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Gilbert Plains
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Gilbert Plains
Location of Gilbert Plains in Manitoba
Coordinates: 51°08′52″N100°29′21″W / 51.14778°N 100.48917°W / 51.14778; -100.48917
Country Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Province Flag of Manitoba.svg  Manitoba
Municipality Gilbert Plains Municipality
Census Division No. 16
Government
 •  MP Dan Mazier
 •  MLA Ron Kostyshyn
Area
 • Total2.70 km2 (1.04 sq mi)
Population
 (2016)
 • Total785 [1]
 • Density291/km2 (750/sq mi)
 • Change 2011-16
Decrease2.svg3.2%
Time zone UTC−6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST) UTC−5 (CDT)
Postal Code
R0L 0C1, ROL 0X0
Area code 204
Highways PTH 5
Railways Canadian National
NTS Map 62N1 Dauphin
GNBC CodeGBSLM [2]
Website
[1]

Gilbert Plains is an unincorporated urban community in the Gilbert Plains Municipality, Manitoba, Canada, that was classified as a town prior to January 1, 2015.

Contents

It is situated on the Valley River, in the Parkland Region between Riding Mountain National Park and Duck Mountain Provincial Park. [3]

Gilbert Plains was featured during season 3 of the CBC program Still Standing . [4] The episode originally aired on September 5, 2017.

History

Incorporated in 1906, the original townsite was some miles to the south. The community was named for Gilbert Ross, a Métis man who was living in the region when the first European settler, Glenlyon Campbell, arrived.

On 1 January 2015, the Town of Gilbert Plains relinquished its town status when it amalgamated with the Rural Municipality of Gilbert Plains to form the Gilbert Plains Municipality. [5]

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Gilbert Plains had a population of 773 living in 356 of its 407 total private dwellings, a change of

Media

A local newspaper, The Exponent, serviced both Gilbert Plains and its neighboring town, Grandview. The Exponent closed on 24 February 2017, after 117 years of operation. [7]

A weekly non-profit newspaper, The Plain View, published its first issue on 5 June 2018, and has been running ever since. It serves both Gilbert Plains and Grandview.

Transportation

The community is located on Highway 5 and the CN railway line between Dauphin and Grandview, approximately 250 miles (400 km) northwest of Winnipeg. Gilbert Plains railway station receives Via Rail service. [8] The community previously had an airport. [9]

Preceding station VIA Rail Canada simplified.svg Via Rail Following station
Grandview
toward Churchill
Winnipeg–Churchill Dauphin
toward Winnipeg
Former services
Preceding station Canadian National Railway Following station
Grandview
toward Calgary
Calgary – Winnipeg Ashville
toward Winnipeg

Climate

Climate data for Gilbert Plains
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecYear
Record high °C (°F)8.0
(46.4)		12.0
(53.6)		23.0
(73.4)		35.5
(95.9)		37.5
(99.5)		36.1
(97.0)		36.1
(97.0)		39.5
(103.1)		36.1
(97.0)		31.5
(88.7)		21.1
(70.0)		12.5
(54.5)		39.5
(103.1)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)−11.0
(12.2)		−7.7
(18.1)		−0.9
(30.4)		9.6
(49.3)		17.4
(63.3)		22.1
(71.8)		25.3
(77.5)		24.4
(75.9)		17.8
(64.0)		10.0
(50.0)		−1.3
(29.7)		−8.8
(16.2)		8.1
(46.6)
Daily mean °C (°F)−16.6
(2.1)		−13.6
(7.5)		−6.9
(19.6)		3.0
(37.4)		10.3
(50.5)		15.6
(60.1)		18.5
(65.3)		17.2
(63.0)		11.1
(52.0)		4.0
(39.2)		−6.1
(21.0)		−13.9
(7.0)		1.9
(35.4)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)−22.1
(−7.8)		−19.5
(−3.1)		−12.8
(9.0)		−3.6
(25.5)		3.1
(37.6)		9.0
(48.2)		11.6
(52.9)		9.9
(49.8)		4.3
(39.7)		−2.1
(28.2)		−10.8
(12.6)		−18.9
(−2.0)		−4.3
(24.3)
Record low °C (°F)−43.5
(−46.3)		−43.3
(−45.9)		−40.6
(−41.1)		−28.9
(−20.0)		−13.0
(8.6)		−3.5
(25.7)		−0.6
(30.9)		−1.5
(29.3)		−11.7
(10.9)		−20.0
(−4.0)		−38.9
(−38.0)		−40.0
(−40.0)		−43.5
(−46.3)
Average precipitation mm (inches)20.2
(0.80)		15.1
(0.59)		29.1
(1.15)		28.1
(1.11)		58.9
(2.32)		85.6
(3.37)		76.4
(3.01)		70.2
(2.76)		53.3
(2.10)		36.4
(1.43)		23.6
(0.93)		24.4
(0.96)		524.4
(20.65)
Average rainfall mm (inches)0.2
(0.01)		0.4
(0.02)		6.8
(0.27)		12.9
(0.51)		54.0
(2.13)		85.6
(3.37)		76.4
(3.01)		70.2
(2.76)		51.4
(2.02)		26.7
(1.05)		3.3
(0.13)		0.6
(0.02)		388.6
(15.30)
Average snowfall cm (inches)20.0
(7.9)		14.7
(5.8)		22.2
(8.7)		15.2
(6.0)		4.9
(1.9)		0.0
(0.0)		0.0
(0.0)		0.0
(0.0)		1.8
(0.7)		9.7
(3.8)		20.4
(8.0)		24.4
(9.6)		132.8
(52.3)
Source: Environment Canada [10]

See also

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References

  1. 1 2 "2016 census profile". Census Canada . Retrieved July 28, 2020.
  2. ↑ "Gilbert Plains". Geographical Names Data Base . Natural Resources Canada.
  3. ↑ "Maps: Gilbert Plains". Gilbert Plains Government. Retrieved October 4, 2020.
  4. ↑ "Still Standing, Season 3, Episode 12: Gilbert Plains, Manitoba". Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved May 19, 2021.
  5. ↑ "The Municipal Amalgamations Act (C.C.S.M. c. M235): Town of Gilbert Plains and Rural Municipality of Gilbert Plains Amalgamation Regulation" (PDF). Government of Manitoba. Retrieved October 4, 2014.
  6. ↑ "Population and dwelling counts: Canada and designated places". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved September 3, 2022.
  7. ↑ Clarke, Tyler (April 9, 2017). "Exponent closes after 117 years". The Brandon Sun. Retrieved October 4, 2020.
  8. ↑ "Gilbert Plains train station - VIA Rail". www.viarail.ca.
  9. ↑ "CJH2 - Airport". GCMap. Retrieved October 4, 2020.
  10. ↑ "Gilbert Plains". Canadian Climate Normals 1981–2010 (in English and French). Environment Canada. Retrieved September 23, 2015.
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