 The Gowanstown post office, situated within the municipal building, serves also as a social hub for the community.In the 1970s and 1980s a General Store was located in the same building as the current Post Office but due to the close location of larger towns, like Listowel and Palmerston it closed.The most well-known resident of Gowanstown is Ann Voskamp, author of "One Thousand Gifts", a Christian book dealing with being thankful for small treasures.