| Mossey River | |
| Official Name: | Rural Municipality of Mossey River |
| Settlement Type: | Rural municipality |
| Pushpin Map: | Canada Manitoba |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Mossey River in Manitoba |
| Coordinates: | 51.755°N -99.9664°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Canada |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | Manitoba |
| Subdivision Type2: | Region |
| Established Title1: | Incorporated |
| Established Date1: | May 1, 1906 |
| Established Title2: | Amalgamated |
| Established Date2: | January 1, 2015[1] |
| Leader Title: | Reeve |
| Leader Name: | Reynold Sahulka[2] |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Area Land Km2: | 1119.96 |
| Population Total: | 1450 |
| Population As Of: | 2021 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone1: | CST |
| Utc Offset1: | -6 |
| Timezone1 Dst: | CDT |
| Utc Offset1 Dst: | -5 |
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.
It is named for the Mossey River, a river that flows through the municipality.
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]
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 from its 2016 population of 1,145. With a land area of, it had a population density of in 2021.[7]