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'''Rosenort''' is a community located about 17 kilometres from [[Morris, Manitoba]] and about 47 kilometres south of [[Winnipeg]]. It is located in the [[Rural Municipality of Morris]]. It had a Population of 572 inhabitants in 2011.<ref>[http://www.city-data.com/canada/Rosenort.html city-data.com Rosenort, Manitoba, Canada]</ref>


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The location is named after a [[Russian Mennonite|Mennonite]] village in [[Russian Empire|Imperial Russia]]. The name means "Village of Roses" or "Place of Roses" in [[German language|German]]. A post office was located on 32-5-1E and was opened in 1899. Rosenort does have a school.
'''Rosenort''', [[Manitoba]], is an [[unincorporated community]] recognized as a [[List of local urban districts in Manitoba|local urban district]]<ref name=LUDR>{{cite web | url=http://web2.gov.mb.ca/laws/regs/current/_pdf-regs.php?reg=174/99 | title=Local Urban Districts Regulation | publisher=Government of | date=April 23, 2016 | accessdate=April 24, 2016}}</ref> within the [[Rural Municipality of Morris]] about 17 kilometres from the town of [[Morris, Manitoba|Morris]] and about 47 kilometres south of [[Winnipeg]].


Rosenort is named after a [[Russian Mennonite|Mennonite]] village in [[Russian Empire|Imperial Russia]], meaning 'Rose Garden' in [[German language|German]]. A post office was located on 32-5-1E and was opened in 1899. Rosenort has a K-12 school that is a part of the Red River Valley School Division.
The village was settled in the 1874 by 31 [[Plautdietsch]] speaking families of Mennonites of German descent, who came from [[Chortitza Colony]] in the [[Russian Empire]]. Until today Rosenort is inhabited by people with typical Mennonite names like Friesen, Loewen, Dueck/Dyck, Rempel, Kroeker, Siemens, Reimer, Klassen, Thiessen, Toews etc.

Rosenort was established in 1874 after David Klassen, a [[Kleine Gemeinde]] Mennonite delegate and signer of the [[Privilegium of 1873 (Canada)|Privilegium]] decided to establish a settlement along what is now called the Morris River rather than settle in the nearby [[East Reserve]]. The area became known the Scratching River Settlement. The community was settled by 31 [[Plautdietsch]]-speaking families of Mennonites of Dutch descent, who came from the [[Molotschna]] colony in the [[Russian Empire]], whose descendants continue to have a significant presence in the community.

== Demographics ==
In the [[2021 Canadian census|2021 Census of Population]] conducted by [[Statistics Canada]], Rosenort had a population of 798 living in 275 of its 283 total private dwellings, a change of {{percentage|{{#expr:798-701}}|701|1}} from its 2016 population of 701. With a land area of {{cvt|10.54|km2}}, it had a population density of {{Pop density|798|10.54|km2|sqmi|prec=1}} in 2021.<ref name=2021census>{{cite web | url=https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/t1/tbl1/en/cv.action?pid=9810001201 | title=Population and dwelling counts: Canada and designated places | publisher=[[Statistics Canada]] | date=February 9, 2022 | accessdate=Sep 3, 2022}}</ref>

==Notable people==
*[[Jordan Peters]], curler


== References ==
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* ''Geographic Names of Manitoba (Rosenort: pg. 233)'' - the Millennium Bureau of Canada
* ''Geographic Names of Manitoba (Rosenort: pg. 233)'' - the Millennium Bureau of Canada


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Latest revision as of 19:24, 22 February 2024

Rosenort, Manitoba, is an unincorporated community recognized as a local urban district[1] within the Rural Municipality of Morris about 17 kilometres from the town of Morris and about 47 kilometres south of Winnipeg.

Rosenort is named after a Mennonite village in Imperial Russia, meaning 'Rose Garden' in German. A post office was located on 32-5-1E and was opened in 1899. Rosenort has a K-12 school that is a part of the Red River Valley School Division.

Rosenort was established in 1874 after David Klassen, a Kleine Gemeinde Mennonite delegate and signer of the Privilegium decided to establish a settlement along what is now called the Morris River rather than settle in the nearby East Reserve. The area became known the Scratching River Settlement. The community was settled by 31 Plautdietsch-speaking families of Mennonites of Dutch descent, who came from the Molotschna colony in the Russian Empire, whose descendants continue to have a significant presence in the community.

Demographics

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In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Rosenort had a population of 798 living in 275 of its 283 total private dwellings, a change of 13.8% from its 2016 population of 701. With a land area of 10.54 km2 (4.07 sq mi), it had a population density of 75.7/km2 (196.1/sq mi) in 2021.[2]

Notable people

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References

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  1. ^ "Local Urban Districts Regulation". Government of. April 23, 2016. Retrieved April 24, 2016.
  2. ^ "Population and dwelling counts: Canada and designated places". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved September 3, 2022.
  • Geographic Names of Manitoba (Rosenort: pg. 233) - the Millennium Bureau of Canada

49°27′31″N 97°26′03″W / 49.45861°N 97.43417°W / 49.45861; -97.43417