Ham-Sud

Ham-Sud is a municipality in Quebec, Canada.

Ham-Sud
Municipality
Mont Ham
Mont Ham
Location within Les Sources RCM
Location within Les Sources RCM
Ham-Sud is located in Southern Quebec
Ham-Sud
Ham-Sud
Location in southern Quebec
Coordinates: 45°45′40″N 71°36′07″W[1]
Country Canada
Province Quebec
RegionEstrie
RCMLes Sources
ConstitutedJanuary 1, 1879
Government
[2]
 • MayorLangevin Gagnon
 • Federal ridingRichmond—Arthabaska
 • Prov. ridingRichmond
Area
[2][3]
 • Total152.40 km2 (58.84 sq mi)
 • Land152.85 km2 (59.02 sq mi)
 There is an apparent
contradiction between two
authoritative sources
Population
 (2016)[3]
 • Total235
 • Density1.6/km2 (4/sq mi)
 • Pop 2006-2011
Increase 4.4%
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)
J0B 3J0
Area code819
Highways R-257
Websiteham-sud.ca

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 2016 census counted 235 inhabitants, which is a 4.4% increase from 2011.[6]

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 in Banque de noms de lieux du Québec". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
  2. "Geographic code 40005 in the official Répertoire des municipalités". www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation.
  3. "Ham-Sud (Code 2440005) Census Profile". 2011 census. Government of Canada - Statistics Canada.
  4. http://www.stat.gouv.qc.ca/publications/referenc/pdf2011/modif_oct11.pdf%5B%5D
  5. "Toponymie : Saint-Joseph-de-Ham-Sud" (in French).
  6. Government of Canada, Statistics Canada (2017-02-08). "Census Profile, 2016 Census - Ham-Sud, Municipalité [Census subdivision], Quebec and Quebec [Province]". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved 2019-12-11.
  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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