Beaumont ( ) is a city in Leduc County within the Edmonton Metropolitan Region of

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, Canada. It is located at the intersection of Highway 625 and Highway 814, adjacent to the City of

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and northeast of the City of Leduc. The Nisku Industrial Park and the Edmonton International Airport are located to the west and to the southwest respectively. Originally a French farming community, Beaumont is now a city with 19,236 people. Its downtown core resembles a French village with unique architecture and red brick walkways. It is named for the "beautiful hill" on which St. Vital Church, built in 1919, is located within the centre of the city. The name was selected in 1895 as part of a petition for a post office.

History

Beaumont incorporated as a village on January 1, 1973, and then as a town on January 1, 1980. On January 1, 2019, Beaumont incorporated as a city.

Demographics

In the

2021 Census of Population The 2021 Canadian census was a detailed enumeration of the Canadian population with a reference date of May 11, 2021. It follows the 2016 Canadian census, which recorded a population of 35,151,728. The overall response rate was 98%, which is sli ...

conducted by Statistics Canada, the City of Beaumont had a population of 20,888 living in 6,950 of its 7,168 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of 17,457. With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2021. The population of the City of Beaumont according to its 2019 municipal census is 19,236, a change of from its 2018 municipal census population of 18,829. In the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Beaumont had a population of 17,396 living in 5,633 of its 5,980 total private dwellings, a change from its 2011 population of 13,284. With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2016. In 2014, 49.6% of the workforce of Beaumont was employed in the nearby city of Edmonton.

Economy

The City of Beaumont is a member of the

Leduc-Nisku Economic Development Association The Leduc-Nisku Economic Development Association (EDA) was an economic development partnership founded in 1984 that marketed Alberta's International Region. It dissolved at the end of 2019. The partnership included the founding members of Leduc ...

, an economic development partnership that markets Alberta's International Region in proximity to the Edmonton International Airport.

Arts and culture

Beaumont is home to the Beaumont Blues & Roots Festival (BBRF). Previous performers at the BBRF have included Chantal Kreviazuk, Raine Maida, Corb Lund, Fred Penner, Matt Andersen, Sloan, Powder Blues Band, and the Sheepdogs.

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