Ham-Sud, Quebec

Ham-Sud
Municipality
Location within Les Sources RCM.
Ham-Sud Location in southern Quebec.
Coordinates: 45°45′N 71°36′W / 45.750°N 71.600°WCoordinates: 45°45′N 71°36′W / 45.750°N 71.600°W[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 km^2 (58.84 sq mi)
• Land	152.85 km^2 (59.02 sq mi)
	There is an apparent contradiction between two authoritative sources
Population (2011)[3]
• Total	225
• Density	1.5/km^2 (4/sq mi)
• Pop 2006-2011	2.7%
Postal code(s)	J0B 3J0
Area code(s)	819
Highways	Route 257
Website	www.saint-joseph- de-ham-sud.ca

Ham-Sud is a municipality in Quebec.

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 honored 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 (French)
2. Geographic code 40005 in the official Répertoire des municipalités (French)
3. "(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.

External links

• Official website(French)