Rural Municipality of Rosser

{{Infobox settlement

| name = Rosser

| settlement_type = Rural municipality

| image_skyline = Dorsey01.jpg

| image_alt =

| image_caption = Dorsey Converter Station near Rosser, Manitoba, August 2005

| image_flag =

| image_map = CAN MB Rosser.svg

| map_alt =

| map_caption = Location of the RM of Rosser in Manitoba

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| pushpin_label_position = left

| coordinates = {{coord|49|59|24|N|97|27|33|W|scale:500000|display=inline,title}}

| subdivision_type = Country

| subdivision_name = Canada

| subdivision_type1 = Province

| subdivision_name1 = Manitoba

| subdivision_type2 = Region

| subdivision_name2 = Winnipeg Metro

| established_title = Incorporated

| established_date = {{start date and years ago|1893}}

| seat = Rosser, Manitoba

| leader_title = Reeve

| leader_name = Ken Mulligan

| leader_title1 = {{abbr|MLA|Member of the Legislative Assembly}}

| leader_name1 = Trevor King (Lakeside)

| leader_title2 = {{abbr|MP|Member of Parliament}}

| leader_name2 = James Bezan (Selkirk—Interlake—Eastman)

| unit_pref = Metric

| area_total_km2 = 441.56

| area_metro_km2 = 5306.79

| elevation_footnotes = {{Cite web|url=http://new.earthtools.org/height/49.99/-97.459167|title=Elevation at Rosser |publisher=earthtools.org}}

| elevation_m = 241

| population_footnotes = {{cite web |url=https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2016/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=CSD&Code1=4614015&Geo2=PR&Code2=46&Data=Count&SearchText=Rosser&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&TABID=1&B1=All |title=2016 Census Profile - RM of Rosser |author= |date=November 29, 2017 |website= statcan.gc.ca|access-date= December 25, 2019}}

| population_as_of = 2016

| population_total = 1,372

| population_density_km2 = auto

| timezone = CST

| utc_offset = −6

| timezone_DST = CDT

| utc_offset_DST = −5

| postal_code_type = Postal Code

| postal_code = R0H 1E0

| area_code_type = Area codes

| area_codes = 204, 431

| website = {{URL|rmofrosser.com/}}

| official_name = Rural Municipality of Rosser

| population_metro = 778489

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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.

It is situated along Provincial Trunk Highway 6, and Winnipeg's Perimeter Highway.{{Cite web|title=Residents - Location / Map - Rural Municipality of Rosser, Manitoba|url=http://www.rmofrosser.com/main.asp?fxoid=FXMenu,10&cat_ID=2&sub_ID=8|access-date=2021-08-13|website=www.rmofrosser.com}} 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.{{Cite web|url=http://www.rmofrosser.com/_assets/CRWC%20Public%20Water%20System%20-%202018%20Annual%20Report.pdf|title=Cartier Regional Water Cooperative - Public Water System 2018 Annual Report|date=March 28, 2019|website=rmofrosser.com|pages=3, 8|access-date=February 11, 2020}} Water sourced from the Assiniboine River is treated at Headingley before being sent out through distribution channels. 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

The following communities lie within the RM:{{Cite web|title=Residents - RM of Rosser Profile - Rural Municipality of Rosser, Manitoba|url=http://www.rmofrosser.com/main.asp?fxoid=FXMenu,4&cat_ID=2&sub_ID=41|access-date=2021-08-13|website=www.rmofrosser.com}}

Gordon
Grosse Isle
Lilyfield
Marquette
Meadows
Rosser

Demographics

In 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 {{percentage|{{#expr:1270-1372}}|1372|1}} from its 2016 population of 1,372. With a land area of {{cvt|441.74|km2}}, it had a population density of {{Pop density|1270|441.74|km2|sqmi|prec=1}} in 2021.{{cite web | url=https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/t1/tbl1/en/tv.action?pid=9810000202&geocode=A000246 | title=Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), Manitoba | publisher=Statistics Canada | date=February 9, 2022 | accessdate=February 20, 2022}}

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.{{cite journal|title=Ukrainian Swedes in Canada: Gammalsvenskby in the Swedish-Canadian Press 1929-1931|first=Per Anders|last=Rudling|journal=Scandiavian–Canadian Studies/Études scandinaves au Canada|volume=15|year=2005|pages=62–91|url=https://scancan.net/rudling_1_15.htm}} 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

CentrePort Canada — lies primarily in the eastern part of the RM of Rosser
Little Mountain Park{{Cite web|last=Winnipeg|first=City of|title=Little Mountain Park - Rentals - Parks and Open Space - Public Works - City of Winnipeg|url=https://www.winnipeg.ca/publicworks/parksopenspace/ParkRentals/BookableParks/LittleMountain.stm|access-date=2021-08-13|website=www.winnipeg.ca|language=en-ca}}
Prairie Dog Central Railway — travels through the RM of Rosser{{Cite web|title=Recreation - Prairie Dog Central - Rural Municipality of Rosser, Manitoba|url=http://www.rmofrosser.com/main.asp?fxoid=FXMenu,2&cat_ID=4&sub_ID=30|access-date=2021-08-13|website=www.rmofrosser.com}}
Six Pines Ranch — agritourism farm
Winnipeg James Armstrong Richardson International Airport — partially lies within the RM of Rosser.