Hampden, Quebec

Hampden is a township municipality of about 200 people in Le Haut-Saint-François Regional County Municipality, in the Estrie region of Quebec, Canada.

Hampden
Township municipality
Pain de Sucre
Pain de Sucre
Location within Le Haut-Saint-François RCM
Location within Le Haut-Saint-François RCM
Hampden is located in Southern Quebec
Hampden
Hampden
Location in southern Quebec
Coordinates: 45.5°N 71.25°W / 45.5; -71.25[1]
Country Canada
Province Quebec
RegionEstrie
RCMLe Haut-Saint-François
ConstitutedJanuary 1, 1874
Government
[2]
 • MayorBertrand Prévost
 • Federal ridingCompton—Stanstead
 • Prov. ridingMégantic
Area
[2][3]
 • Total111.80 km2 (43.17 sq mi)
 • Land111.68 km2 (43.12 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[3]
 • Total193
 • Density1.7/km2 (4/sq mi)
 • Pop 2016-2021
Increase 9.7%
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)
J0B 1Y0
Area code819
Highways R-214
R-257
Websitewww.cantonhampden.com

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Hampden had a population of 193 living in 87 of its 114 total private dwellings, a change of 9.7% from its 2016 population of 176. With a land area of 111.68 km2 (43.12 sq mi), it had a population density of 1.7/km2 (4.5/sq mi) in 2021.[4]

References
  1. "Reference number 27855 in Banque de noms de lieux du Québec". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
  2. "Geographic code 41075 in the official Répertoire des municipalités". www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation.
  3. "Census Profile, 2021 Census - Hampden, Canton (Municipalité de), Quebec". 29 March 2023.
  4. "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), Quebec". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved August 28, 2022.


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