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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	Birdtail, Olha, Rossburn, Vista, Waywayseecappo
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

Reeves / Heads of Council

Term	Reeve / Head of Council
1884	Thomas Young
1885	William McDonald
1887-1890	Thomas Young
1891-1892	John McPhail
1893	Thomas Young
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
1909	William Peden
1910	William Young
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 G. Lawless
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.

This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.

Page revised: 30 October 2018