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Beaumont is a town in Leduc County within the Edmonton Capital Region of Alberta, Canada. It is located at the intersection of Highway 625 and Highway 814, south of the City of Edmonton 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 town of 16,768 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 town. The name was selected in 1895 as part of a petition for a post office. == Demographics == The population of the Town of Beaumont according to its 2015 municipal census is 16,768, a change from its 2014 municipal census population of 15,828. At its current population, Beaumont is one of the largest towns in the province and is eligible for city status. According to Alberta's ''Municipal Government Act'', a town is eligible for city status when it reaches 10,000 residents.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title=Municipal Government Act )〕 In the 2011 Census, the Town of Beaumont had a population of 13,284 living in 4,369 of its 4,566 total dwellings, a 48.2% change from its 2006 population of 8,961. With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2011. The 2011 census also indicated that Beaumont was ranked as the municipality with the seventh-highest population growth between 2006 and 2011. In 2006, Beaumont had a population of 8,961 living in 2,858 dwellings, a 27.9% increase from 2001. With a land area of , the town had a population density of . With a growth rate of 27.9% between 2001 and 2006, Beaumont was named one of the "Top 20 Fastest Growing Communities in Canada" by Statistics Canada. In 2014, 49.6% of the workforce of Beaumont was employed in the City of Edmonton. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Beaumont, Alberta」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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