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

Rossburn
Rural municipality
Rossburn Municipality
Rossburn Location of Rossburn Municipality in Manitoba
Coordinates: 50°43′38″N 100°44′27″W
Country	Canada
Province	Manitoba
Incorporated (amalgamated)	January 1, 2015[1]
Government
• Mayor	Kerry Lawless
Area
• Land	682.79 km2 (263.63 sq mi)
Population  (2016)
• Total	976
Time zone	UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
Postal code	R0J 1V0
Website	rossburn.ca

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

• Birdtail
• Olha
• Rossburn
• Vista

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]

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