Gilbert Plains

{{redirect|Gilbert Plains, Manitoba|the municipality|Gilbert Plains Municipality|the former rural municipality|Rural Municipality of Gilbert Plains|the electoral district|Gilbert Plains (electoral district)}}

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| image_caption = Sacred Heart Ukrainian Catholic Church in Gilbert Plains, Manitoba.

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| subdivision_name2 = Gilbert Plains Municipality

| subdivision_type3 = Census Division

| subdivision_name3 = No. 16

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| leader_name2 = Dan Mazier

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| leader_name3 = Ron Kostyshyn

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| area_total_km2 = 2.70

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| population_total = 785{{cite web |title=2016 census profile |url=https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2016/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=DPL&Code1=460130&Geo2=PR&Code2=46&SearchText=gilbert%20plains&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&B1=All&TABID=1&type=0 |website=Census Canada |access-date=2020-07-28}}

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| timezone = CST

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| postal_code_type = Postal Code

| postal_code = R0L 0C1, ROL 0X0

| area_code = 204

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| website = [http://www.gilbertplains.com/]

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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.

It is situated on the Valley River, in the Parkland Region between Riding Mountain National Park and Duck Mountain Provincial Park.{{cite web|title=Maps: Gilbert Plains|url=http://www.gilbertplains.com/p/maps|access-date=4 October 2020|website=Gilbert Plains Government}}

Gilbert Plains was featured during season 3 of the CBC program Still Standing.{{cite web|title=Still Standing, Season 3, Episode 12: Gilbert Plains, Manitoba|url=https://gem.cbc.ca/season/still-standing/season-3/773f5538-1352-466e-af1d-e4baf3f3b583|publisher=Canadian Broadcasting Corporation|accessdate=May 19, 2021}} 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.{{cite web | url=http://web2.gov.mb.ca/laws/regs/current/_pdf-regs.php?reg=140/2014 | title=The Municipal Amalgamations Act (C.C.S.M. c. M235): Town of Gilbert Plains and Rural Municipality of Gilbert Plains Amalgamation Regulation | publisher=Government of Manitoba | type=PDF | access-date=October 4, 2014}}

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 {{percentage|{{#expr:773-785}}|785|1}} from its 2016 population of 785. With a land area of {{cvt|2.74|km2}}, it had a population density of {{Pop density|773|2.74|km2|sqmi|prec=1}} in 2021.{{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}}

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.{{cite news |last1=Clarke |first1=Tyler |title=Exponent closes after 117 years |url=https://www.brandonsun.com/westman-this-week/exponent-closes-after-117-years-415776264.html |access-date=4 October 2020 |work=The Brandon Sun |date=9 April 2017}}

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 {{convert|250|mi|km|abbr=}} northwest of Winnipeg. Gilbert Plains railway station receives Via Rail service.{{cite web |title=Gilbert Plains train station - VIA Rail |url=http://www.viarail.ca/en/stations/prairies-and-northern-manitoba/gilbert-plains |website=www.viarail.ca |language=en-ca}} The community previously had an airport.{{cite web |title=CJH2 - Airport |url=http://www.gcmap.com/airport/CJH2 |website=GCMap |access-date=4 October 2020}}

{{Adjacent stations|system1=Via Rail|line1=Winnipeg-Churchill|left1=Grandview|right1=Dauphin|header2=Former services|system3=Canadian National Railway|line3=Calgary-Winnipeg|left3=Grandview|right3=Ashville}}

Climate

{{Weather box

|location = Gilbert Plains

|metric first = yes

|single line = yes

|collapsed = yes

|Jan record high C = 8.0

|Feb record high C = 12.0

|Mar record high C = 23.0

|Apr record high C = 35.5

|May record high C = 37.5

|Jun record high C = 36.1

|Jul record high C = 36.1

|Aug record high C = 39.5

|Sep record high C = 36.1

|Oct record high C = 31.5

|Nov record high C = 21.1

|Dec record high C = 12.5

|year record high C =39.5

|Jan high C = -11.0

|Feb high C = -7.7

|Mar high C = -0.9

|Apr high C = 9.6

|May high C = 17.4

|Jun high C = 22.1

|Jul high C = 25.3

|Aug high C = 24.4

|Sep high C = 17.8

|Oct high C = 10.0

|Nov high C = -1.3

|Dec high C = -8.8

|year high C = 8.1

|Jan mean C = -16.6

|Feb mean C = -13.6

|Mar mean C = -6.9

|Apr mean C = 3.0

|May mean C = 10.3

|Jun mean C = 15.6

|Jul mean C = 18.5

|Aug mean C = 17.2

|Sep mean C = 11.1

|Oct mean C = 4.0

|Nov mean C = -6.1

|Dec mean C = -13.9

|year mean C = 1.9

|Jan low C = -22.1

|Feb low C = -19.5

|Mar low C = -12.8

|Apr low C = -3.6

|May low C = 3.1

|Jun low C = 9.0

|Jul low C = 11.6

|Aug low C = 9.9

|Sep low C = 4.3

|Oct low C = -2.1

|Nov low C = -10.8

|Dec low C = -18.9

|year low C = -4.3

|Jan record low C = -43.5

|Feb record low C = -43.3

|Mar record low C = -40.6

|Apr record low C = -28.9

|May record low C = -13.0

|Jun record low C = -3.5

|Jul record low C = -0.6

|Aug record low C = -1.5

|Sep record low C = -11.7

|Oct record low C = -20.0

|Nov record low C = -38.9

|Dec record low C = -40.0

|year record low C = -43.5

|Jan precipitation mm = 20.2

|Feb precipitation mm = 15.1

|Mar precipitation mm = 29.1

|Apr precipitation mm = 28.1

|May precipitation mm = 58.9

|Jun precipitation mm = 85.6

|Jul precipitation mm = 76.4

|Aug precipitation mm = 70.2

|Sep precipitation mm = 53.3

|Oct precipitation mm = 36.4

|Nov precipitation mm = 23.6

|Dec precipitation mm = 24.4

|year precipitation mm = 524.4

|Jan rain mm= 0.2

|Feb rain mm= 0.4

|Mar rain mm= 6.8

|Apr rain mm= 12.9

|May rain mm= 54.0

|Jun rain mm= 85.6

|Jul rain mm= 76.4

|Aug rain mm= 70.2

|Sep rain mm= 51.4

|Oct rain mm= 26.7

|Nov rain mm= 3.3

|Dec rain mm= 0.6

|year rain mm= 388.6

|Jan snow cm= 20.0

|Feb snow cm= 14.7

|Mar snow cm= 22.2

|Apr snow cm= 15.2

|May snow cm= 4.9

|Jun snow cm= 0.0

|Jul snow cm= 0.0

|Aug snow cm= 0.0

|Sep snow cm= 1.8

|Oct snow cm= 9.7

|Nov snow cm= 20.4

|Dec snow cm= 24.4

|year snow cm= 132.8

|source 1 = Environment Canada{{cite web

|url =http://climate.weather.gc.ca/climate_normals/results_1981_2010_e.html?stnID=3793&lang=e&province=MB&provSubmit=go&page=26&dCode=0| title = Gilbert Plains | work = Canadian Climate Normals 1981–2010| publisher = Environment Canada| language = en, fr| access-date =September 23, 2015}}

|date=September 2015}}