Saint-Hippolyte, Quebec

Saint-Hippolyte is a municipality within La Rivière-du-Nord Regional County Municipality in the Laurentides region of Quebec, Canada, in the Laurentian mountains about 45 km north of Montreal. The name comes from Saint Hippolytus.

Saint-Hippolyte
Municipality
Location within La Rivière-du-Nord RCM
Saint-Hippolyte
Location in central Quebec
Coordinates: 45°56′N 74°01′W[1]
Country Canada
Province Quebec
RegionLaurentides
RCMLa Rivière-du-Nord
ConstitutedJuly 1, 1855
Government
  MayorBruno Laroche
  Federal ridingRivière-du-Nord
  Prov. ridingRousseau
Area
  Total132.60 km2 (51.20 sq mi)
  Land120.65 km2 (46.58 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[3]
  Total8,083
  Density67.0/km2 (174/sq mi)
  Pop 2006-2011
12.0%
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
  Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)
J8A 1A1
Area code(s)450 and 579
Highways Route 333
Websitesaint-hippolyte.ca

Part of the town was formerly known as Abercrombie-Est.

Police services are provided by the Régie intermunicipale de police de la Rivière-du-Nord, which also serves Piedmont, Prévost and some other communities in the Laurentians.

Demographics

Population trend:[4]

  • Population in 2011: 8083 (2006 to 2011 population change: 12.0%)
  • Population in 2006: 7219
  • Population in 2001: 6039
  • Population in 1996: 5672
  • Population in 1991: 4697

Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 3,558 (total dwellings: 4,784)

Mother tongue:

  • French as first language: 92.6%
  • English as first language: 4.7%
  • English and French as first language: 1%
  • Other as first language: 1.7%
St-Hippolyte town hall

Education

The Commission scolaire de la Rivière-du-Nord operates French-language public schools.[5]

Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board operates English-language public schools. Schools serving the town:

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References

  1. Reference number 56730 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (in French)
  2. Geographic code 75045 in the official Répertoire des municipalités (in French)
  3. "(Code 2475045) Census Profile". 2011 census. Statistics Canada. 2012.
  4. Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
  5. "Trouver une école ou un centre." Commission scolaire de la Rivière-du-Nord. Retrieved on September 24, 2017. For attendance boundary information, click "Par bassin d'école"
  6. "MORIN HEIGHTS ELEMENTARY ZONE." Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board. Retrieved on September 16, 2017.
  7. "LAURENTIA ELEMENTARY ZONE." Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board. Retrieved on September 4, 2017.
  8. "maps zone/171 - WEB SAINTE ADELE.pdf SAINTE ADÈLE ELEMENTARY ZONE." Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board. Retrieved on September 16, 2017.
  9. "LAURENTIAN REGIONAL HS ZONE." Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board. Retrieved on September 4, 2017.
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