Rossburn Municipality

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

For the former municipality, see Rural Municipality of Rossburn.

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
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

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

History
Further information: Rural Municipality of Rossburn and Rossburn, Manitoba

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. "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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