Ham-Sud, Quebec

Ham-Sud
Municipality


Location within Les Sources RCM
Ham-Sud

Location in southern Quebec

Coordinates: 45°45′N 71°36′W / 45.75°N 71.6°W / 45.75; -71.6Coordinates: 45°45′N 71°36′W / 45.75°N 71.6°W / 45.75; -71.6[1]
Country  Canada
Province  Quebec
Region Estrie
RCM Les Sources
Constituted January 1, 1879
Government[2]
 • Mayor Langevin Gagnon
 • Federal riding Richmond—Arthabaska
 • Prov. riding Richmond
Area[2][3]
 • Total 152.40 km2 (58.84 sq mi)
 • Land 152.85 km2 (59.02 sq mi)
  There is an apparent
contradiction between two
authoritative sources
Population (2011)[3]
 • Total 225
 • Density 1.5/km2 (4/sq mi)
 • Pop 2006-2011 Increase 2.7%
Time zone EST (UTC−5)
 • Summer (DST) EDT (UTC−4)
Postal code(s) J0B 3J0
Area code(s) 819
Highways Route 257
Website ham-sud.ca

Ham-Sud is a municipality in Quebec, Canada.

Prior to October 22, 2011 it was a parish municipality and its name was Saint-Joseph-de-Ham-Sud.[4] It lies 20 kilometres (12 mi) to the east of Wotton and about 50 kilometres (31 mi) to the southwest of Thetford Mines. Quebec Route 257 passes through the region.

Toponymy

Colonized in the middle of the 19th century, the township of Ham-Sud, established in 1851, takes its name from a village in the county of Essex in England. One of its first inhabitants, Joseph Dion, would eventually see his first name honoured through attribution to the mission in 1869. The parish was established both canonically and civilly in 1877. The parish municipality, installed two years later, would also take this denomination, Saint-Joseph-de-Ham-Sud.[5]

Demography

The 2006 census counted 219 inhabitants, which is a 6.8% decrease from 2001.[6]

Of these, 100% are native speakers of French.

History

On 22 Oct. 2011, the parish municipality of Saint-Joseph-de-Ham-Sud changed its name and status to simply Municipality of Ham-Sud.[7]

References

  1. ↑ Reference number 359444 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (in French)
  2. 1 2 Geographic code 40005 in the official Répertoire des municipalités (in French)
  3. 1 2 "(Code 2440005) Census Profile". 2011 census. Statistics Canada. 2012.
  4. ↑ http://www.stat.gouv.qc.ca/publications/referenc/pdf2011/modif_oct11.pdf
  5. ↑ "Toponymie : Saint-Joseph-de-Ham-Sud" (in French).
  6. ↑ "Recensement 2006 : Saint-Joseph-de-Ham-Sud" (in French).
  7. ↑ "Modifications aux municipalités du Québec" (PDF) (in French). Institut de la statistique du Québec. October 2011. p. 3. ISSN 1715-6408.
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