St. Adolphein Ritchot, Manitoba
The town has 8,770 residents and lies in Manitoba. It is part of the Winnipeg metro area.
Is St. Adolphe a good place to live?
Mostly strong, with a single weak spot. Recorded crime is low (B+). The local economy does well (B+). Owners valued their homes at a median $360,000 in 2021, which is 3.3 years of the typical household’s pay. Few people walk, cycle or take the bus to work (C). All told, that adds up to a B+ overall, better than just over two thirds of Canadian towns. Its place in the ranking is #17 of 181 in Manitoba.
Figures: home values and income: Statistics Canada, Census 2021.
Rents here are the metro area's average, shared by every town and neighbourhood in it. Safety less sure: no police service names this town, so its crime figure is the nearest police detachment's, shared with a wider area. 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.
How St. Adolphe grades
Each subject compares St. Adolphe with Canadian towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far it is from the middle. Towns in other countries are graded separately.
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What makes St. Adolphe stand out
The 3 things St. Adolphe does most differently from other towns.
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in St. Adolphe.
A flood study covers St. Adolphe: 1 on the national inventory, the newest from Hydrologic Forecasting and Water Management Branch of Manitoba Transporation and Infrastructure
St. Adolphe’s survey area, 9.7% over the radon guideline, is close to the typical town’s 6.6%. Earthquakes matter little: NRCan’s model puts building losses at $0.005 a year per $1,000 of value, against $0.030 for the typical town. For radon tests, the only official count covers all of the South Eastman health region, St. Adolphe included.
Radon tests above the guideline · share of tested homes, 200 Bq/m³
| Hazards | St. Adolphe | Manitoba | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Radon tests above the guideline | 9.7% | 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
For the force that serves St. Adolphe, the Crime Severity Index is 47, below Manitoba’s towns and Canadian towns
A best guess: the nearest detachment’s figures, since none is filed under St. Adolphe · Measured across the St-Pierre-Jolys detachment area: Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000
The force’s area logs 18.5 thefts, break-ins and acts of damage per 1,000 residents a year. The violent index for its police area came to 55, below both Manitoba’s towns (198) and Canadian towns (86). Where it is policed, 9.3 violent incidents per 1,000 residents are recorded each year.
Year by year · Crime Severity Index for each year
| 2023–2025 | St. Adolphe | Manitoba | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Violent Crime Severity Index | 55 | 198 | 86 |
| Property crime per 1,000 | 18.5 | 58.8 | 31.2 |
| Crime Severity Index | 47 | 129 | 67 |
| Violent crime | 9.3 | 18 | 12 |
Statistics Canada, Uniform Crime Reporting Survey, 2023–2025 average
Trips to work from St. Adolphe take longer than from Manitoba’s towns or Canadian towns: 30 min on average
How working residents got to work · census 2021
| Census 2021 | St. Adolphe | Manitoba | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip | 30 min | 24 min | 26 min |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021 (labour and commuting) · Census day was in May 2021, mid-pandemic, so commuting and work figures carry the lockdowns’ mark.
More of St. Adolphe’s residents have an Indigenous identity than in Manitoba’s towns or Canadian towns: 18%
4.5% of residents belong to a visible minority, lower than both Manitoba’s towns (17%) and Canadian towns (15%). Immigrants make up 6.6% of residents, about level with Canadian towns (6.4%) and below Manitoba’s towns (7.7%).
Ages · Share of residents in each age group, Census 2021
Schooling · Highest qualification, residents 15 and over
Women and men · all residents
49.1% of St. Adolphe’s residents are women
Women numbered 3,665 and men 3,800 in 2021, next to a 50.9% share of women for Canada.
| St. Adolphe | Manitoba | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 21% | 17% | 16% |
| 15 to 64 | 67% | 64% | 64% |
| 65+ | 13% | 17% | 19% |
| No certificate, diploma or degree | 15% | 16% | 16% |
| Postsecondary qualification | 53% | 52% | 56% |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021; Manitoba and Canada: medians of towns of 2,500+
Very good or excellent health for 51% of adults in St. Adolphe’s health region
Lives here run to 80.7 years on average, between Manitoba’s towns (80.0) and Canadian towns (81.5). Closer to home, a hospital is 15 km from the average resident of St. Adolphe, further than the usual 3.7 km.
