Gladstone is an unincorporated urban community in the Municipality of WestLake – Gladstone within the Canadian province of Manitoba that held town status prior to January 1, 2015. It is located on the Yellowhead Highway at the intersection with Highway 34. The Gladstone railway station receives Via Rail service.
Gladstone | |
|---|---|
Unincorporated community | |
The Gladstone United Church. The Gladstone grain elevator. The Happy Rock roadside attraction. | |
| Nickname: Happy Rock | |
  Gladstone Location within Manitoba | |
| Coordinates: 50°13′28″N 98°57′03″W / 50.22444°N 98.95083°W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Manitoba |
| Municipality | WestLake – Gladstone |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2.40 km2 (0.93 sq mi) |
| Population (2021) | |
| • Total | 928 |
| • Density | 390/km2 (1,000/sq mi) |
.jpg)
History
editThe 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 amalgamated with the communities of Lakeview and Westbourne, creating the present-day Municipality of WestLake – Gladstone, of which Gladstone is now a part of as an unincorporated urban community.[2]
Demographics
editIn 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
editGladstone 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 monument located along Highway 16, acting as the symbol and mascot of the community. The Happy Rock monument also acts as the visitor information centre and is a vital part of tourism in the community. On July 5, 2010, Canada Post made a commemorative stamp of the Happy Rock as part of its Roadside Attractions collection.[5]
Climate
edit| Climate data for Gladstone | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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] | |||||||||||||
Railway station
editGladstone is served by Via Rail's Winnipeg–Churchill train.
| Preceding station |  Via Rail
|
Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plumas toward Churchill
|
Winnipeg–Churchill | Portage la Prairie toward Winnipeg
| ||
| Former services | ||||
| Preceding station | Canadian National Railway | Following station | ||
| Ogilvie toward Calgary
|
Calgary – Winnipeg | Golden Stream toward Winnipeg
| ||
Notable people
edit- Doug Cash, Australian politician
- W. L. Morton, Canadian historian
- Andy Murray, former NHL head coach
- David Guillas, guitarist, former member of Propagandhi,[7] currently plays in the band Agassiz
References
edit- ^ 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
edit- 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.
