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This municipality was named for Thomas Lafayette Rosser.
Present Status |
Rural Municipality of Rosser (11 March 1893) |
Incorporation History |
Rural Municipality of Rosser (11 March 1893) |
Adjoining Municipalities |
Rockwood, St. Francois Xavier, West St. Paul, Winnipeg, Woodlands |
Constituent Communities |
Bergen, Gordon, Grosse Isle, Marquette, Meadows, Mount Royal, Orpa, Rosser, Sturgeon Creek Colony |
Land Area (square km) |
441.56 |
Population
Year |
Total |
1871 |
438 |
1881 |
485 |
1891 |
537 |
1896 |
380 |
1901 |
765 |
1911 |
1182 |
1921 |
3730 |
1931 |
1715 |
1941 |
1709 |
1951 |
1631 |
1956 |
1665 |
1961 |
1751 |
1966 |
1220 |
1971 |
1171 |
1976 |
1269 |
1981 |
1326 |
1986 |
1300 |
1991 |
1364 |
1996 |
1349 |
2001 |
1412 |
2006 |
1364 |
2011 |
1352 |
2016 |
1372 |
2021 |
1270 |
Reeves
Term |
Reeve |
1893-1896 |
David Law |
1896-1899 |
Robert George Simpson (c1864-1914) |
1899-1900 |
? |
1900-1903 |
A. F. Preston |
1903-1904 |
Robert Kellet |
1904-1905 |
Adam T. Preston |
1905-1906 |
I. S. Bricker |
1906-1908 |
W. F. Smith |
1908-1921 |
John Haddow (1855-1932) |
1921-1953 |
Percy Beachell (1874-1969) |
1953-1963 |
Robert Edward Ryan (1902-1963) |
1963-1974 |
E. L. Lawrence |
1974-2001 |
Percy Alan Beachell (1924-2015) |
2001-2010 |
Alice Bourgouin |
2010-2022 |
Frances Smee |
2022-? |
Ken Mulligan |
Memorable Manitobans
Search the MHS collection of biographies for ones connected to Rosser:
Historic Sites
Go here for a list of historic sites in Rosser.
History Books
Go here for a list of history books for Rosser.
Maps
Sources
Geographic Names of Manitoba, Manitoba Conservation, 2000.
We thank Nathan Kramer for providing additional information used here.
This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 28 October 2022
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