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This municipality was named for Rev. Richard R. Ross, an early settler to the region.
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
Search the MHS collection of biographies for ones connected to Rossburn:
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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