Rural Municipality of Mossey River

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
Rural municipality
Rural Municipality of Mossey River
Mossey River Location of Mossey River in Manitoba
Coordinates: 51°45′18″N 99°57′59″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.com

It is named for the Mossey River, a river that flows through the municipality.^[3]

History

The 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

• Fork River
• Oak Brae
• Volga
• Winnipegosis

Demographics

In 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]