Rossburn Municipality
Rural municipality in Manitoba, Canada
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Rossburn Municipality is a rural municipality (RM) in the Parkland Region of Manitoba, Canada.
Rossburn | |
|---|---|
| Rossburn Municipality | |
Location of the Rossburn Municipality in Manitoba | |
| Coordinates: 50°43′38″N 100°44′27″W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Manitoba |
| Region | Parkland |
| Incorporated (amalgamated) | January 1, 2015[1] |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Shirley Kalyniuk |
| Area | |
| • Land | 682.79 km2 (263.63 sq mi) |
| Population (2016) | |
• Total | 976 |
| • Density | 1.43/km2 (3.70/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (CST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| Postal code | R0J 1V0 |
| Website | rossburn |
It was named for Reverend Richard R. Ross, an early settler to the region.[2]
History
The municipality was incorporated on January 1, 2015, via the amalgamation of the former Rural Municipality 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 existing 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 −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]