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Manitoba Communities: Gilbert Plains (Unincorporated Town)
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This municipality takes its name from that of the surrounding area.
Present Status
Municipality of Gilbert Plains (1 January 2015)
Incorporation History
Ward Three, Rural Municipality of Gilbert Plains
Village of Gilbert Plains (1 May 1906)
Town of Gilbert Plains (20 December 1999)
Amalgamated with Gilbert Plains (RM) (1 January 2015)
Adjoining Municipalities
Land Area (square km)
2.66
Population
Year
Total
1906
436
1911
542
1916
579
1921
737
1926
712
1931
742
1936
786
1941
804
1946
810
1951
838
1956
859
1961
849
1966
942
1971
854
1976
847
1981
812
1986
816
1991
741
1996
748
2001
757
2006
760
2011
811
Mayors
Term
Mayor
1907
G. B. Gordon
1908
A. W. Heath
1909-1911
Charles C. Baker
1912
H. W. Braddell
1913-1917
William J. Porter
1918-1919
A. C. Macdonald
1920-1922
Charles C. Baker
1923-1924
A. C. Macdonald
1925-1926
Oliver Stanley Fraser (1887-?)
1927-1931
Charles C. Baker
1932-1935
Duncan Cameron (1863-1942)
1936-1945
E. P. Brown
1946-1949
S. J. McLean
1950-1953
Harry A. Alley
1954-1955
Mel G. Pipe
1956-1957
Ernest Oscar “Ernie” Brown (1918-1983)
1958-1961
R. A. Eastcott
1962-1965
Ernest Oscar “Ernie” Brown (1918-1983)
1966-1969
R. A. Eastcott
1969-1973
Michael “Mike” Kawchuk (1931-2021)
1974-1981
Orest Romanick
1981-1986
William D. “Bill” Hale (?-c2006)
1987-1989
Orest Romanick
1990-1998
Leonard Pratt
1999-2005
Vern Ellis
2006
?
2007-2014
Lyle Smith
2015-?
See Gilbert Plains
Memorable Manitobans
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Historic Sites
Go here for a list of historic sites in Gilbert Plains.
History Books
Go here for a list of history books for Gilbert Plains.
Maps
Sources
Geographic Names of Manitoba, Manitoba Conservation, 2000.
This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 7 March 2022
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