Gypsumville
Gypsumville is a community in Manitoba, Canada. It is 242 kilometres north-northwest of Winnipeg in the Interlake Region of Manitoba on the north bank of Lake St. Martin in the Rural Municipality of Grahamdale.
Gypsumville | |
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Gypsumville Location of Gypsumville in Manitoba | |
| Coordinates: 51°46′8″N 98°38′5″W / 51.76889°N 98.63472°W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Manitoba |
| Region | Interlake |
| Census Division | No. 18 |
| Government | |
| • MP | James Bezan |
| • MLA | Derek Johnson |
| Time zone | UTC−6 (CST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−5 (CDT) |
| Postal Code | R0C 1J0 |
| Area code | 204 |
| NTS Map | 062O15 |
| GNBC Code | GAKCE |
There are 285 people living in and 175 housing units within the community.[2]
History edit
The community was named Gypsumville after a post office with a same name was opened in 1905. The office was named after the gypsum deposits found in the area. Deposits were discovered in 1888 and by 1890 mining operations begun.
A shortline railway was built from Gypsumville to the shore of Lake Manitoba, where the gypsum was transloaded on to barges and shipped to a railhead on the Whitemud River at south end of the lake, near the present community of Westbourne.[3]
In 1912, the Canadian Northern Railway, which later became part of Canadian National Railway, built a rail line in to Gypsumville along the CN Oak Point subdivision.
Both of the railway lines are now abandoned with CN closing their line in 1992.[4]
CFS Gypsumville edit
In 1962 RCAF Station Gypsumville was opened in town as a Pinetree Line radar station by the RCAF and supported as a mini-base until 1987 when the then Canadian Forces Station Gypsumville closed down.[5]
References edit
- ^ "Population and dwelling counts, for Canada and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2006 and 2001 censuses - 100% data". Statistics Canada, 2006 Census of Population. November 5, 2008. Retrieved January 30, 2009.
- ^ Broadband.gc.ca: Community profile[permanent dead link]
- ^ William Martin (1856-1932) Manitoba Historical Society.
- ^ "Manitoba Business: Canadian Northern Railway / Canadian National Railway".
- ^ "MANITOBA – Canadian Military History".