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Hardisty | |
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Town | |
Town of Hardisty | |
Coordinates: 52°40′30.2″N 111°18′12.4″W / 52.675056°N 111.303444°W | |
Country | Canada |
Province | Alberta |
Region | Central Alberta |
Census division | 7 |
Municipal district | Flagstaff County |
Incorporated[1] | |
• Village | December 11, 1906 |
• Town | November 9, 1910 |
Founded by | Canadian Pacific Railway |
Named for | Richard Hardisty |
Government | |
• Mayor | Wayne Jackson |
• Governing body | Hardisty Town Council |
• MP | Damien Kurek |
• MLA | Wes Taylor |
Area (2021)[3] | |
• Land | 4.5 km2 (1.7 sq mi) |
Elevation | 615 m (2,018 ft) |
Population (2021)[3] | |
• Total | 548 |
• Density | 121.7/km2 (315/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC–7 (MST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−6 (MDT) |
Postal code span | |
Area code | 780 |
Highways | Highway 13 Highway 881 |
Waterway | Battle River |
Website | hardisty |
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]
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