Very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised
| Health | St. Adolphe | Manitoba | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smokers | 13% | 10% | 12% |
| Chronic conditions (average share) | 19% | 18% | 17% |
| Life expectancy at birth | 80.7 | 80.0 | 81.5 |
Statistics Canada, Canadian Community Health Survey 2023/2024 and life expectancy 2022/2024; Open Database of Healthcare Facilities · Area behind the health survey and life expectancy figures: the Southern Health Region
Around St. Adolphe, 3 schools of 10 teach in French
From the middle of town, the first elementary school is 6.7 km off, above both Manitoba’s towns (0.5 km) and Canadian towns (0.5 km). They come under 4 school boards. The 3 km around St. Adolphe counts 7 elementary schools, 1 secondary school and 2 schools for every grade.
| School | Level | Students | System |
|---|---|---|---|
| École Île-des-Chênes SchoolIn St. AdolpheElementary | Elementary | – | English public |
| École/Collège régional Gabrielle-Roy FrenchIn St. AdolpheAll grades | All grades | – | French public |
| École Sainte-Agathe FrenchTeaches in FrenchElementary | Elementary | – | French public |
Schools by system · Schools within 3 km
| Schools within 3 km | St. Adolphe | Manitoba | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| School boards | 4 | 6 | 3 |
| Nearest elementary school | 6.7 km | 0.5 km | 0.5 km |
| Nearest secondary school | 7.3 km | 1.1 km | 1.2 km |
Statistics Canada’s Open Database of Educational Facilities · Source note: the province publishes no results school by school, so there’s no schools grade in Manitoba.
Winter nights in St. Adolphe are colder than in 95% of Canadian towns
There are 193 days of frost in a typical year, close to Manitoba’s towns (193) and above Canadian towns (159). Gardeners get 122 frost-free days, from 23 May to 22 September. Most of the snow comes in December, about 27 cm. Rain and snow peak in July, at 77 mm.
Average high by season · ECCC normals, 1991–2020
| Normals, 1991–2020 | St. Adolphe | Manitoba | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| January night low | −21.2°C | −21.2°C | −13.5°C |
| Precipitation a year | 519 mm | 519 mm | 883 mm |
| Days with frost a year | 193 | 193 | 159 |
Environment and Climate Change Canada, Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 (Winnipeg Richardson (Airport))
Expect November days around freezing in St. Adolphe, nights around −9°C
The month after, December, normally sees −8°C afternoons and −17°C nights. Snowfall in a normal November: 21 cm. Rain and snow over a typical November come to 25 mm. At the extremes, July afternoons reach 26°C and January nights −21°C.
Normal highs, the months ahead · ECCC normals, 1991–2020
| Season | High | Low | Rain and snow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winter | −9°C | −19°C | 51 mm |
| Spring | 9°C | −3°C | 128 mm |
| Summer | 25°C | 12°C | 225 mm |
| Autumn | 10°C | −1°C | 116 mm |
ECCC normals, 1991–2020 (Winnipeg Richardson (Airport)); the forecast is on the Weather page
In 2021, Ted Falk carried Provencher by 15,823 votes, a margin wider than 80% of Canada’s ridings
Locally, St.
Wikidata, MAMH, MMAH, Statistics Canada
St. Adolphe has one public library, Bibliothèque Ritchot Library
It sits 8.4 km from the centre of St.
