Mossey River
Rural municipality
Rural Municipality of Mossey River
Mossey River is located in Manitoba
Mossey River
Mossey River
Location of Mossey River in Manitoba
Coordinates: 51°45′18″N 99°57′59″W / 51.75500°N 99.96639°W / 51.75500; -99.96639
CountryCanada
ProvinceManitoba
IncorporatedMay 1, 1906
AmalgamatedJanuary 1, 2015[1]
Government
 • ReeveRon Kostyshyn[2]
Area
 • Land1,119.96 km2 (432.42 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)
 • Total1,450
Time zoneUTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Websitemosseyrivermunicipality.com

The Rural Municipality of Mossey River is a rural municipality (RM) in the Parkland Region of Manitoba, Canada, located at the south end of Lake Winnipegosis.

It is named for the Mossey River, a river that flows through the municipality.[3]

History

The Rural Municipality of Mossey River was incorporated on May 1, 1906.[3] On January 1, 2015, it amalgamated with the Village of Winnipegosis as dictated by The Municipal Amalgamations Act, which required that municipalities with a population less than 1,000 amalgamate with one or more neighbouring municipalities by 2015.[4][1][5] 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.[6]

Communities

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Mossey River had a population of 1,450 living in 612 of its 730 total private dwellings, a change of 26.6% from its 2016 population of 1,145. With a land area of 1,119.96 km2 (432.42 sq mi), it had a population density of 1.3/km2 (3.4/sq mi) in 2021.[7]

References

  1. 1 2 "The Municipal Amalgamations Act (C.C.S.M. c. M235): Village of Winnipegosis and Rural Municipality of Mossey River Amalgamation Regulation" (PDF). Government of Manitoba. Retrieved October 26, 2014.
  2. ↑ "Municipal Office".
  3. 1 2 "Manitoba Communities: Mossey River (Rural Municipality)". Manitoba Historical Society. Retrieved May 24, 2020.
  4. ↑ https://web2.gov.mb.ca/laws/regs/current/_pdf-regs.php?reg=27/2014
  5. ↑ "The Municipal Amalgamations Act (C.C.S.M. c. M235)". Government of Manitoba. October 2, 2014. Retrieved October 27, 2014.
  6. ↑ "Speech from the Throne: At the Opening of the Second Session of the 40th Legislature of the Province of Manitoba". Province of Manitoba. Government of Manitoba. November 19, 2012. Retrieved October 27, 2014.
  7. ↑ "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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