Editing Gilbert Plains

{{Short description|Community in Manitoba, Canada}}
{{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)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=September 2023}}
{{Use Canadian English|date=January 2023}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name                            = Gilbert Plains
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| image_skyline                   = Sacred Heart Ukrainian Catholic Church.jpg
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| image_caption                   = Sacred Heart Ukrainian Catholic Church in Gilbert Plains, Manitoba.
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| pushpin_map_caption             = Location of Gilbert Plains in [[Manitoba]]
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| subdivision_name1               = {{flag|Manitoba}}
| subdivision_type2               = Municipality
| subdivision_name2               = [[Gilbert Plains Municipality]]
| subdivision_type3               = [[Census divisions of Manitoba|Census Division]]
| subdivision_name3               = [[Division No. 16, Manitoba|No. 16]]
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| leader_title2                   = [[House of Commons of Canada|MP]]
| leader_name2                    = [[Dan Mazier]]
| leader_title3                   = [[Legislative Assembly of Manitoba|MLA]]
| leader_name3                    = [[Ron Kostyshyn]]
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| area_total_km2                  = 2.70
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| population_as_of                = 2016
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| population_total                = 785<ref name=census2016pop>{{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}}</ref>
| population_density_km2          = 291
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| population_blank1_title         = Change&nbsp;<small>2011-16</small>
| population_blank1               = {{loss}}3.2%
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| postal_code                     = R0L 0C1, ROL 0X0
| area_code                       = [[Area code 204|204]]
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| blank_info                      = [[Manitoba Highway 5|PTH 5]]
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| blank3_info                     = GBSLM<ref>{{Cite cgndb |id = GBSLM |name = Gilbert Plains}}</ref>
| 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 [[List of towns in Manitoba|town]] prior to January 1, 2015.

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

Gilbert Plains was featured during season 3 of the [[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation|CBC]] program ''[[Still Standing (Canadian TV series)|Still Standing]]''.<ref>{{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}}</ref> The episode originally aired on September 5, 2017.

== History ==
[[Municipal corporation|Incorporated]] in 1906, the original townsite was some miles to the south. The community was named for Gilbert Ross, a [[Métis people (Canada)|Métis]] man who was living in the region when the first [[European ethnic groups|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.<ref name=2015amalg>{{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}}</ref>

== Demographics ==
In the [[2021 Canadian census|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.<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>

==Media==
A local newspaper, ''The Exponent'', serviced both Gilbert Plains and its neighboring town, [[Grandview, Manitoba|Grandview]]. ''The Exponent'' closed on 24 February 2017, after 117 years of operation.<ref>{{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}}</ref>

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 [[Manitoba Provincial Highway 5|Highway 5]] and the [[Canadian National Railway|CN]] [[railway]] line between [[Dauphin, Manitoba|Dauphin]] and [[Grandview, Manitoba|Grandview]], approximately {{convert|250|mi|km|abbr=}} northwest of [[Winnipeg]]. Gilbert Plains railway station receives [[Via Rail]] service.<ref>{{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}}</ref>  The community previously had an [[Gilbert Plains Airport|airport]].<ref>{{cite web |title=CJH2 - Airport |url=http://www.gcmap.com/airport/CJH2 |website=GCMap |access-date=4 October 2020}}</ref>

{{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]]<ref name= "climate">{{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}}</ref>
|date=September 2015}}

== See also ==
*[[Gilbert Plains (electoral district)]]

== References ==
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{{Adjacent communities
|Centre    =Gilbert Plains
|North     =[[Minitonas, Manitoba]]
|Northeast = 
|East      =[[Dauphin, Manitoba]]
|Southeast = 
|South     =[[Inglis, Manitoba]]
|Southwest = 
|West      =[[Grandview, Manitoba]]
|Northwest = 
}}

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[[Category:Unincorporated communities in Parkland Region, Manitoba]]
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[[Category:Populated places established in 1906]]
[[Category:2015 disestablishments in Manitoba]]
[[Category:Populated places disestablished in 2015]]