Lac-Beauport, Quebec

Lac-Beauport is a town in the Capitale-Nationale region of Quebec, Canada, located on the eponymous Lake Beauport. It has a population of about 8,200 people, and lies about 25 kilometres north from downtown Quebec City. Lac-Beauport is the home of Le Relais ski centre.

Lac-Beauport
Municipality
Lake Beauport
Lake Beauport
Location within La Jacques-Cartier RCM
Location within La Jacques-Cartier RCM
Lac-Beauport is located in Central Quebec
Lac-Beauport
Lac-Beauport
Location in central Quebec.
Coordinates: 46°58′N 71°18′W[1]
Country Canada
Province Quebec
RegionCapitale-Nationale
RCMLa Jacques-Cartier
Settled1820
ConstitutedJuly 1, 1855
Government
[2]
 • MayorCharles Brochu
 • Federal ridingPortneuf—Jacques-Cartier
 • Prov. ridingChauveau
Area
[2][3]
 • Total64.00 km2 (24.71 sq mi)
 • Land61.73 km2 (23.83 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[3]
 • Total8,164
 • Density132.2/km2 (342/sq mi)
 • Pop 2016-2021
Increase 4.7%
 • Dwellings
3,201
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)
G3B 0A1
Area code(s)418 and 581
HighwaysNo major routes
Websitewww.lac-beauport.ca

Geography

The municipality of Lac-Beauport surrounds the homonymous lake. It is bounded to the south by Quebec City, to the north and west by the united townships of Stoneham-et-Tewkesbury and to the east by the municipality of Sainte-Brigitte-de-Laval. Located in the Laurentians massif, the municipality occupies the basin centered on the lake as well as the surrounding hills and mountains.

History

Around 1820, a small cluster of homes was built on the present site of the municipality, named Waterloo Settlement by the English immigrants after the Anglo-Prussian victory at Waterloo. In 1845, the Municipality of St-Dunstan was formed, named after the local parish of Saint-Dunstan-du-Lac-Beauport. It was abolished in 1847, but reestablished as the Parish Municipality of Saint-Dunstan-du-Lac-Beauport in 1855. In common use, it was only known as Lac-Beauport, prompting the town council to officially change the name in 1989.[1]

Demographics

Population
Historical Census Data - Lac-Beauport, Quebec[4]
YearPop.±%
1871 354—    
1881 286−19.2%
1891 216−24.5%
1901 228+5.6%
1911 225−1.3%
1921 169−24.9%
1931 173+2.4%
1941 239+38.2%
YearPop.±%
1951 542+126.8%
1956 542+0.0%
1961 606+11.8%
1966 860+41.9%
1971 1,280+48.8%
1977 2,072+61.9%
1981 3,285+58.5%
1986 3,713+13.0%
YearPop.±%
1991 4,462+20.2%
1996 5,008+12.2%
2001 5,519+10.2%
2006 6,081+10.2%
2011 7,281+19.7%
2016 7,801+7.1%
2021 8,164+4.7%
Canada census – Lac-Beauport, Quebec community profile
202120162011
Population8,164 (+4.7% from 2016)7,801 (+6.5% from 2011)7,281 (+19.7% from 2006)
Land area61.73 km2 (23.83 sq mi)61.79 km2 (23.86 sq mi)61.27 km2 (23.66 sq mi)
Population density132.2/km2 (342/sq mi)126.2/km2 (327/sq mi)118.8/km2 (308/sq mi)
Median age42.4 (M: 43.2, F: 42)41 (M: 41.7, F: 40.3)38.6 (M: 39.3, F: 37.9)
Private dwellings3,201 (total)  3,031 (total)  2,815 (total) 
Median household income$134,000$116,832$102,376
References: 2021[5] 2016[6] 2011[7] earlier[8][9]

Language

Mother tongue:

  • English as first language: 2.3%
  • French as first language: 95.5%
  • English and French as first language: 1%
  • Other as first language: 1%


Lake Beauport

See also

References
  1. "Lac-Beauport (Municipalité)" (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec. Retrieved 2010-04-20.
  2. Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire - Répertoire des municipalités: Lac-Beauport Archived 2014-04-07 at the Wayback Machine
  3. Statistics Canada 2021 Census - Lac-Beauport census profile
  4. Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011, 2016, 2021 census
  5. "2021 Community Profiles". 2021 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. February 4, 2022. Retrieved 2022-10-21.
  6. "2016 Community Profiles". 2016 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. August 12, 2021. Retrieved 2022-10-21.
  7. "2011 Community Profiles". 2011 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. March 21, 2019. Retrieved 2022-10-21.
  8. "2006 Community Profiles". 2006 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. August 20, 2019.
  9. "2001 Community Profiles". 2001 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. July 18, 2021.

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