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Halkirk | |
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| Village of Halkirk | |
 Halkirk Grain Elevator 2007 | |
  Halkirk  Halkirk | |
| Coordinates: 52°16′53″N 112°08′52″W / 52.28139°N 112.14778°W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Alberta |
| Region | Central Alberta |
| Census division | 7 |
| Municipal district | County of Paintearth No. 18 |
| Incorporated[1] | |
| • Village | February 10, 1912 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Dale Kent |
| • Governing body | Halkirk Village Council |
| • MP | Damien Kurek |
| • MLA | Nate Horner |
| Area (2021)[2] | |
| • Land | 0.61 km2 (0.24 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 835 m (2,740 ft) |
| Population (2021)[2] | |
| • Total | 92 |
| • Density | 151.9/km2 (393/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−07:00 (MST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−06:00 (MDT) |
| Area code | 403 |
| Highways | Highway 12 |
| Website | Official website |
Halkirk is a village in central Alberta, Canada within the County of Paintearth No. 18. It is located 122 kilometres (76 mi) east of Red Deer at the intersection of Highway 12 and Highway 855. Founded in 1912, Halkirk was named after Halkirk, Scotland.[3] With commercial operations beginning on December 1, 2012, Capital Power Corporation operates Alberta's third largest wind farm (largest until May 2013, when the Blackspring projects reached full operation), with 83 Vestas V90 Wind Turbines in the area totalling 150MW capacity.[4]
- ^ "Location and History Profile: Village of Halkirk" (PDF). Alberta Municipal Affairs. October 21, 2016. p. 337. Retrieved October 23, 2016.
- ^ a b Cite error: The named reference
2021censuswas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Place-names of Alberta. Ottawa: Geographic Board of Canada. 1928. p. 61.
- ^ "Halkirk Wind". Archived from the original on 2013-05-13. Retrieved 2013-04-02.