Gilbert Plains, Manitoba
Encyclopedia
Gilbert Plains is a town in Manitoba
, Canada
. The town lies on Highway 5
and the CN
railway line, between Dauphin
and Grandview
, or about 250 miles NW of Winnipeg
. The current mayor of Gilbert Plains is Lyle Smith. Gilbert Plains railway station
receives Via Rail
service.
man who was living in the region when the first European
settler, Glenlyon Campbell
, arrived. The first white baby born in the Gilbert Plains district was Myrtle McCurdy, while the first white boy was Gilbert Clifford Best in 1900.
.
, in the parkland country between Riding Mountain National Park
and Duck Mountain Provincial Park
. It is primarily a service centre for the surrounding farms. It also has a 18-hole golf course.
Manitoba
Manitoba is a Canadian prairie province with an area of . The province has over 110,000 lakes and has a largely continental climate because of its flat topography. Agriculture, mostly concentrated in the fertile southern and western parts of the province, is vital to the province's economy; other...
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
. The town lies on Highway 5
Manitoba Provincial Highway 5
Provincial Trunk Highway 5 is a provincial highway in Manitoba, Canada.The highway starts at the U.S. border and ends at the Saskatchewan boundary 13.6 kilometres west of Roblin. Along the way it passes through the communities of Cartwright, Glenboro, Carberry, Neepawa, McCreary, Ste...
and the CN
Canadian National Railway
The Canadian National Railway Company is a Canadian Class I railway headquartered in Montreal, Quebec. CN's slogan is "North America's Railroad"....
railway line, between Dauphin
Dauphin, Manitoba
Dauphin is a small city in Manitoba, Canada, with a population of 7,906 as of 2006. The nearby lake was given the name "Dauphin" by the explorer Pierre Gaultier de Varennes, sieur de La Vérendrye in 1741 in honour of the heir to the French throne...
and Grandview
Grandview, Manitoba
Grandview is a town in Manitoba, Canada. It is surrounded by the Rural Municipality of Grandview. It is located forty-five kilometers west of the city of Dauphin....
, or about 250 miles NW of Winnipeg
Winnipeg
Winnipeg is the capital and largest city of Manitoba, Canada, and is the primary municipality of the Winnipeg Capital Region, with more than half of Manitoba's population. It is located near the longitudinal centre of North America, at the confluence of the Red and Assiniboine Rivers .The name...
. The current mayor of Gilbert Plains is Lyle Smith. Gilbert Plains railway station
Gilbert Plains railway station
The Gilbert Plains Railway Station is a flag stop located in Gilbert Plains, Manitoba, Canada. The station is served by Via Rail's Winnipeg – Churchill train.- External links :*...
receives Via Rail
VIA Rail
Via Rail Canada is an independent crown corporation offering intercity passenger rail services in Canada. It is headquartered near Montreal Central Station at 3 Place Ville-Marie in Montreal, Quebec....
service.
History
Incorporated in 1906, the original townsite was some miles to the south. The townsite was named for Gilbert Ross, a MétisMétis people (Canada)
The Métis are one of the Aboriginal peoples in Canada who trace their descent to mixed First Nations parentage. The term was historically a catch-all describing the offspring of any such union, but within generations the culture syncretised into what is today a distinct aboriginal group, with...
man who was living in the region when the first European
European ethnic groups
The ethnic groups in Europe are the various ethnic groups that reside in the nations of Europe. European ethnology is the field of anthropology focusing on Europe....
settler, Glenlyon Campbell
Glenlyon Campbell
Glenlyon Archibald Campbell was a politician in Manitoba, Canada. He served in the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba from 1903 to 1908, and in the Canadian House of Commons from 1908 to 1911. Campbell was a member of the Conservative Party of Canada.Campbell was born at Fort Pelly, in what was...
, arrived. The first white baby born in the Gilbert Plains district was Myrtle McCurdy, while the first white boy was Gilbert Clifford Best in 1900.
Demographics
The population is approximately 750, with an additional 1000 in the surrounding Rural Municipality of Gilbert PlainsGilbert Plains, Manitoba (rural municipality)
Gilbert Plains is a rural municipality located in the Parkland Region of Manitoba, Canada. The municipality had a population of 834 according to the Canada 2006 Census. Riding Mountain National Park is located within the municipality....
.
Geography
Gilbert Plains is situated on the Valley RiverValley River
The Valley River is a tributary of the Hiwassee River that begins as a pair of springs in the Snowbird Mountains of Cherokee County, NC and descends 2,960 ft in elevation in approximately forty miles to enter the Hiwassee embayment at Murphy, NC...
, in the parkland country between Riding Mountain National Park
Riding Mountain National Park
Riding Mountain National Park is a national park in Manitoba, Canada. The park sits atop the Manitoba Escarpment. Consisting of a protected area , the forested parkland stands in sharp contrast to the surrounding prairie farmland. The park is home to wolves, moose, elk, black bears, hundreds of...
and Duck Mountain Provincial Park
Duck Mountain Provincial Park (Manitoba)
Duck Mountain Provincial Park is a 600 square kilometre forest in western Manitoba. It is not to be confused with Saskatchewan's Duck Mountain Provincial Park, located just across the Manitoba/Saskatchewan boundary....
. It is primarily a service centre for the surrounding farms. It also has a 18-hole golf course.