Rossburn is an unincorporated urban community in the Rossburn Municipality, Manitoba. Prior to 1 January 2015, Rossburn was designated as a town. It is near Waywayseecappo First Nation. There is an elementary school and a collegiate school.[citation needed]
Rossburn is also home to Brandon Wheat Kings player Chad Nychuk who was deemed the name “The Rossburn Rifle” after scoring multiple game winning goals as a 20 year old. Chad became a fan favourite in the Westman area and you can find his face on shirts around the area. “The rifle” was born and raised in Rossburn and put it on the map.
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Rossburn had a population of 489 living in 239 of its 285 total private dwellings, a change of -4.5% from its 2016 population of 512. With a land area of 3.43 km2 (1.32 sq mi), it had a population density of 142.6/km2 (369.2/sq mi) in 2021.[1]
