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Gypsumville
GypsumvilleLocation of Gypsumville in Manitoba
Coordinates: 51°46′8″N 98°38′5″W / 51.76889°N 98.63472°W / 51.76889; -98.63472
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

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.

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.

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.

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.

References

1. "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.
2. Broadband.gc.ca: Community profile
3. William Martin (1856–1932) Manitoba Historical Society.
4. "Manitoba Business: Canadian Northern Railway / Canadian National Railway".
5. "MANITOBA – Canadian Military History".

External links

• Grahamdale.ca: Gypsumville

v t e Division No. 18, Manitoba (North Interlake Area)
Towns	Arborg Winnipeg Beach Former towns Gimli
Villages	Former villages Riverton
Rural municipalities	Armstrong Bifrost – Riverton Coldwell Fisher Gimli Grahamdale St. Laurent West Interlake Former RMs Bifrost Eriksdale Siglunes
First Nations	Lake Manitoba Little Saskatchewan Pinaymootang
Indian reserves	Dog Creek 46 Fairford 50 (part) Little Saskatchewan 48
Unorganized areas	Unorganized East Division No. 18 Unorganized West Division No. 18
Unincorporated communities	Arnes Ashern Broad Valley Camper Camp Morton Chatfield Clarkleigh Deerhorn Eriksdale Faulkner Finns Fisher Branch Fisherton Fraserwood Geysir Grahamdale Gypsumville Harperville Hilbre Hnausa Hodgson Husavik Inwood Jaroslaw Komarno Ledwyn Lundar Malonton Meleb Moosehorn Morweena Mulvihill Narcisse The Narrows Neveton Oak Point Oakview Okno Poplarfield Rembrandt Rosenburg St. Laurent St. Martin St. Martin Junction Sandridge Sandy Hook Scotch Bay Shorncliffe Silver Spearhill Steep Rock Sylvan Vidir Vogar Washow Bay Zbaraz
See also: Municipalities in Manitoba Census divisions of Manitoba 2015 municipal amalgamations

• Unincorporated communities in Interlake Region, Manitoba