{{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 | settlement_type = | official_name = | nickname = | motto = | image_skyline = Sacred Heart Ukrainian Catholic Church.jpg | imagesize = | image_caption = Sacred Heart Ukrainian Catholic Church in Gilbert Plains, Manitoba. | image_flag = | image_shield = | shield_size = | image_seal = | image_map = | mapsize = | map_caption = | pushpin_map = Canada Manitoba | pushpin_label_position = | pushpin_map_caption = Location of Gilbert Plains in Manitoba | pushpin_mapsize = | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = {{flag|Canada}} | subdivision_type1 = Province | subdivision_name1 = {{flag|Manitoba}} | subdivision_type2 = Municipality | subdivision_name2 = Gilbert Plains Municipality | subdivision_type3 = Census Division | subdivision_name3 = No. 16 | leader_title = | leader_name = | leader_title1 = | leader_name1 = | leader_title2 = MP | leader_name2 = Dan Mazier | leader_title3 = MLA | leader_name3 = Ron Kostyshyn | established_title = | established_date = | established_title2 = | established_date2 = | established_title3 = | established_date3 = | area_magnitude = | area_total_km2 = 2.70 | area_total_sq_mi = | area_land_km2 = | area_land_sq_mi = | area_water_km2 = | area_water_sq_mi = | area_water_percent = | area_urban_km2 = | area_urban_sq_mi = | area_metro_km2 = | area_metro_sq_mi = | population_as_of = 2016 | population_note = | 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 | population_density_sq_mi = | population_metro = | population_density_metro_km2 = | population_density_metro_sq_mi = | population_urban = | population_blank1_title = Change&nbsp;<small>2011-16</small> | population_blank1 = {{loss}}3.2% <!-- General information ---------------> | timezone = CST | utc_offset = −6 | timezone_DST = CDT | utc_offset_DST = −5 | coordinates = {{coord|51|08|52|N|100|29|21|W|region:CA-MB|display=inline,title}} | elevation_footnotes = <!--for references: use <ref> </ref> tags--> | elevation_m = | elevation_ft = <!-- Area/postal codes & others --------> | postal_code_type = Postal Code | postal_code = R0L 0C1, ROL 0X0 | area_code = 204 | blank_name = Highways | blank_info = PTH 5 | blank1_name = Railways | blank1_info = Canadian National | blank2_name = NTS Map | blank2_info = {{Canada NTS Map Sheet|62|N|1}} | blank3_name = GNBC Code | blank3_info = GBSLM<ref>{{Cite cgndb |id = GBSLM |name = Gilbert Plains}}</ref> | website = [http://www.gilbertplains.com/] | footnotes = <ref name=census2016pop/> }} '''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.<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 CBC program ''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|archive-date=May 19, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210519211031/https://gem.cbc.ca/season/still-standing/season-3/773f5538-1352-466e-af1d-e4baf3f3b583|url-status=dead}}</ref> 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.<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 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. ''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 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.<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 airport.<ref>{{cite web |title=CJH2 - Airport |url=http://www.gcmap.com/airport/CJH2 |website=GCMap |access-date=4 October 2020}}</ref>

{{Adjacent stations|noclear=y|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)

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