Lac-Beauport, Quebec

Lac-Beauport
Municipality
Location within La Jacques-Cartier RCM.
Lac-Beauport Location in central Quebec.
Coordinates: 46°58′N 71°18′W / 46.967°N 71.300°WCoordinates: 46°58′N 71°18′W / 46.967°N 71.300°W[1]
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Region	Capitale-Nationale
RCM	La Jacques-Cartier
Settled	1820
Constituted	July 1, 1855
Government[2]
• Mayor	Louise Brunet
• Federal riding	Portneuf—Jacques-Cartier
• Prov. riding	Chauveau
Area[2][3]
• Total	64.00 km^2 (24.71 sq mi)
• Land	61.27 km^2 (23.66 sq mi)
Population (2011)[3]
• Total	7,281
• Density	118.8/km^2 (308/sq mi)
• Pop 2006-2011	19.7%
• Dwellings	2,815
Time zone	EST (UTC−5)
• Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC−4)
Postal code(s)	G3B 0A1
Area code(s)	418 and 581
Highways	No major routes
Website	www.lac-beauport.ca

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]
Year Pop. ±% 1991 4,462 —     1996 5,008 +12.2%	Year Pop. ±% 2001 5,519 +10.2% 2006 6,081 +10.2%	Year Pop. ±% 2011 7,281 +19.7%

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

• List of municipalities in Quebec

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
3. Statistics Canada 2011 Census - Lac-Beauport census profile
4. Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census

External links

Media related to Lac-Beauport at Wikimedia Commons