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 centre.
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.[3]
Demographics
Population
| Historical Census Data - Lac-Beauport, Quebec[4] |
| Year |
Pop. |
±% |
| 1991 |
4,462 |
— |
| 1996 |
5,008 |
+12.2% |
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| Year |
Pop. |
±% |
| 2001 |
5,519 |
+10.2% |
| 2006 |
6,081 |
+10.2% |
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| Year |
Pop. |
±% |
| 2011 |
7,281 |
+19.7% |
| 2016 |
7,801 |
+7.1% |
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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%
See also
References
External links
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