Durham-Sud


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.

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:
CensusPopulationChange
20111,008 1.0%
20061,018 2.3%
2001995 0.7%
1996988 6.0%
19911,051N/A

Language

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