Gypsumville, Manitoba
| Gypsumville | |
|---|---|
  Gypsumville | |
| Coordinates: 51°46′8″N 98°38′5″W / 51.76889°N 98.63472°WCoordinates: 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 | |
| • Governing Body | Rural Municipality of Grahamdale Council |
| • MP | James Bezan |
| • MLA | Thomas G. Nevakshonoff |
| Time zone | CST (UTC−6) |
| • Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC−5) |
| Postal Code | R0C 1J0 |
| Area code(s) | 204 |
| NTS Map | 062O15 |
| GNBC Code | GAKCE |
Gypsumville is a community in north-central Manitoba in Canada. It is located approximately 242 kilometres north-northwest from Winnipeg 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.[1]
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.[2] In 1912 the Canadian National Railway built a rail line in to Gypsumville. Both of the railway lines are now abandoned.
References
- ↑ Broadbad.gc.ca: Community profile
- ↑ William Martin (1856-1932) Manitoba Historical Society.
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