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 7250 people, and lies about 25 kilometres north from downtown Quebec City.
Lac-Beauport is the home of Le Relais ski center.
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] |
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Year | Pop. | ±% |
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1991 | 4,462 | — |
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1996 | 5,008 | +12.2% |
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2001 | 5,519 | +10.2% |
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2006 | 6,081 | +10.2% |
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2011 | 7,281 | +19.7% |
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Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 2619 (total dwellings: 2815)
Language
Mother tongue:
- English as first language: 1.5%
- French as first language: 96.7%
- English and French as first language: 0.7%
- Other as first language: 1.1%
Lake Beauport
See also
References
External links
Media related to Lac-Beauport at Wikimedia Commons
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