Durham-Sud

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Durham-Sud
Municipality
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Location within Drummond RCM
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Durham-Sud
Location in southern Quebec
Coordinates: 45°40′N72°20′W / 45.667°N 72.333°W / 45.667; -72.333 [1]
Country Canada
Province Quebec
Region Centre-du-Québec
RCM Drummond
ConstitutedNovember 1, 1975
Government
[2] [3]
 • MayorMichel Noël
 •  Federal riding Drummond
 •  Prov. riding Johnson
Area
[2] [4]
 • Total92.70 km2 (35.79 sq mi)
 • Land93.43 km2 (36.07 sq mi)
 There is an apparent contradiction between two authoritative sources.
Population
 (2011) [4]
 • Total1,008
 • Density10.8/km2 (28/sq mi)
 • Pop 2006-2011
Decrease2.svg 1.0%
 • Dwellings
420
Time zone UTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST) UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)
J0H 2C0
Area code 819
HighwaysQc116.svg R-116
Website www.durham-sud.com OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg

Durham-Sud, also known as South Durham, is a small farming community in the Eastern Townships of Quebec, west of Richmond and south of Drummondville. The population as of the Canada 2011 Census was 1,008.

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History

Early settlers of the area were Scottish and Irish immigrants who arrived mostly in the 18th and 19th century and found the area to be good for farming. Today, the community is predominantly francophone.

Éphrem-A. Brisebois was born here in 1850.

Demographics

Population

Population trend: [5]

CensusPopulationChange (%)
20111,008Decrease2.svg 1.0%
20061,018Increase2.svg 2.3%
2001995Increase2.svg 0.7%
1996988Decrease2.svg 6.0%
19911,051N/A

Language

Mother tongue (2011) [4]

LanguagePopulationPct (%)
French only88087.1%
English only1009.9%
English and French101.0%
Non-official languages202.0%

Notable people

See also

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References

  1. ↑ "Reference number 19913 in Banque de noms de lieux du Québec". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
  2. 1 2 Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire: Durham-Sud
  3. ↑ Parliament of Canada Federal Riding History: DRUMMOND (Quebec)
  4. 1 2 3 2011 Statistics Canada Census Profile: Durham-Sud, Quebec
  5. ↑ Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
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