Gilbert PlainsManitoba
Home to 1,350 people, this town lies in Manitoba. It lies in Division No. 17.
Is Gilbert Plains a good place to live?
Housing is within reach (A). Health lags (C). Its other grades sit near the middle: B− for jobs & income, B for walkability and B− for hazard risk.
Gilbert Plains is graded subject by subject, but Canadian towns need 2,500 residents for an overall grade.
This town's rent is the 2021 census rent scaled to 2025 by its province's ratio of surveyed to census rents: no rental survey covers it, so its Cost Grade is less sure. No Safety Grade: no police service publishes a crime rate for this place on its own. No School Grade: this province doesn't publish comparable results school by school. Health is graded on the health region's survey figures and life expectancy, with the distance to hospital giving the town its own spread.
How Gilbert Plains grades
Each subject compares Gilbert Plains with Canadian towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far it is from the middle. Towns in other countries are graded separately.
Gilbert Plains is graded subject by subject, but Canadian towns need 2,500 residents for an overall grade.
How TownRatings grades Canadian towns →
What makes Gilbert Plains stand out
The 3 things Gilbert Plains does most differently from other towns.
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Gilbert Plains.
Rent takes less of local pay in Gilbert Plains than in Manitoba’s towns or Canadian towns: 15% of household income
The owner-occupied share of households is 78%. Shelter took 30% or more of income for 19% of households, higher than Manitoba’s towns (15%) and near Canadian towns (18%).
What homes were worth · The median owner’s estimate at the 2021 census
| Census 2021 | Gilbert Plains | Manitoba | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rent as a share of income | 15% | 20% | 20% |
| Households spending 30%+ on shelter | 19% | 15% | 18% |
| Households owning their home | 78% | 75% | 74% |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021; CMHC Rental Market Survey via Statistics Canada · Values come from owners at the 2021 census and incomes from 2020, so they predate the later rise in rates.
2 schools serve Gilbert Plains, 1 elementary school and 1 secondary school
Secondary school means a trip of 31 km at the nearest, higher than both Manitoba’s towns (1.1 km) and Canadian towns (1.2 km). Elementary school is 30 km away at the nearest, above both Manitoba’s towns (0.5 km) and Canadian towns (0.5 km).
| School | Level | Students | System |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gilbert Plains ElementaryIn Gilbert PlainsElementary | Elementary | – | English public |
| Gilbert Plains Collegiate InstituteIn Gilbert PlainsSecondary | Secondary | – | English public |
| Schools within 3 km | Gilbert Plains | Manitoba | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nearest elementary school | 30 km | 0.5 km | 0.5 km |
| Nearest secondary school | 31 km | 1.1 km | 1.2 km |
Statistics Canada’s Open Database of Educational Facilities · In Manitoba, no schools grade. The province publishes no results school by school.
Gilbert Plains’ region trails the typical Canadian town by 2.7 years: life expectancy 78.8
The region has more smokers than Manitoba, 15% of adults to 12%. About as many adults call their health very good or excellent here as across Manitoba, 51% against 51%. The average trip from home to a hospital is 17 km, higher than both Manitoba’s towns (3.1 km) and Canadian towns (3.7 km). Figures for health survey and life expectancy are published for the Prairie Mountain Health Region as a whole, not for Gilbert Plains alone.
Very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised
| Health | Gilbert Plains | Manitoba | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smokers | 15% | 10% | 12% |
| Life expectancy at birth | 78.8 | 80.0 | 81.5 |
| Chronic conditions (average share) | 18% | 18% | 17% |
Statistics Canada, Canadian Community Health Survey 2023/2024 and life expectancy 2022/2024; Open Database of Healthcare Facilities
July highs in Gilbert Plains: 25.1°C, against 25.8°C in Manitoba’s towns and 25.5°C in Canadian towns
Rain and snow peak in June, at 87 mm. Counting rain and snow alike, 462 mm falls in a year, below both Manitoba’s towns (519 mm) and Canadian towns (883 mm). The frost-free season runs from 21 May to 20 September, 121 days.
Average high by season · ECCC normals, 1991–2020
| Normals, 1991–2020 | Gilbert Plains | Manitoba | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Precipitation a year | 462 mm | 519 mm | 883 mm |
| Days with frost a year | 201 | 193 | 159 |
| January night low | −20.9°C | −21.2°C | −13.5°C |
| Snowfall a year | 95 cm | 126 cm | 141 cm |
Environment and Climate Change Canada, Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 (Dauphin)
Riding Mountain National Park begins at the edge of Gilbert Plains
Some protected land is inside the town: 13% of its area. Parks and reserves take up nearly a quarter of the ground within 10 km, higher than both Manitoba’s towns (1.1%) and Canadian towns (2.3%). The closest provincial park is Duck Mountain Provincial Park, 33 km from the edge of town.
Protected land · of the land within 10 km
| Outdoors | Gilbert Plains | Manitoba | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Protected land within 10 km | 23% | 1.1% | 2.3% |
| Public protected areas within 10 km | 1 | 12 | 4 |
Canadian Protected and Conserved Areas Database (CPCAD), OpenStreetMap routes and beaches
A normal November in Gilbert Plains runs from −10°C to freezing
At the extremes, July afternoons reach 25°C and January nights −21°C. November usually brings some 13 cm of snow. A normal December brings highs of −8°C, lows of −18°C. The forecast on the Weather page is ECCC’s for Dauphin.
