑ "Manitoba Communities: Rossburn (Rural Municipality)". www.mhs.mb.ca. Retrieved August 5, 2021.
  3. ↑ "The Municipal Amalgamations Act (C.C.S.M. c. M235)". Government of Manitoba. October 2, 2014. Retrieved October 4, 2014.
  4. ↑ "Speech from the Throne: At the Opening of the Second Session of the 40th Legislature of the Province of Manitoba". Government of Manitoba. November 19, 2012. Retrieved October 4, 2014.
  5. ↑ "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), Manitoba". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved February 20, 2022.
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