Ebb and Flow 52Manitoba
1,751 people call this First Nations reserve in Manitoba home. It is a reserve of the Ebb and Flow.
Is Ebb and Flow 52 a good place to live?
Health lags (C−). It lags on walkability as well (C−).
As a First Nations reserve, Ebb and Flow 52 isn’t given an overall grade or ranked. Too much of a reserve’s data is suppressed or uncollected by Statistics Canada for a fair comparison with other towns.
No Safety Grade: no police service publishes a crime rate for this place on its own. No School Grade: this province doesn't publish comparable results school by school. Health is graded on the health region's survey figures and life expectancy, with the distance to hospital giving the town its own spread. A First Nations reserve: subject grades only, with no overall grade and no place in ranked lists.
What makes Ebb and Flow 52 stand out
The 3 things Ebb and Flow 52 does most differently from other towns.
How Ebb and Flow 52 grades
Each subject compares Ebb and Flow 52 with Canadian towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far it is from the middle. Towns in other countries are graded separately.
As a First Nations reserve, Ebb and Flow 52 isn’t given an overall grade or ranked. Too much of a reserve’s data is suppressed or uncollected by Statistics Canada for a fair comparison with other towns.
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The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Ebb and Flow 52.
More of Ebb and Flow 52’s residents have an Indigenous identity than in Manitoba’s towns or Canadian towns: 99%
Ages · Share of residents in each age group, Census 2021
Schooling · Highest qualification, residents 15 and over
Women and men · all residents
Women make up 51.9% of Ebb and Flow 52
Census 2021 put women at 835 and men at 775; women are 50.9% of Canada.
| Ebb and Flow 52 | Manitoba | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 38% | 17% | 16% |
| 15 to 64 | 59% | 64% | 64% |
| 65+ | 3.7% | 17% | 19% |
| No certificate, diploma or degree | 57% | 16% | 16% |
| Postsecondary qualification | 17% | 52% | 56% |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021; Manitoba and Canada: medians of towns of 2,500+
Ebb and Flow 52’s household incomes are lower than in 96% of Canadian towns
Workers spend 14 min getting to work, on average. 90% of commuters drove, near both Manitoba’s towns (87%) and Canadian towns (89%).
How working residents got to work · census 2021
| Census 2021 | Ebb and Flow 52 | Manitoba | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip | 14 min | 24 min | 26 min |
| Car or van | 90% | 87% | 89% |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021 (labour and commuting) · These are May 2021 figures, gathered while COVID-19 kept many people home or out of work.
Residents of Ebb and Flow 52 live 44 km from the nearest hospital on average
Women in the region live to 81.2 and men to 76.6, 78.8 years taken together (2022/2024). The region has more smokers than Manitoba, 15% of adults to 12%. The survey puts the region’s share in very good or excellent health at 51%; Manitoba as a whole is at 51%.
Very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised
| Health | Ebb and Flow 52 | Manitoba | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smokers | 15% | 10% | 12% |
| Life expectancy at birth | 78.8 | 80.0 | 81.5 |
| Chronic conditions (average share) | 18% | 18% | 17% |
Statistics Canada, Canadian Community Health Survey 2023/2024 and life expectancy 2022/2024; Open Database of Healthcare Facilities · Data for health survey and life expectancy covers the Prairie Mountain Health Region
July afternoons in Ebb and Flow 52 reach 25.1°C (Manitoba towns 25.8°C, Canadian towns 25.5°C)
In January the thermometer sinks to −20.9°C overnight, close to Manitoba’s towns (−21.2°C) and below Canadian towns (−13.5°C). The frost-free season runs from 21 May to 20 September, 121 days. The most precipitation falls in June: 87 mm in a normal year.
Average high by season · ECCC normals, 1991–2020
| Normals, 1991–2020 | Ebb and Flow 52 | Manitoba | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Precipitation a year | 462 mm | 519 mm | 883 mm |
| Days with frost a year | 201 | 193 | 159 |
| January night low | −20.9°C | −21.2°C | −13.5°C |
| July afternoon high | 25.1°C | 25.8°C | 25.5°C |
Environment and Climate Change Canada, Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 (Dauphin)
Ebb and Flow 52 in November: highs near freezing, lows near −10°C
Next comes December, with normal highs of −8°C and lows of −18°C. The forecast on the Weather page is ECCC’s for McCreary.
