| Beaumont | |
| Official Name: | City of Beaumont Ville de Beaumont |
| Settlement Type: | City |
| Motto: | Life is better in Beaumont! |
| Pushpin Map: | Canada Alberta#Canada#CAN AB Leduc |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Alberta##Location in Canada##Location in Leduc County |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Canada |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | Alberta |
| Subdivision Type2: | Region |
| Subdivision Name2: | Edmonton Metropolitan Region |
| Subdivision Type3: | Municipal district |
| Subdivision Name3: | Leduc County |
| Leader Title: | Mayor[1] |
| Leader Name: | Bill Daneluik |
| Leader Title1: | City council |
| Leader Title2: | CAO |
| Leader Name2: | Mike Schwirtz |
| Leader Name3: | Mike Lake |
| Leader Title4: | MLA |
| Leader Name4: | Brandon Lunty |
| Established Title: | Founded |
| Established Date: | 1895 |
| Established Title1: | Incorporated[2] |
| Established Date1: | |
| Established Title2: | • Village |
| Established Date2: | January 1, 1973 |
| Established Title3: | • Town |
| Established Date3: | January 1, 1980 |
| Established Title4: | • City |
| Established Date4: | January 1, 2019 |
| Area Footnotes: | (2021) |
| Area Land Km2: | 24.7 |
| Population As Of: | 2021 |
| Population Total: | 20888 |
| Population Density Km2: | 845.6 |
| Population Blank1 Title: | Municipal census (2019) |
| Population Blank1: | 19236 |
| Population Blank2 Title: | Estimate (2020) |
| Population Blank2: | 21443[3] |
| Timezone: | MST |
| Utc Offset: | −7 |
| Timezone Dst: | MDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | −6 |
| Coordinates: | 53.3572°N -113.4147°W |
| Elevation Footnotes: | [4] |
| Elevation M: | 735 |
| Postal Code Type: | Forward sortation area |
| Postal Code: | T4X |
| Area Codes: | 780, 587, 825 |
| Blank Name: | Highways |
| Blank Info: | Highway 625 Highway 814 |
| Image Blank Emblem: | Beaumont Logo (vertical).svg |
| Blank Emblem Type: | Logo |
Beaumont is a city in Leduc County within the Edmonton Metropolitan Region of Alberta, Canada. It is located at the intersection of Highway 625 and Highway 814, adjacent to the City of Edmonton and 6km (04miles) northeast of the City of Leduc. The Nisku Industrial Park and the Edmonton International Airport are located 4km (02miles) to the west and 8km (05miles) to the southwest respectively.
Originally a French 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.[5]
Beaumont is one of four municipalities in Alberta that are officially bilingual.[6]
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.[7]
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, it had a population density of in 2021.[8]
The population of the City of Beaumont according to its 2019 municipal census is 19,236,[9] a change of from its 2018 municipal census population of 18,829.[10]
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 10.47km2, it had a population density of in 2016.[11]
In 2014, 49.6% of the workforce of Beaumont was employed in the nearby city of Edmonton.[12]
| 2021[13] | 2016[14] | 2011[15] | 2006[16] | 2001[17] | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| European | 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 Asian | 680 | 215 | 180 | 85 | 80 | ||||||
| African | 505 | 370 | 215 | 50 | 0 | ||||||
| East Asian | 210 | 160 | 140 | 125 | 20 | ||||||
| Latin American | 180 | 135 | 35 | 30 | 0 | ||||||
| Middle Eastern | 90 | 55 | 0 | 40 | 35 | ||||||
| Other/multiracial | 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 | ||||||
The City of Beaumont is a member of the Leduc-Nisku Economic Development Association, an economic development partnership that markets Alberta's International Region[18] in proximity to the Edmonton International Airport.[19]
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, The Sheepdogs,[20] Moist, The Watchmen[21]