Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Photo: Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit, NASA Johnson Space Center · Public domainGilbert Plains has 2.7 times what the typical town has (18%). Inside the town there is 1 historic place, a top designation. The one entry is Wasyl Negrych Pioneer Homestead (1897), a national historic site. Local registers add one more place, counted here but not paged: Wikidata holds its number and little else.
On the open record, Gilbert Plains as a municipality goes back to January 1, 2015, though that may be a charter rather than a first settlement. It succeeded Gilbert Plains and Gilbert Plains.
Every place on the registers inside the town, by its designation.
The federal directory kept by Parks Canada supplies most of these places; provincial and municipal lists outside Québec aren’t open data, so only the ones Wikidata documents with an article appear.
Points from Wikidata (Parks Canada’s files carry none) and from Québec’s register, as mapped there. One place, placed by its register’s municipality, has no point and isn’t on the map.
National Historic Sites and Classified Federal Heritage Buildings, Canada’s highest federal recognition. Each one opens its own page.
They are 7 Recognized Federal Heritage Buildings, 3 National Historic Sites and 2 heritage railway stations. The oldest, “Former Canadian Northern Railway Station, Roblin, Manitoba”, dates from 1906, 61 km away. Closest of all is Ukrainian Catholic Church of the Resurrection, in Dauphin, 30 km off.
| Ukrainian Catholic Church of the ResurrectionNational Historic Site · 1936–1940 · 30 km away, in Dauphin |
| Former Canadian Northern Railway Station, Dauphin, ManitobaHeritage Railway Station · 1912–1913 · 30 km away, in Dauphin |
| Inglis Grain ElevatorsNational Historic Site · 1922–1942 · 58 km away, in Riding Mountain West |
| Former Canadian Northern Railway Station, Roblin, ManitobaHeritage Railway Station · 1906–1907 · 61 km away, in Roblin |
| Tennis Clubhouse (B-6)Recognized Federal Heritage Building · 1934–1936 · 65 km away, in Harrison Park |
| Bandstand (B9)Recognized Federal Heritage Building · 1934–1936 · 65 km away, in Harrison Park |
| Park Administration BuildingRecognized Federal Heritage Building · 1956–1957 · 66 km away, in Harrison Park |
| Casa Loma, Building (A2)Recognized Federal Heritage Building · 1928–1930 · 66 km away, in Harrison Park |
| Accountant's ResidenceRecognized Federal Heritage Building · 1927–1928 · 66 km away, in Harrison Park |
| Staff Residence Building B-15Recognized Federal Heritage Building · 1935–1936 · 66 km away, in Harrison Park |
| Superintendent’s Residence and Works GarageRecognized Federal Heritage Building · 1931–1933 · 66 km away, in Harrison Park |
| Riding Mountain Park East Gate Registration ComplexNational Historic Site · 1933–1937 · 83 km away, in Rosedale |
Only 9.4% of Gilbert Plains’s homes were built from 2001 to 2015, less than the typical town’s 15%. Homes built from 1981 to 2000 make up just 16% of Gilbert Plains’s, against 23% in the typical town. More than half of Gilbert Plains’s housing predates 1981.
2021 Census, private dwellings by period of construction (Statistics Canada); the typical town is the middle Canadian town of 2,500 or more.
| Town | People | Places | Highest | Oldest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gilbert Plains | 1,350 | 1 | 1 | 1897 |
| Grandview | 1,387 | 0 | 0 | — |
Older stock first: 48% of homes in Gilbert Plains were standing by 1961, against 18% in the typical town. The lists come to 1 historic place, one with the highest designation, including Wasyl Negrych Pioneer Homestead. Beyond that, its one place was designated in 1997.
Before 1961: 48% of its homes; the typical town has 18%.
Wasyl Negrych Pioneer Homestead.
By its record, Wasyl Negrych Pioneer Homestead, from 1897 (National Historic Site).
Only federal designations are fully open outside Québec. One more listing in Gilbert Plains is known through Wikidata alone, so it is counted, not paged.
Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada (Parks Canada).
Sources: Parks Canada, Directory of Federal Heritage Designations · Canadian Register of Historic Places (federal extract) · Wikidata (CC0) for map points, other names and articles · Statistics Canada, 2021 Census (homes by period of construction). 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).