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Barrhead | |
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Town | |
| Town of Barrhead | |
 50th Street | |
 Flag  Masthead logo | |
| Motto: "A quality community with a quality lifestyle" | |
 Town boundaries | |
  Barrhead Location in the County of Barrhead  Barrhead Location in Alberta | |
| Coordinates: 54°07′23″N 114°24′07″W / 54.12306°N 114.40194°W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Alberta |
| Planning region | Upper Athabasca |
| Municipal district | County of Barrhead No. 11 |
| Incorporated[1] | |
| • Village | November 14, 1927 |
| • Town | November 26, 1946 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | David McKenzie |
| • Governing body | Barrhead Town Council |
| • MP | Arnold Viersen |
| • MLA | Glenn van Dijken |
| Area (2021)[3] | |
| • Land | 8.2 km2 (3.2 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 645 m (2,116 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 4,320 |
| • Density | 527.1/km2 (1,365/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−7 (MST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−6 (MDT) |
| Forward sortation area | |
| Area code | 780 |
| Highways | Highway 18 Highway 33 |
| Waterway | Paddle River |
| Website | Official website |
Barrhead /ˈbɑːrhɛd/ is a town in central Alberta, Canada that is surrounded by the County of Barrhead No. 11. It is located along the Paddle River and at the intersection of Highway 33 (Grizzly Trail) and Highway 18, approximately 120 km (75 mi) northwest of the City of Edmonton. It is also located along the route of the Express Trail, used by the North West Company, which was originally a First Nations trail. The trail was later widened by George Simpson and John Rowand to save the North West Company over $5,000.[6]
The town was named after the Scottish town Barrhead, the birthplace of one of the children of the area's early settlers, James McGuire.[7] Barrhead's official bird is the great blue heron.[8]
- ^ "Location and History Profile: Town of Barrhead" (PDF). Alberta Municipal Affairs. October 7, 2016. p. 15. Retrieved October 11, 2016.
- ^ "Municipal Officials Search". Alberta Municipal Affairs. May 9, 2019. Retrieved October 1, 2021.
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2021censuswas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "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.
- ^ "Population and dwelling counts: Canada and population centres". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved February 13, 2022.
- ^ Allen, W.G.P. (1970). A Trail through the Pembina Valley 1790-1909. Seattle.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ^ Historical Society, The Barrhead (1977). The Golden Years. Barrhead.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ^ "History of Barrhead". Town of Barrhead. Archived from the original on 2018-05-20. Retrieved 2014-07-11.