South Durham, Quebec
Encyclopedia
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 2006 Census
was 1,018.
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 French Canadian
.
Éphrem-A. Brisebois
was born here in 1850
Eastern Townships
The Eastern Townships is a tourist region and a former administrative region in south-eastern Quebec, lying between the former seigneuries south of the Saint Lawrence River and the United States border. Its northern boundary roughly followed Logan's Line, the geologic boundary between the flat,...
of Quebec
Quebec
Quebec or is a province in east-central Canada. It is the only Canadian province with a predominantly French-speaking population and the only one whose sole official language is French at the provincial level....
, west of Richmond
Richmond, Quebec
Richmond, population 3,336 , is a town nestled amidst rolling farmlands on the Saint-François River between Sherbrooke and Drummondville, in the heart of Estrie in Quebec, Canada.-Richmond today:...
and south of Drummondville. The population as of the Canada 2006 Census
Canada 2006 Census
The Canada 2006 Census was a detailed enumeration of the Canadian population. Census day was May 16, 2006. The next census following will be the 2011 Census. Canada's total population enumerated by the 2006 census was 31,612,897...
was 1,018.
History
Early settlers of the area were ScottishScottish people
The Scottish people , or Scots, are a nation and ethnic group native to Scotland. Historically they emerged from an amalgamation of the Picts and Gaels, incorporating neighbouring Britons to the south as well as invading Germanic peoples such as the Anglo-Saxons and the Norse.In modern use,...
and Irish
Irish people
The Irish people are an ethnic group who originate in Ireland, an island in northwestern Europe. Ireland has been populated for around 9,000 years , with the Irish people's earliest ancestors recorded having legends of being descended from groups such as the Nemedians, Fomorians, Fir Bolg, Tuatha...
immigrants who arrived mostly in the 18th and 19th century and found the area to be good for farming. Today the community is predominantly French Canadian
French Canadian
French Canadian or Francophone Canadian, , generally refers to the descendents of French colonists who arrived in New France in the 17th and 18th centuries...
.
Éphrem-A. Brisebois
Éphrem-A. Brisebois
Inspector Éphrem-A. Brisebois was a politician, soldier, and police officer with the North-West Mounted Police of Canada. He was born 7 March 1850 at South Durham, Canada East, now Durham-Sud, Quebec....
was born here in 1850
Population
Population trend| Census | Population | Change (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 1,018 | 2.3% |
| 2001 | 995 | 0.7% |
| 1996 | 988 | 6.0% |
| 1991 | 1,051 | N/A |
Language
Mother tongue language (2006)| Language | Population | Pct (%) |
|---|---|---|
| French only | 865 | 85.22% |
| English only | 100 | 9.85% |
| Both English and French | 35 | 3.45% |
| Other languages | 15 | 1.48% |