Gilbert Plains Municipality

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

Gilbert Plains
Gilbert Plains Municipality
Location of Gilbert Plains Municipality in Manitoba
Location of Gilbert Plains Municipality in Manitoba
Coordinates: 51.150°N 100.489°W / 51.150; -100.489
CountryCanada
ProvinceManitoba
Incorporated
(amalgamated)
January 1, 2015[1]
Area
  Total1,051.23 km2 (405.88 sq mi)
Population
 (2016)
  Total1,470
  Density1.4/km2 (3.6/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-6 (CST)
  Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)

History

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

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]

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