Beaumont, Alberta

Beaumont (Template:IPAc-en ) is a city adjacent to Leduc County within the Edmonton Metropolitan Region of Alberta, Canada. It is at the intersection of Highway 625 and Highway 814, adjacent to the City of Edmonton and northeast of the City of Leduc. The Nisku Industrial Park and the Edmonton International Airport are to the west and to the southwest respectively.

Originally a French-speaking farming community, Beaumont is now a city with 20,888 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.

Beaumont is one of four municipalities in Alberta that are officially bilingual.

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 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 Template:Cvt, 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.

Panethnic groups in the City of Beaumont (2001−2021)

Panethnic group	2021		2016		2011		2006		2001
	Pop.	%	Pop.	%	Pop.	%	Pop.	%	Pop.	%
EuropeanTemplate:Efn	16,245		14,470		11,820		8,290		6,630
South Asian	1,625		685		255		45		25
Indigenous	1,100		1,090		570		290		225
Southeast AsianTemplate:Efn	680		215		180		85		80
African	505		370		215		50		0
East AsianTemplate:Efn	210		160		140		125		20
Latin American	180		135		35		30		0
Middle EasternTemplate:Efn	90		55		0		40		35
Other/multiracialTemplate:Efn	205		60		20		15		0
Total responses	20,850		17,350		13,285		8,960		7,005
Total population	20,888		17,457		13,284		8,961		7,006
Note: Totals greater than 100% due to multiple origin responses

Economy

The City of Beaumont is a member of the Leduc-Nisku Economic Development Association, an economic development partnership that markets Alberta's International Region in proximity to the Edmonton International Airport.

Arts and culture

Template:Ref improve section Beaumont is home to the Beaumont Music Festival (BMF), formerly the Beaumont Blues & Roots Festival (BBRF). Previous performers at the BMF/BBRF have included Chantal Kreviazuk, Raine Maida, Corb Lund, Fred Penner, Matt Andersen, Sloan, Powder Blues Band, The Sheepdogs, Moist, The Watchmen, The Beaches, 54-40, The Grapes of Wrath, and The Odds. Annually, the Beaumont Days Festival is hosted in early summer. This includes a parade, carnival, and events held at Bibliotheque de Beaumont Library.

Infrastructure

Transportation

Highways

Two highways pass through Beaumont, Highway 814 and Highway 625. Highway 814 travles noth/south throuth Beaumont connecting Edmonton to the city. Highway 625 travles east/west throuth Beaumont connecting Nisku and the Edmonton International Airport to the City.

Local streets

The majority of the streets in Beaumont use a standard numbred system.

Transit

Edmonton Transit Service offers a commuter transit route from Beaumont to Edmonton's Mill Woods Transit Centre.

Air

The nearest major international airport is the Edmonton International Airport, west of Beaumont.

Education

Public schools

Beaumont is part of the Black Gold School Division. The following public schools are in Beaumont.

• Black Gold Home-Based School
• Black Gold Outreach School Beaumont
• École Beau Meadow School
• École Bellevue School
• École Champs Vallée School
• École Dansereau Meadows School
• École Horizon Heights School
• École J. E. Lapointe School
• École Secondaire Beaumont Composite High School

Separate schools

Spruce Grove is part of the St Thomas Aquinas Roman Catholic Separate School Division. The following separate schools are in Spruce Grove.

• Académie Saint-André Academy
• École Mother d'Youville School

See also

• List of communities in Alberta
• List of cities in Alberta
• Beaumont Composite High School
• List of francophone communities in Alberta