St. Adolphe, Manitoba

Saint Adolphe
Welcome Sign of Saint Adolphe
Welcome Sign of Saint Adolphe
St. Adolphe is located in Manitoba
St. Adolphe
St. Adolphe
Location of St. Adolphe in Manitoba
Coordinates: 49°40′31″N 97°06′35″W / 49.67528°N 97.10972°W / 49.67528; -97.10972
CountryCanada
ProvinceManitoba
RegionEastman
Established1857 [1]
Government
 • MayorChris Ewen[2]
 • Councillor (Ward 2)Jason Bodnarchuk[2]
 • Governing BodyR.M. of Ritchot Council
 • MLA (Springfield-Ritchot)Ron Schuler
 • MP (Provencher)Ted Falk
Area
 • Total1.74 km2 (0.67 sq mi)
Elevation
234[3] m (769 ft)
Population
 • Total1,595
 • Density915.8/km2 (2,372/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Postal Code
R5A 1A1, R5A 1A2, & R5A 1A3, R5A 1A8 [5]

St. Adolphe, or Saint Adolphe, originally called Pointe-Coupée, is a community in the Rural Municipality of Ritchot, Manitoba, Canada. It is located along the east bank of the Red River, approximately 12 kilometres (7.5 miles) south of Winnipeg.

It was named after Adolphe Turner, who made a large donation to the local church.[6][7] St. Adolphe is notable for being home to the world's largest snow maze.[8] The community is surrounded by a dike as a result of several devastating floods, it was raised to levels above the 1997 Red River flood, which was the last major flood to inundate the town and area.[9]

  1. ^ "St. Adolphe - Southwest Region - Destinations - Joie de Vivre". joiedevivremanitoba.com. Archived from the original on November 5, 2014. Retrieved September 24, 2018.
  2. ^ a b "Municipality of Ritchot - Council". www.ritchot.com.
  3. ^ "Elevation Finder". www.freemaptools.com.
  4. ^ Statistics Canada (February 9, 2022). "Data table, Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population - St. Adolphe [Population centre], Manitoba". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved March 26, 2022.
  5. ^ "POSTAL CODES ST ADOLPHE, ST ADOLPHE, MANITOBA". www.ezpostalcodes.com. Retrieved September 24, 2018.
  6. ^ Barkwell, Lawrence J. (2018) Historic Metis settlements in Manitoba and geographical place names. Winnipeg, Manitoba: Louis Riel Institute, 2018. ISBN 978-1-927531-1-81
  7. ^ Geographical names of Manitoba. Manitoba. Manitoba Conservation. [Winnipeg]: Manitoba Conservation. 2000. ISBN 0-7711-1517-2. OCLC 51764498.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
  8. ^ Gerbrandt, Connor (February 11, 2019). "Welcome To St. Adolphe: Home Of The World's Biggest Snow Maze". Steinbach Online.com. Golden West Broadcasting. Retrieved March 26, 2022.
  9. ^ Melissa Martin (March 21, 2010). "St. Adolphe knows life on a flood plain". Winnipeg Free Press. Retrieved April 21, 2021.