Normal highs, the months ahead · ECCC normals, 1991–2020
| Season | High | Low | Rain and snow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winter | −9°C | −19°C | 46 mm |
| Spring | 9°C | −4°C | 103 mm |
| Summer | 24°C | 11°C | 212 mm |
| Autumn | 9°C | −2°C | 102 mm |
ECCC normals, 1991–2020 (Dauphin); the forecast is on the Weather page
Gilbert Plains’ MP is Dan Mazier (Conservative Party of Canada), for Riding Mountain
Of the 14 Commons seats from Manitoba, the Conservative Party of Canada holds 7.
Wikidata, MAMH, MMAH, Statistics Canada
No public library stands in Gilbert Plains: the closest, Grandview District Library, is 15 km away
After it comes Dauphin Public Library (Dauphin), 31 km away.
Provincial library statistics, OpenStreetMap, the CRA and Statistics Canada
More of Gilbert Plains’s residents have an Indigenous identity than in Manitoba’s towns or Canadian towns: 16%
The 65-and-over age group makes up a quarter of residents. Visible minorities make up 2.2% of the population, below Manitoba’s towns (17%) and Canadian towns (15%) alike. The share of residents under 15 is 14%.
Ages · Share of residents in each age group, Census 2021
Schooling · Highest qualification, residents 15 and over
Women and men · all residents
Women make up 50.2% of Gilbert Plains
Here the census found 710 men and 715 women; the figure for women across Canada is 50.9%.
| Gilbert Plains | Manitoba | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 14% | 17% | 16% |
| 15 to 64 | 60% | 64% | 64% |
| 65+ | 25% | 17% | 19% |
| No certificate, diploma or degree | 28% | 16% | 16% |
| Postsecondary qualification | 39% | 52% | 56% |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021; Manitoba and Canada: medians of towns of 2,500+
Around Gilbert Plains, 43% of tested homes have radon above the guideline
Shaking is less of a worry than in most places, at $0.005 a year per $1,000 of building value ($0.030 typical). No one has filed a flood map for Gilbert Plains on the national inventory. For radon tests, the only official count covers all of the Parkland health region, Gilbert Plains included.
Radon tests above the guideline · share of tested homes, 200 Bq/m³
| Hazards | Gilbert Plains | Manitoba | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Radon tests above the guideline | 43% | 12% | 6.6% |
| Earthquake loss per $1,000 of buildings a year | $0.005 | $0.006 | $0.030 |
NRCan seismic risk model and burned areas, Health Canada radon survey, the Flood Hazard Map Inventory
Commuters in Gilbert Plains have a short way to work, 19 min on average, less than in Manitoba’s towns and Canadian towns
94% of commuters drove to work at the census.
How working residents got to work · census 2021
| Census 2021 | Gilbert Plains | Manitoba | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip | 19 min | 24 min | 26 min |
| Car or van | 94% | 87% | 89% |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021 (labour and commuting) · Counted in May 2021, under pandemic rules: fewer commutes and more people between jobs than in a normal year.
Before 1961: 48% of the homes in Gilbert Plains
Inside the town there is 1 historic place, a top designation.
Historic places by designation · inside the town
Among them
| Heritage | Gilbert Plains | Manitoba | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homes built before 1961 | 48% | 23% | 18% |
Canadian Register of Historic Places, Directory of Federal Heritage Designations, Québec’s Répertoire du patrimoine culturel, Wikidata; Census 2021 homes by period
Everything we know about Gilbert Plains
Famous people from around Gilbert Plains
2 notable people were born in Gilbert Plains; with them, the best known born in the towns around it.
About Gilbert Plains
Town in Manitoba
TownRatings follows Statistics Canada’s map: Gilbert Plains is one municipality in Manitoba, figures and all.
Statistics Canada: population estimates 2025 (17-10-0155), Census of Population 2021, 2021 census boundaries.
- Population
- 1,350 (people, 2025 estimate)
- Province or territory
- Manitoba
- Census division
- Division No. 17
- Census subdivision
- 4617054
Gilbert Plains’ neighbours
The nearest places of 1,000 or more. Statistics Canada
| Town | People | km | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gilbert Plains | 1,350 | — | — | A | — | C |
| Grandview | 1,387 | 15 | — | A | — | C+ |
People: Statistics Canada, Census 2021. Distances: centre to centre.
Questions about Gilbert Plains
Who are the people of Gilbert Plains?
At the 2021 census, 4% were immigrants and 2% belonged to a visible minority (Canadian towns’ median: 15%). 16% identify as First Nations, Métis or Inuit.
What kind of homes are in Gilbert Plains?
Mostly 92% single-detached houses (the median of Canadian towns: 64%), with 0% of homes in buildings of five or more storeys. Households hold 2.2 people on average, and 34% have just one.
Has Gilbert Plains grown?
It went from 1,470 people in 2016 to 1,420 in 2021, down 3.4%, while the median of Canadian towns grew 4.1%. StatCan’s 2025 estimate is 1,350.
Is Gilbert Plains a young town or an old one?
Its median age is 48.4, where Canadian towns sit at 45.2.
Sources: Statistics Canada, Census of Population 2021 · population estimates 2025 (17-10-0155) and 2021 census boundaries · CMHC rents as published by Statistics Canada (34-10-0133) · grades by TownRatings. Under the Statistics Canada Open Licence.
Adapted from Statistics Canada (Census of Population 2021, population estimates 2025, 2021 census boundaries) under the Statistics Canada Open Licence; this does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada. Neighbourhood names in some cities © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).