Rosser is a rural municipality (RM) in the Canadian province of Manitoba, lying adjacent to the northwest side of Winnipeg and part of the Winnipeg Metro Region. Its population as of the 2016 Census was 1,372.[2]
Rosser | |
|---|---|
Rural municipality | |
| Rural Municipality of Rosser | |
 Dorsey Converter Station near Rosser, Manitoba, August 2005 | |
 Location of the RM of Rosser in Manitoba | |
| Coordinates: 49°59′24″N 97°27′33″W / 49.99000°N 97.45917°W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Manitoba |
| Region | Winnipeg Metro |
| Incorporated | 1893 |
| Seat | Rosser, Manitoba |
| Government | |
| • Reeve | Ken Mulligan |
| • MLA | Trevor King (Lakeside) |
| • MP | James Bezan (Selkirk—Interlake—Eastman) |
| Area | |
• Rural municipality | 441.56 km2 (170.49 sq mi) |
| • Metro | 5,306.79 km2 (2,048.96 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 241 m (791 ft) |
| Population (2016)[2] | |
• Rural municipality | 1,372 |
| • Density | 3.1/km2 (8.0/sq mi) |
| • Metro | 778,489 |
| Time zone | UTC−6 (CST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−5 (CDT) |
| Postal Code | R0H 1E0 |
| Area codes | 204, 431 |
| Website | rmofrosser |
It is situated along Provincial Trunk Highway 6, and Winnipeg's Perimeter Highway.[3] CentrePort Canada lies primarily in the eastern part of the RM, inside the Perimeter Highway. A small portion of Winnipeg James Armstrong Richardson International Airport also lies within the RM of Rosser.
Water services are provided by the Cartier Regional Water Cooperative. The CentrePort distribution line serves CentrePort development and the RM of Rosser.[4] Water sourced from the Assiniboine River is treated at Headingley before being sent out through distribution channels.[4] Near the community of Rosser is the Dorsey Converter Station and the large static inverter plant for the Nelson River Bipole HVDC power transmission project.
Communities
editThe following communities lie within the RM:[3][5]
- Gordon
- Grosse Isle
- Lilyfield
- Marquette
- Meadows
- Rosser
Demographics
editIn the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Rosser had a population of 1,270 living in 424 of its 448 total private dwellings, a change of -7.4% from its 2016 population of 1,372. With a land area of 441.74 km2 (170.56 sq mi), it had a population density of 2.9/km2 (7.4/sq mi) in 2021.[6]
As of 2004, a handful of elderly Old Swedish (gammalsvenska) speakers remain. They are the descendants of ethnically Swedish people who moved to Manitoba from Gammalsvenskby, Ukraine, in the early 1900s.[7] Old Swedish derives from the Estonian Swedish dialect of the late 1700s as spoken on the island of Dagö (Hiiumaa). While rooted in Swedish, the dialect shows influence and borrowings from Estonian, German, Russian, and Ukrainian.
Attractions
edit- CentrePort Canada — lies primarily in the eastern part of the RM of Rosser
- Little Mountain Park[5][8]
- Prairie Dog Central Railway — travels through the RM of Rosser[9]
- Six Pines Ranch — agritourism farm
- Winnipeg James Armstrong Richardson International Airport — partially lies within the RM of Rosser.
Further reading
edit- Gazetteer of Canada - Manitoba, 4th Edition, Natural Resources Canada, Ottawa 1994 ISBN 0-660-58994-X
References
edit- ^ "Elevation at Rosser". earthtools.org.
- ^ a b "2016 Census Profile - RM of Rosser". statcan.gc.ca. November 29, 2017. Retrieved December 25, 2019.
- ^ a b "Residents - Location / Map - Rural Municipality of Rosser, Manitoba". www.rmofrosser.com. Retrieved August 13, 2021.
- ^ a b "Cartier Regional Water Cooperative - Public Water System 2018 Annual Report" (PDF). rmofrosser.com. March 28, 2019. pp. 3, 8. Retrieved February 11, 2020.
- ^ a b "Residents - RM of Rosser Profile - Rural Municipality of Rosser, Manitoba". www.rmofrosser.com. Retrieved August 13, 2021.
- ^ "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), Manitoba". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved February 20, 2022.
- ^ Rudling, Per Anders (2005). "Ukrainian Swedes in Canada: Gammalsvenskby in the Swedish-Canadian Press 1929-1931". Scandiavian–Canadian Studies/Études scandinaves au Canada. 15: 62–91.
- ^ Winnipeg, City of. "Little Mountain Park - Rentals - Parks and Open Space - Public Works - City of Winnipeg". www.winnipeg.ca. Retrieved August 13, 2021.
- ^ "Recreation - Prairie Dog Central - Rural Municipality of Rosser, Manitoba". www.rmofrosser.com. Retrieved August 13, 2021.