Saint-Hippolyte, Quebec

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Saint-Hippolyte (Script error: No such module "IPA".; historically Abercrombie)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.

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.

The municipality of Saint-Hippolyte's original name was Abercrombie. The name was pick to honor James Abercrombie, british commander-in-chief of forces in North America during the French and Indian War, best known for the disastrous British losses in the 1758 Battle of Carillon. The municipality changed its name to the current Saint-Hippolyte in 1951. The name was chosen to honor Hippolyte Moreau, titular canon of the Cathedral of Montreal (1854-1880) and vicar general (1873-1880). It was his responsibility to choose the location of the church in the name of Monsignor Ignace Bourget in 1864. The name is a reference to Hippolytus of Rome, one of the most important second-third century Christian theologians.

History

Saint-Hippolyte was created in 1855 under the name of Abercrombie. In 1951, the name was changed to become Saint-Hippolyte. In 2009, the status of the municipality was changed from a parish municipality to a regular municipality.

Geography

Climate

St Hippolyte has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Köppen climate classification: Dfb) with long, very cold winters, and short, mild summers.[1] Days with temperatures below Script error: No such module "convert". all day are very frequent from November to March, with an average 95.7 days per year. Days with maximum temperatures over Script error: No such module "convert". are not infrequent during summer, with an average of 3.3 days per year. The highest temperature on record in St Hippolyte is Script error: No such module "convert". set on 1 August 1975 and the lowest is Script error: No such module "convert". set on 23 February 1972.[2]

Precipitation is heavy throughout the year. Heavy snow is commonplace throughout the winter, with heavy rain in the summer. The highest daily rainfall on record is Script error: No such module "convert". on 1 July 1979 and the record daily snowfall is Script error: No such module "convert". on 3 February 1972, with the greatest measured snow depth being Script error: No such module "convert". on 9 March 2008. On average, Script error: No such module "convert". of snow will be lying on 154.1 days per year, with a significant accumulation of over Script error: No such module "convert". lying on an average of 119.1 days per year. On average, Script error: No such module "convert". of rain falls on 179.0 days per year, with Script error: No such module "convert". falling on 6.7 days. Days of snowfall greater than Script error: No such module "convert". average at 20.3 days per year with days of snowfall greater than Script error: No such module "convert". average 0.79 days per year. In March, the average snow depth is Script error: No such module "convert"..[3]

The average frost-free period is short, averaging only 138 days per year. The last frost, on average, occurs on 15 May and the first frost of the new season occurs on 30 September.[4]

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Saint-Hippolyte town hall during winter 2017

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Demographics

Population trend:[5]

  • Population in 2021: 10,669 (2016 to 2021 population change: 17.1%)
  • Population in 2016: 9,113
  • Population in 2011: 8,083
  • Population in 2006: 7,219
  • Population in 2001: 6,039
  • Population in 1996: 5,672
  • Population in 1991: 4,697
  • Population in 1986: 3,626
  • Population in 1981: 3,597
  • Population in 1976: 2,588
  • Population in 1971: 1,799
  • Population in 1966: 1,195
  • Population in 1961: 930
  • Population in 1956: 778
  • Population in 1951: 788
  • Population in 1941: 844
  • Population in 1931: 753
  • Population in 1921: 931
  • Population in 1911: 896
  • Population in 1901: 961
  • Population in 1891: 856
  • Population in 1881: 835
  • Population in 1871: 967
  • Population in 1861: 1,099

Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 4,683 (total dwellings: 5,597)

Mother tongue:

  • French as first language: 92.5%
  • English as first language: 3.6%
  • English and French as first language: 1.3%
  • Other as first language: 2.4%

Government

Time in Office Mayor
November 4, 1981 to November 3, 1985 Huguette Blondin-Taylor
November 3, 1985 to November 7, 1993 Georges Loulou
November 7, 1993 to November 2, 1997 Denis Laflamme
November 2, 1997 to November 6, 2005 Yves St-Onge
November 6, 2005 to November 1, 2009 Gilles Rousseau
November 1, 2009 to November 7, 2021 Bruno Laroche
November 7, 2021 to ... Yves Dagenais

Education

The Commission scolaire de la Rivière-du-Nord operates French-language public schools.[6]

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

Notable people

References

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  5. ↑ Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011, 2016, 2021 census
  6. ↑ "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"
  7. ↑ "MORIN HEIGHTS ELEMENTARY ZONE Template:Webarchive." Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board. Retrieved on September 16, 2017.
  8. ↑ "LAURENTIA ELEMENTARY ZONE Template:Webarchive." Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board. Retrieved on September 4, 2017.
  9. ↑ "maps zone/171 - WEB SAINTE ADELE.pdf SAINTE ADÈLE ELEMENTARY ZONE." Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board. Retrieved on September 16, 2017.
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External links

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