 | The topic of this article may not meet Wikipedia's general notability guideline. (November 2024) |
Blackfalds | |
|---|---|
Town | |
| Town of Blackfalds | |
  Blackfalds Location of Blackfalds in Alberta | |
| Coordinates: 52°22′33″N 113°47′35″W / 52.37583°N 113.79306°W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Alberta |
| Region | Central Alberta |
| Census division | 8 |
| Municipal district | Lacombe County |
| Incorporated[1] | |
| • Village | June 17, 1904 |
| • Town | April 1, 1980 |
| Government | |
| • Governing body | Blackfalds Town Council: Laura Svab, Rebecca Stendie, Marina Appel, Edna Coulter, Brenda Dennis, Jim Sands |
| • MP | Blaine Calkins |
| Area (2021)[3] | |
| • Land | 16.58 km2 (6.40 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 880 m (2,890 ft) |
| Population | |
• Total | 10,627 |
| • Municipal census (2021) | 11,105[5] |
| Time zone | UTC−7 (MST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−6 (MDT) |
| Forward sortation area | |
| Area codes | +1 403, +1 587 |
| Highway | Highway 2A |
| Waterways | Blindman River Red Deer River |
| Website | Official website |
Blackfalds is a town in central Alberta, Canada. It is located along Highway 2A 13.5 km north of Red Deer. The town's name, Waghorn (for Walter Waghorn, post master), changed in 1903 to Blackfalds, after Blackfalds, a Scottish hamlet.[8]
- ^ "Location and History Profile: Town of Blackfalds" (PDF). Alberta Municipal Affairs. June 17, 2016. p. 64. Retrieved June 19, 2016.
- ^ "Meet Your Town Council". Town of Blackfalds. Archived from the original on August 13, 2014. Retrieved September 23, 2014.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
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.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
2021municensuswas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Cite error: The named reference
2021censuscorrectionwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "Population and dwelling counts: Canada and population centres". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved February 13, 2022.
- ^ Hamilton, William (1978). The Macmillan Book of Canadian Place Names. Toronto: Macmillan. p. 21. ISBN 0-7715-9754-1.