Ham-Sud
Ham-Sud | |
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 Location within Les Sources RCM | |
  Ham-Sud Location in southern Quebec | |
| Coordinates: 45°45′N 71°36′W / 45.75°N 71.6°W[1] | |
| Country |  Canada |
| Province |  Quebec |
| Region | Estrie |
| RCM | Les Sources |
| Constituted | January 1, 1879 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Langevin Gagnon |
| • Federal riding | Richmond—Arthabaska |
| • Prov. riding | Richmond |
| Area | |
| • 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 |  2.7% |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Postal code(s) | |
| Area code | 819 |
| Highways |  R-257 |
| Website | ham-sud |
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
- ^ "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 359444". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
- ^ a b "Répertoire des municipalités: Geographic code 40005". www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation.
- ^ a b "Ham-Sud (Code 2440005) Census Profile". 2011 census. Government of Canada - Statistics Canada.
- ^ http://www.stat.gouv.qc.ca/publications/referenc/pdf2011/modif_oct11.pdf[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Toponymie : Saint-Joseph-de-Ham-Sud" (in French).
- ^ "Recensement 2006 : Saint-Joseph-de-Ham-Sud" (in French).
- ^ "Modifications aux municipalités du Québec" (PDF) (in French). Institut de la statistique du Québec. October 2011. p. 3. ISSN 1715-6408.[permanent dead link]
External links
Media related to Ham-Sud at Wikimedia Commons- Official websiteTemplate:Fr icon
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