Gladstone, Manitoba
Gladstone | |
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Unincorporated community | |
Area | |
• Total | 2.40 km2 (0.93 sq mi) |
Population (2021) | |
• Total | 928 |
• Density | 390/km2 (1,000/sq mi) |
Gladstone is an
History
The first known name for the area was Third Crossing, as it was situated at the third crossing of a prairie trail over the Whitemud River. When settlement became significant in 1872 the community was renamed to Palestine.[1]
In 1879, the community was renamed a third and final time to Gladstone, after the British Prime Minister of the time William Ewart Gladstone. On 18 July 1882, the community was incorporated as the Town of Gladstone.[1]
On the first day of 2015, the town
Demographics
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Gladstone had a population of 928 living in 407 of its 443 total private dwellings, a change of 4.4% from its 2016 population of 889. With a land area of 2.39 km2 (0.92 sq mi), it had a population density of 388.3/km2 (1,005.7/sq mi) in 2021.[3]
Happy Rock
Gladstone is often referred to as "Happy Rock", a play on the community's name: "happy" being another word for "glad", and "rock being another word for "stone".[4][1]
This is the name given to the community's
Climate
Climate data for Gladstone | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Record high °C (°F) | 8 (46) |
10 (50) |
16.7 (62.1) |
36 (97) |
39 (102) |
38 (100) |
37 (99) |
40.5 (104.9) |
38.5 (101.3) |
28.5 (83.3) |
21.7 (71.1) |
8.9 (48.0) |
40.5 (104.9) |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | −11.1 (12.0) |
−8 (18) |
−0.9 (30.4) |
10.9 (51.6) |
19.3 (66.7) |
23.6 (74.5) |
26.7 (80.1) |
25 (77) |
18.8 (65.8) |
11.7 (53.1) |
−0.1 (31.8) |
−9 (16) |
8.9 (48.0) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | −16.6 (2.1) |
−13.6 (7.5) |
−6.4 (20.5) |
4.2 (39.6) |
11.9 (53.4) |
16.7 (62.1) |
19.6 (67.3) |
17.8 (64.0) |
12.1 (53.8) |
5.6 (42.1) |
−4.8 (23.4) |
−14.1 (6.6) |
2.7 (36.9) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −22 (−8) |
−19.3 (−2.7) |
−11.9 (10.6) |
−2.5 (27.5) |
4.5 (40.1) |
9.8 (49.6) |
12.4 (54.3) |
10.5 (50.9) |
5.4 (41.7) |
−0.5 (31.1) |
−9.6 (14.7) |
−19.3 (−2.7) |
−3.5 (25.7) |
Record low °C (°F) | −42.2 (−44.0) |
−42.2 (−44.0) |
−35.6 (−32.1) |
−31.1 (−24.0) |
−10.5 (13.1) |
−1 (30) |
2 (36) |
0 (32) |
−7.2 (19.0) |
−23 (−9) |
−37 (−35) |
−41 (−42) |
−42.2 (−44.0) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 16.9 (0.67) |
15.8 (0.62) |
23.4 (0.92) |
31.5 (1.24) |
54.7 (2.15) |
71.7 (2.82) |
66.3 (2.61) |
72 (2.8) |
55.7 (2.19) |
29.8 (1.17) |
19.7 (0.78) |
19 (0.7) |
476.3 (18.75) |
Source: Environment Canada[6]
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Railway station
Gladstone is served by Via Rail's Winnipeg–Churchill train.
Preceding station | Via Rail | Following station | ||
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Plumas toward Churchill
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Winnipeg–Churchill | Portage la Prairie toward Winnipeg
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Former services | ||||
Preceding station | Canadian National Railway | Following station | ||
Ogilvie toward Calgary
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Calgary – Winnipeg | Golden Stream toward Winnipeg
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Notable people
- W. L. Morton, Canadian historian
- NHLhead coach
- David Guillas, guitarist, former member of Propagandhi,[7] currently plays in the band Agassiz
References
- ^ a b c "Manitoba Communities: Gladstone (Unincorporated Town)". Manitoba Historical Society. Retrieved June 28, 2022.
- ^ "Manitoba Communities: WestLake-Gladstone (Municipality)". www.mhs.mb.ca. Retrieved August 12, 2023.
- ^ "Population and dwelling counts: Canada and designated places". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved September 3, 2022.
- ^ "Historic Sites of Manitoba: Happy Rock (Gladstone, Municipality of WestLake-Gladstone)". www.mhs.mb.ca. Retrieved August 12, 2023.
- ^ Canada Post Stamp Details, July to September 2010, p,8, Volume XIX, No. 3
- ^ Environment Canada - Canadian Climate Normals 1971-2000—Canadian Climate Normals 1971–2000, accessed 19 April 2011
- ^ "Propagandhi Nazi Baiting and Hardcore Raging | Exclaim!".
Further reading
- Town of Gladstone Community Profile
- Fahrni, Margaret Morton, and W.L. Morton. 1946. Third Crossing: A History of the Town and District of Gladstone in the Province of Manitoba. WInnipeg.