Hardisty, Alberta

Hardisty
Town
Town of Hardisty
Hardisty Boys' Baseball Team, Hardisty, Alberta
Hardisty Boys' Baseball Team, Hardisty, Alberta
Hardisty is located in Alberta
Hardisty
Hardisty
Location of Hardisty in Alberta
Coordinates: 52°40′30.2″N 111°18′12.4″W / 52.675056°N 111.303444°W / 52.675056; -111.303444
CountryCanada
ProvinceAlberta
RegionCentral Alberta
Census division7
Municipal districtFlagstaff County
Incorporated[1] 
 • VillageDecember 11, 1906
 • TownNovember 9, 1910
Founded byCanadian Pacific Railway
Named forRichard Hardisty
Government
 • MayorWayne Jackson
 • Governing bodyHardisty Town Council
 • MPDamien Kurek
 • MLAWes Taylor
Area
 (2021)[3]
 • Land4.5 km2 (1.7 sq mi)
Elevation615 m (2,018 ft)
Population
 (2021)[3]
 • Total548
 • Density121.7/km2 (315/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC–7 (MST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−6 (MDT)
Postal code span
Area code780
HighwaysHighway 13
Highway 881
WaterwayBattle River
Websitehardisty.ca Edit this at Wikidata

Hardisty is a town in Flagstaff County in east-central Alberta, Canada. It is approximately 111 kilometres (69 mi) from the Saskatchewan border, near the crossroads of Highway 13 and Highway 881, in the Battle River Valley. Hardisty is mainly known as a pivotal petroleum industry hub where petroleum products such as Western Canada Select blended crude oil and Hardisty heavy oil are produced and traded.[5]

  1. ^ "Location and History Profile: Town of Hardisty" (PDF). Alberta Municipal Affairs. October 7, 2016. p. 302. Retrieved October 16, 2016.
  2. ^ Alberta Municipal Affairs: Municipal Officials Search
  3. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference 2021census was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ "Alberta Private Sewage Systems 2009 Standard of Practice Handbook: Appendix A.3 Alberta Design Data (A.3.A. Alberta Climate Design Data by Town)" (PDF) (PDF). Safety Codes Council. January 2012. pp. 212–215 (PDF pages 226–229). Archived from the original (PDF) on October 16, 2013. Retrieved October 8, 2013.
  5. ^ Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers (CAPP) (2012). Technical Publication: Oil Sands Bitumen: Valuation Methodology (Report). Archived from the original on April 24, 2014. Retrieved January 13, 2013.