The Rural Municipality of Mossey River is a rural municipality (RM) in the Parkland Region of Manitoba, Canada, located at the south end of Lake Winnipegosis.
Mossey River | |
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| Rural Municipality of Mossey River | |
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  Mossey River Location of Mossey River in Manitoba | |
| Coordinates: 51°45′18″N 99°57′59″W / 51.75500°N 99.96639°W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Manitoba |
| Region | Parkland |
| Incorporated | May 1, 1906 |
| Amalgamated | January 1, 2015[1] |
| Government | |
| • Reeve | Reynold Sahulka[2] |
| Area | |
| • Land | 1,119.96 km2 (432.42 sq mi) |
| Population (2021) | |
• Total | 1,450 |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (CST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| Website | mosseyrivermunicipality |
It is named for the Mossey River, a river that flows through the municipality.[3]
History
editThe Rural Municipality of Mossey River was incorporated on May 1, 1906.[3] On January 1, 2015, it amalgamated with the Village of Winnipegosis as dictated by The Municipal Amalgamations Act, which required that municipalities with a population less than 1,000 amalgamate with one or more neighbouring municipalities by 2015.[4][1][5] The Government of Manitoba initiated these amalgamations in order for municipalities to meet the 1997 minimum population requirement of 1,000 to incorporate a municipality.[6]
Communities
editDemographics
editIn the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Mossey River had a population of 1,450 living in 612 of its 730 total private dwellings, a change of 26.6% from its 2016 population of 1,145. With a land area of 1,119.96 km2 (432.42 sq mi), it had a population density of 1.3/km2 (3.4/sq mi) in 2021.[7]
References
edit- ^ a b "The Municipal Amalgamations Act (C.C.S.M. c. M235): Village of Winnipegosis and Rural Municipality of Mossey River Amalgamation Regulation" (PDF). Government of Manitoba. Retrieved October 26, 2014.
- ^ "Municipal Office".
- ^ a b "Manitoba Communities: Mossey River (Rural Municipality)". Manitoba Historical Society. Retrieved May 24, 2020.
- ^ https://web2.gov.mb.ca/laws/regs/current/_pdf-regs.php?reg=27/2014 [bare URL PDF]
- ^ "The Municipal Amalgamations Act (C.C.S.M. c. M235)". Government of Manitoba. October 2, 2014. Retrieved October 27, 2014.
- ^ "Speech from the Throne: At the Opening of the Second Session of the 40th Legislature of the Province of Manitoba". Province of Manitoba. Government of Manitoba. November 19, 2012. Retrieved October 27, 2014.
- ^ "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), Manitoba". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved February 20, 2022.
External links
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Media related to Rural Municipality of Mossey River at Wikimedia Commons- Official website