Normal highs, the months ahead · ECCC normals, 1991–2020
| Season | High | Low | Rain and snow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winter | −9°C | −19°C | 46 mm |
| Spring | 9°C | −4°C | 103 mm |
| Summer | 24°C | 11°C | 212 mm |
| Autumn | 9°C | −2°C | 102 mm |
ECCC normals, 1991–2020 (Dauphin); the forecast is on the Weather page
Dan Mazier (Conservative Party of Canada) represents Ebb and Flow 52 in Ottawa as MP for Riding Mountain
Wikidata, MAMH, MMAH, Statistics Canada
Ebb and Flow 52 has no public library of its own; the nearest is Ste Rose Public Library, 36 km away
Provincial library statistics, OpenStreetMap, the CRA and Statistics Canada
Riding Mountain National Park is 43 km from Ebb and Flow 52
Protected land · of the land within 10 km
| Outdoors | Ebb and Flow 52 | Manitoba | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Public protected areas within 10 km | 0 | 12 | 4 |
| Protected land within 10 km | 0% | 1.1% | 2.3% |
Canadian Protected and Conserved Areas Database (CPCAD), OpenStreetMap routes and beaches
Around Ebb and Flow 52, 43% of tested homes have radon above the guideline
Measured across the Parkland health region: radon tests
Burn scars are few around Ebb and Flow 52, with 1% of the land within 25 km touched by fire since 1986 (0.03% a year).
Radon tests above the guideline · share of tested homes, 200 Bq/m³
| Hazards | Ebb and Flow 52 | Manitoba | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Radon tests above the guideline | 43% | 12% | 6.6% |
| Earthquake loss per $1,000 of buildings a year | $0.005 | $0.006 | $0.030 |
NRCan seismic risk model and burned areas, Health Canada radon survey, the Flood Hazard Map Inventory
Everything we know about Ebb and Flow 52
Ebb and Flow 52’s neighbours
The nearest places of 1,000 or more. Statistics Canada
| Town | People | km | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ebb and Flow 52 | 1,751 | — | — | — | — | C− |
| Alonsa | 1,216 | 18 | — | A | D− | C− |
People: Statistics Canada, Census 2021. Distances: centre to centre.
Questions about Ebb and Flow 52
Has Ebb and Flow 52 grown?
Yes: the census counted 1,341 in 2016 and 1,608 in 2021, a rise of 19.9%, against 4.1% for the median of Canadian towns. The 2025 estimate is 1,751.
What kind of homes are in Ebb and Flow 52?
89% of homes are single-detached houses, against 64% for the median of Canadian towns, and 0% are in apartment buildings of five storeys or more. A household averages 3.7 people; 20% are one person living alone.
How old are the people of Ebb and Flow 52?
At 20.8, its median age compares with 45.2 across Canadian towns. Children make up 38% of the population and seniors 4%.
About Ebb and Flow 52
First Nations reserve in Manitoba
Ebb and Flow 52 is a First Nations reserve in Manitoba, counted by Statistics Canada as its own census subdivision.
Statistics Canada: population estimates 2025 (17-10-0155), Census of Population 2021, 2021 census boundaries.
- Population
- 1,751 (people, 2025 estimate)
- Province or territory
- Manitoba
- Census division
- Division No. 17
- First Nation
- Ebb and Flow
- Census subdivision
- 4617029
Sources: Statistics Canada, Census of Population 2021 · population estimates 2025 (17-10-0155) and 2021 census boundaries · CMHC rents as published by Statistics Canada (34-10-0133) · grades by TownRatings. Under the Statistics Canada Open Licence.
Adapted from Statistics Canada (Census of Population 2021, population estimates 2025, 2021 census boundaries) under the Statistics Canada Open Licence; this does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada. Neighbourhood names in some cities © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).