Rockwood is a rural municipality (RM) lying north of Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. It is part of the Winnipeg Metro Region and had a 2021 census population of 8,440. The independently governed towns of Stonewall and Teulon are both enclaved within Rockwood.
Communities Argyle Balmoral Grosse Isle (part) Gunton Komarno Stony Mountain
Demographics
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Rockwood had a population of 8,440 living in 2,747 of its 2,927 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of 7,823. With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2021.
+ Panethnic groups in the Rural Municipality of Rockwood (2001−2021)Panethnic group20212016201120062001 European 5,875 5,900 6,300 6,500 6,425 Indigenous 1,110 930 545 500 465 Southeast Asian 45 20 0 10 10 East Asian 35 25 0 15 25 Middle Eastern 10 15 0 0 0 South Asian 0 10 130 0 0 Latin American 0 25 0 10 0 African 0 15 15 0 125 Other/multiracial 0 0 0 0 15 Total responses 7,130 6,925 7,005 7,025 7,055 Total population 8,440 7,823 7,964 7,692 7,654
Water The RM of Rockwood's water is supplied by three wells in operation since 1990.
When the RM applied to the Public Utilities Board for water rate increases in the late 2010s, they reported a higher amount of "unaccounted for" water usage of 17% (normal is 10%). Some of this unused water came from water line cleaning, firefighting, and water main breakage. In 2017, 545 new water meters were installed to help reduce the unaccounted for water.
The Stony Mountain Institution water is provided by the separate Cartier Regional Water Co-op.
Notable people Athletes
Moylan McDonnell — ice hockey player, born in Stony Mountain. William Meronek — ice hockey player, born in Stony Mountain. Bryan Lefley — ice hockey player, born in Grosse Isle. Babe Pratt — hockey hall of famer, born in Stony Mountain.
Political and religious figures
Stanley Fox — first leader of the Manitoba Social Credit Party, born in Balmoral. Isidore Goresky — Ukrainian-born Alberta politician who initially settled in Stony Mountain. Maurice John Willis — Saskatchewan politician and educator, born in Stony Mountain. Dale McFee — Alberta politician and former police chief, raised in Grosse Isle. Michael Wiwchar — Catholic bishop, born in Komarno
Law enforcement and military
Samuel Lawrence Bedson — British-born military man who served as the first warden of the Stony Mountain Penitentiary. Acheson Goulding — World War I flying ace, born in Stony Mountain. Acheson Irvine — Commissioner of the North-West Mounted Police, who served as warden of the Stony Mountain Penitentiary after his retirement.
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References
External links Official site