Sainte-Sophie, Quebec

Sainte-Sophie
Municipality
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Location within La Rivière-du-Nord RCM.
Sainte-Sophie Location in central Quebec.
Coordinates: 45°49′N 73°54′W / 45.817°N 73.900°WCoordinates: 45°49′N 73°54′W / 45.817°N 73.900°W[1]
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Region	Laurentides
RCM	La Rivière-du-Nord
Constituted	May 3, 2000
Government[2]
• Mayor	Louise Gallant
• Federal riding	Rivière-du-Nord
• Prov. riding	Rousseau
Area[2][3]
• Total	111.50 km^2 (43.05 sq mi)
• Land	111.28 km^2 (42.97 sq mi)
Population (2011)[3]
• Total	13,375
• Density	120.2/km^2 (311/sq mi)
• Pop 2006-2011	29.2%
Time zone	EST (UTC−5)
• Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC−4)
Postal code(s)	J5J
Area code(s)	450 and 579
Highways	Route 158 Route 333
Website	www.stesophie.ca

Sainte-Sophie is a municipality in the Laurentides region of Quebec, Canada, part of the La Rivière-du-Nord Regional County Municipality.

History

The new Municipality of Sainte-Sophie was created on May 2, 2000, when the old Municipality of Sainte-Sophie was merged with the Village Municipality of New Glasgow.

Demographics

Population trend:^[4]

• Population in 2011: 13375 (2006 to 2011 population change: 29.2%)
• Population in 2006: 10,355 (2001 to 2006 population change: 15.5%)
• Population in 2001: 8966
• Population in 1996: 8691
  • Sainte-Sophie: 8534
  • New Glasgow: 157
• Population in 1991:
  • Sainte-Sophie: 7377
  • New Glasgow: 167

Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 5,162 (total dwellings: 5,437)

References

1. Reference number 56411 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (French)
2. Geographic code 75028 in the official Répertoire des municipalités (French)
3. "(Code 2475028) Census Profile". 2011 census. Statistics Canada. 2012.
4. Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census