Rossburn is an unincorporated urban community in the

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

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. Prior to 1 January 2015, Rossburn was designated as a

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. It is near

Waywayseecappo First Nation The Waywayseecappo First Nation ( oj, Wewezhigaabawing) is a First Nations band government whose reserve is located twenty miles (32 km) east of Russell, Manitoba, Canada. The First Nation's reserve is 10,059 hectare (24,856 acres) and is loca ...

. There is an elementary school and a collegiate school. Rossburn is also home to Brandon Wheat Kings player Chad Nychuk who was deemed the name “The Rossburn Rifle” after scoring multiple game winning goals as a 20 year old. Chad became a fan favourite in the Westman area and you can find his face on shirts around the area. “The rifle” was born and raised in Rossburn and put it on the map.

Demographics

In the

2021 Census of Population The 2021 Canadian census was a detailed enumeration of the Canadian population with a reference date of May 11, 2021. It follows the 2016 Canadian census, which recorded a population of 35,151,728. The overall response rate was 98%, which is sli ...

conducted by Statistics Canada, Rossburn had a population of 489 living in 239 of its 285 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of 512. With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2021.

References

Designated places in Manitoba Unincorporated communities in Parkland Region, Manitoba Unincorporated urban communities in Manitoba Former towns in Manitoba Populated places disestablished in 2015 {{manitoba-geo-stub