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Blackfalds | |
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| Town of Blackfalds | |
  Blackfalds Location of Blackfalds inAlberta | |
| Coordinates:52°22′33″N113°47′35″W / 52.37583°N 113.79306°W /52.37583; -113.79306 | |
| 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: Mayor Laura Svab, Brenda Dennis, Jim Sands, Shane Hanson |
| • 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 incentral Alberta, Canada. It is located alongHighway 2A 13.5 km north ofRed Deer. The town's name, Waghorn (for Walter Waghorn, post master), changed in 1903 to Blackfalds, after Blackfalds, a Scottish hamlet.[8]
In the2021 Census of Population conducted byStatistics Canada, the Town of Blackfalds had a population of 10,627 living in 3,836 of its 4,010 total private dwellings, a change of13.9% from its 2016 population of 9,328. With a land area of 16.58 km2 (6.40 sq mi), it had a population density of641.0/km2 (1,660.1/sq mi) in 2021.[6][3]
The population of the Town of Blackfalds according to its2021 municipal census is 11,015,[5] a change of9.7% from its2018 municipal census population of 10,125.[13] At its current population, Blackfalds is one of thelargest towns in the province and is eligible for city status. According to Alberta'sMunicipal Government Act, a town is eligible for city status when it reaches 10,000 residents.[14]
In the2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the Town of Blackfalds recorded a population of 9,328 living in 3,302 of its 3,552 total private dwellings, a48.1% change from its 2011 population of 6,300. With a land area of 16.44 km2 (6.35 sq mi), it had a population density of567.4/km2 (1,469.6/sq mi) in 2016.[15]
| Panethnic group | 2021[16] | 2016[17] | 2011[18] | 2006[19] | 2001[20] | |||||
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| Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | |
| European[a] | 9,080 | 86.72% | 8,155 | 87.45% | 5,770 | 91.59% | 4,315 | 94.42% | 2,840 | 93.42% |
| Indigenous | 690 | 6.59% | 830 | 8.9% | 465 | 7.38% | 200 | 4.38% | 125 | 4.11% |
| Southeast Asian[b] | 245 | 2.34% | 115 | 1.23% | 15 | 0.24% | 15 | 0.33% | 35 | 1.15% |
| East Asian[c] | 130 | 1.24% | 110 | 1.18% | 15 | 0.24% | 40 | 0.88% | 20 | 0.66% |
| Latin American | 130 | 1.24% | 35 | 0.38% | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% |
| African | 100 | 0.96% | 70 | 0.75% | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 25 | 0.82% |
| Middle Eastern[d] | 30 | 0.29% | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% |
| South Asian | 20 | 0.19% | 25 | 0.27% | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 10 | 0.33% |
| Other/multiracial[e] | 20 | 0.19% | 10 | 0.11% | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% |
| Total responses | 10,470 | 100% | 9,325 | 99.97% | 6,300 | 100% | 4,570 | 99.98% | 3,040 | 97.56% |
| Total population | 10,470 | 100% | 9,328 | 100% | 6,300 | 100% | 4,571 | 100% | 3,116 | 100% |
| Note: Totals greater than 100% due to multiple origin responses | ||||||||||
The town has many public facilities such as:
The town has four public schools in the Wolf Creek school district and one catholic school in the Red Deer Catholic Regional Schools district:[21]
The Town of Blackfalds is primarily served by regional weekly newspapers and one major daily. As of 2018, the town no longer has a newspaper of their own as theBlackfalds LIFE, which began circulation in August 2014,[22] closed.
Blackfalds has access tordnewsNOW, and receives theRed Deer Advocate andLacombe Express.
Blackfalds is served by numerous radio stations from Red Deer and Lacombe, including Kraze 101.3 (CKIK), Real Country 95.5, Zed 99, Sunny 94, Big 105, X 100.7 (CKEX) and 106.7 Rewind Radio.[23]
TheBlackfalds Bulldogs, formerly theCalgary Mustangs, of theAJHL relocated to Blackfalds in 2021. On February 1, 2024,[24] the Bulldogs announced their move to theBritish Columbia Hockey League.
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