Provincial library statistics, OpenStreetMap, the CRA and Statistics Canada
More households own their home in St. Adolphe than in Manitoba’s towns or across Canadian towns: 90%
Shelter took 30% or more of income for one in ten households, lower than both Manitoba’s towns (15%) and Canadian towns (18%). Rent took 17% of household income, lower than both Manitoba’s towns (20%) and Canadian towns (20%).
What homes were worth · The median owner’s estimate at the 2021 census
| Census 2021 | St. Adolphe | Manitoba | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households owning their home | 90% | 75% | 74% |
| Households spending 30%+ on shelter | 10% | 15% | 18% |
| Rent as a share of income | 17% | 20% | 20% |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021; CMHC Rental Market Survey via Statistics Canada · Home values are owners’ own estimates at the May 2021 census, and incomes are for 2020. · Rent as a share of income and monthly rent for a two-bedroom published for the Winnipeg metro area, not by town
Protected land at St. Adolphe’s edge: LaSalle River Corridor
Within 10 km of the town, 0.2% of the land is protected, against 2.3% around a typical Canadian town. There is no national park within 100 km of the town. 23 km from town is Birds Hill Provincial Park, the nearest provincial park.
Protected land · of the land within 10 km
| Outdoors | St. Adolphe | Manitoba | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Public protected areas within 10 km | 16 | 12 | 4 |
| Protected land within 10 km | 0.2% | 1.1% | 2.3% |
Canadian Protected and Conserved Areas Database (CPCAD), OpenStreetMap routes and beaches
Everything we know about St. Adolphe
Tinkertown Family Fun Park and 2 more in and around St. Adolphe
Museums, historic sites, parks, gardens and days out in and near St. Adolphe, the best known first.
Famous people from around St. Adolphe
2 notable people were born in St. Adolphe; with them, the best known born in the towns around it.
About St. Adolphe
Town in Manitoba
TownRatings counts St. Adolphe as Statistics Canada does, as one municipality in Manitoba; the census, crime and housing figures all follow that boundary.
Statistics Canada: population estimates 2025 (17-10-0155), Census of Population 2021, 2021 census boundaries.
- Population
- 8,770 (people, 2025 estimate)
- Province or territory
- Manitoba
- Census division
- Division No. 2
- Metro area
- Winnipeg
- Census subdivision
- 4602075
St. Adolphe’s neighbours
The nearest places of 1,000 or more. Statistics Canada
| Town | People | km | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Adolphe | 8,770 | — | B+ | B− | B+ | C+ |
| Niverville | 7,277 | 7.1 | A− | C+ | A | C+ |
| St. Norbert | 8,251 | 13 | C+ | C+ | D | B+ |
| La Salle | 9,215 | 14 | B+ | B+ | B− | C+ |
| Richmond West | 6,114 | 15 | C+ | C− | D | B+ |
| South Pointe | 8,168 | 15 | C | C | D | B+ |
| Fort Richmond | 11,563 | 15 | D | D | D | B+ |
People: Statistics Canada, Census 2021. Distances: centre to centre.
Questions about St. Adolphe
Who are the people of St. Adolphe?
At the 2021 census, 7% were immigrants and 5% belonged to a visible minority (Canadian towns’ median: 15%). 18% identify as First Nations, Métis or Inuit.
Do people in St. Adolphe speak French?
33% of residents can hold a conversation in both English and French, against 8% for the median of Canadian towns; 0.5% speak French but not English.
Is St. Adolphe growing?
It added people: 6,679 in 2016, 7,469 in 2021, 11.8% more, where the middle of Canadian towns grew 4.1%. Statistics Canada’s 2025 estimate is 8,770.
Is St. Adolphe a young town or an old one?
The median resident is 38 years old, against 45.2 for the median of Canadian towns. 21% are under 15 and 13% are 65 or over.
Sources: Statistics Canada, Census of Population 2021 · population estimates 2025 (17-10-0155) and 2021 census boundaries · Uniform Crime Reporting Survey 2023–25 (35-10-0026, 35-10-0183 to 35-10-0190) · 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).