Halkirk, Alberta

Halkirk
Village of Halkirk
Halkirk Grain Elevator 2007
Halkirk Grain Elevator 2007
Halkirk is located in Alberta
Halkirk
Halkirk
Halkirk is located in Canada
Halkirk
Halkirk
Coordinates: 52°16′53″N 112°08′52″W / 52.28139°N 112.14778°W / 52.28139; -112.14778
CountryCanada
ProvinceAlberta
RegionCentral Alberta
Census division7
Municipal districtCounty of Paintearth No. 18
Incorporated[1] 
 • VillageFebruary 10, 1912
Government
 • MayorDale Kent
 • Governing bodyHalkirk Village Council
 • MPDamien Kurek
 • MLANate Horner
Area
 (2021)[2]
 • Land0.61 km2 (0.24 sq mi)
Elevation
835 m (2,740 ft)
Population
 (2021)[2]
 • Total
92
 • Density151.9/km2 (393/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−07:00 (MST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−06:00 (MDT)
Area code403
HighwaysHighway 12
WebsiteOfficial 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]

  1. ^ "Location and History Profile: Village of Halkirk" (PDF). Alberta Municipal Affairs. October 21, 2016. p. 337. Retrieved October 23, 2016.
  2. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference 2021census was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ Place-names of Alberta. Ottawa: Geographic Board of Canada. 1928. p. 61.
  4. ^ "Halkirk Wind". Archived from the original on 2013-05-13. Retrieved 2013-04-02.