Rossburn Municipality is a

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(RM) in the

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

History

The RM was incorporated on January 1, 2015, via the amalgamation of the RM of Rossburn and the town of

Rossburn Rossburn is an unincorporated urban community in the Rossburn Municipality, Manitoba. Prior to 1 January 2015, Rossburn was designated as a town. It is near Waywayseecappo First Nation. There is an elementary school and a collegiate school. Rossb ...

. 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. 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.

Communities

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Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by

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, Rossburn had a population of 973 living in 453 of its 619 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of 976. With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2021.

References

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