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Manitoba Communities: Rossburn (Rural Municipality)
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This municipality was named for Rev. Richard R. Ross, an early settler to the region.
Present Status
Municipality of Rossburn (1 January 2015)
Incorporation History
Rural Municipality of Rossburn (22 December 1883)
Amalgamation of Rossburn and Rossburn (1 January 2015)Adjoining Municipalities
Harrison Park, Prairie View, Riding Mountain West, Yellowhead
Constituent Communities
Land Area (square km)
682.79
Population
Year
Total
1901
1352
1911
2716
1921
3086
1931
3321
1941
2976
1951
2054
1956
1852
1961
1499
1966
1284
1971
1077
1976
890
1981
766
1986
715
1991
658
1996
625
2001
524
2006
514
2011
1046
2016
976
2021
973
Reeves / Heads of Council
Term
Reeve / Head of Council
1884
Thomas Young (1851-1906)
1885
William McDonald
1887-1890
Thomas Young (1851-1906)
1891-1892
John McPhail
1893
Thomas Young (1851-1906)
1894
William McDonald
1895-1897
John McPhail
1898-1900
Richard Rose Ross (1843-1904)
1901-1903
Robert Carson
1904
Richard Rose Ross (1843-1904)
1905-1907
John McPhail
1908
William Young (1857-1938)
1909
William Peden
1910
William Young (1857-1938)
1911-1914
John McPhail
1915-1921
John Sinclair
1922-1923
Robert Peden
1924-1930
Robert J. Brown
1931-1937
John William Cormack (1896-1987)
1938-1941
Robert Peden
1942-1945
John Ryszytylo
1946-1949
Harris Taylor Huston (1914-1972)
1950-1953
Steve P. Ukrainetz
1954-1959
Edward Shust
1960-1961
Michael J. Sotas
1962-1967
Alexander “Alex” Cleland (c1912-2009)
1968-1989
John Mitchell
1990-1995
Leonard Sitko
1996-2001
Dwain George Lawless (1949-2019)
2002-2005
Edward Mychasiw
2006
?
2007-2010
Brian Brown
2011-2014
Ed Mychasiw
2015-2018
Brian Brown
2018-?
Kerry Lawless
Memorable Manitobans
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Historic Sites
Go here for a list of historic sites in Rossburn.
History Books
Go here for a list of history books for Rossburn.
Maps
Sources
Manitoba Gazette, 1887-1959. Manitoba Legislative Library.
Geographic Names of Manitoba, Manitoba Conservation, 2000.
We thank David Ross for providing additional information used here.
This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 11 February 2022
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