Gypsumville Explained

Gypsumville
Pushpin Map:Canada Manitoba
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of Gypsumville in Manitoba
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Canada
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Type2:Region
Subdivision Name2:Interlake
Subdivision Type3:Census Division
Subdivision Name3:No. 18
Leader Title1:Governing Body
Leader Title2:MP
Leader Name2:James Bezan
Leader Title3:MLA
Leader Name3:Derek Johnson
Unit Pref:Metric
Population As Of:2006 Census[1]
Timezone:CST
Utc Offset:−6
Timezone Dst:CDT
Utc Offset Dst:−5
Coordinates:51.7689°N -98.6347°W
Postal Code Type:Postal Code
Postal Code:R0C 1J0
Area Code:204
Blank1 Name:NTS Map
Blank1 Info:062O15
Blank2 Name:GNBC Code
Blank2 Info:GAKCE

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.

There are 285 people living in and 175 housing units within the community.[2]

History

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

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]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Population and dwelling counts, for Canada and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2006 and 2001 censuses - 100% data . Statistics Canada, 2006 Census of Population . 2008-11-05 . 2009-01-30.
  2. http://broadband.gc.ca/demographic_servlet/community_demographics/1760 Broadband.gc.ca: Community profile
  3. http://www.mhs.mb.ca/docs/people/martin_w.shtml William Martin (1856–1932)
  4. Web site: Manitoba Business: Canadian Northern Railway / Canadian National Railway.
  5. Web site: MANITOBA – Canadian Military History.