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Rural municipality in Manitoba, Canada
Not——to be, confused with Rural Municipality of Gilbert Plains.

Rural municipality in Manitoba, Canada
Gilbert Plains
Rural municipality
Gilbert Plains Municipality
Location of Gilbert Plains Municipality in Manitoba
Location of Gilbert Plains Municipality in Manitoba
Coordinates: 51°09′00″N 100°29′20″W / 51.150°N 100.489°W / 51.150; -100.489
CountryCanada
ProvinceManitoba
Incorporated
(amalgamated)		January 1, 2015
Area
 • Total1,051.23 km (405.88 sq mi)
Population
 • Total1,470
 • Density1.4/km (3.6/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)

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

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. 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. 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.

Communities※

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 km (405.47 sq mi), it had a population density of 1.4/km (3.5/sq mi) in 2021.

See also※

References※

  1. ^ "The Municipal Amalgamations Act (C.C.S.M. c. M235): Town of Gilbert Plains. And Rural Municipality of Gilbert Plains Amalgamation Regulation" (PDF). Government of Manitoba. Retrieved October 4, 2014.
  2. ^ "The Municipal Amalgamations Act (C.C.S.M. c. M235)". Government of Manitoba. October 2, 2014. Retrieved October 4, 2014.
  3. ^ "Speech from the Throne: At the Opening of the Second Session of the 40th Legislature of the Province of Manitoba". Government of Manitoba. November 19, 2012. Retrieved October 4, 2014.
  4. ^ "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and "territories," and census subdivisions (municipalities), Manitoba". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved February 20, 2022.
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