Gladstone is an unincorporated urban community in the

Municipality of WestLake – Gladstone The Municipality of WestLake – Gladstone is a rural municipality (RM) in the Canadian province of Manitoba. History The RM was incorporated on January 1, 2015 via the amalgamation of the RMs of Lakeview and Westbourne and the Town of Gladst ...

within the

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that held town status prior to January 1, 2015. It is located on the

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at the intersection with Highway 34. The Gladstone railway station receives

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service.

History

The first known name for the area was Third Crossing as this was a third crossing over the

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. When settlement became significant in 1872 the community was renamed to Palestine. The community was incorporated in 1879 and was renamed a third and final time to Gladstone, after the British Prime Minister of the time

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Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by

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, Gladstone had a population of 928 living in 407 of its 443 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of 889. With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2021.

Happy Rock

Gladstone is often referred to as "Happy Rock". This is the name given to the community's

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located along Highway 16 which acts as the symbol and mascot of the community. The Happy Rock monument also acts as the visitor

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and is a vital part of the 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.

Climate

Notable people

* W. L. Morton, Canadian historian *

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, former

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head coach *

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, guitarist, former member of

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, currently plays in the band Agassiz

References

''Town of Gladstone Community Profile''
* Third Crossing: ''A History of the Town and District of Gladstone in the Province of Manitoba (1946)'' Margaret Morton Fahrni and W.L. Morton, Winnipeg. {{Authority control Designated places in Manitoba Former towns in Manitoba Populated places disestablished in 2015 2015 disestablishments in Manitoba