Sainte-Sophie, Quebec

Sainte-Sophie
Municipality
Official logo of Sainte-Sophie Logo
Location within La Rivière-du-Nord RCM. Location within La Rivière-du-Nord RCM.
Sainte-Sophie Location in central Quebec.
Coordinates:
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Region	Laurentides
RCM	La Rivière-du-Nord
Constituted	May 3, 2000
Government
• Mayor	Louise Gallant
• Federal riding	Rivière-du-Nord
• Prov. riding	Rousseau
Area
• Total	111.50 km2 (43.05 sq mi)
• Land	111.28 km2 (42.97 sq mi)
Population (2011)
• Total	13,375
• Density	120.2/km2 (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:

• 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)