Gilbert Plains Municipality

Not to be confused with Rural Municipality of Gilbert Plains.

Gilbert Plains Municipality is a rural municipality (RM) in the Canadian province of Manitoba.

Gilbert Plains
Rural municipality
Gilbert Plains Municipality
Location of Gilbert Plains Municipality in Manitoba
Coordinates: 51.150°N 100.489°W / 51.150; -100.489
Country	Canada
Province	Manitoba
Region	Parkland
Incorporated (amalgamated)	January 1, 2015[1]
Area
• Total	1,051.23 km2 (405.88 sq mi)
Population  (2016)
• Total	1,470
• Density	1.4/km2 (3.6/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)

History

Further information: Rural Municipality of Gilbert Plains and Gilbert Plains, Manitoba

The RM was incorporated on January 1, 2015, via the amalgamation of the RM of Gilbert Plains and the Town of Gilbert Plains.^[1] It was formed as a requirement of The Municipal Amalgamations Act, which required that municipalities with a population less than 1,000 amalgamate with one or more neighbouring municipalities by 2015.^[2] The Government of Manitoba initiated these amalgamations in order for municipalities to meet the 1997 minimum population requirement of 1,000 to incorporate a municipality.^[3]

Communities

• Ashville
• Gilbert Plains (unincorporated urban community)
• Halicz
• Venlaw
• Zoria

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Gilbert Plains had a population of 1,420 living in 634 of its 741 total private dwellings, a change of -3.4% from its 2016 population of 1,470. With a land area of 1,050.15 km² (405.47 sq mi), it had a population density of 1.4/km² (3.5/sq mi) in 2021.^[4]

See also

• Gilbert Plains station