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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.
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the Town of Blackfalds had a population of 10,627 living in 3,836 of its 4,010 total private dwellings, a change of 13.9% from its 2016 population of 9,328. With a land area of 16.58 km2 (6.40 sq mi), it had a population density of 641.0/km2 (1,660.1/sq mi) in 2021.
The population of the Town of Blackfalds according to its 2021 municipal census is 11,015, a change of 9.7% from its 2018 municipal census population of 10,125. At its current population, Blackfalds is one of the largest towns in the province and is eligible for city status. According to Alberta's Municipal Government Act, a town is eligible for city status when it reaches 10,000 residents.
In the 2016 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, a 48.1% 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 of 567.4/km2 (1,469.6/sq mi) in 2016.
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:
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 the Blackfalds LIFE, which began circulation in August 2014, closed.
Blackfalds has access to rdnewsNOW, and receives the Red Deer Advocate and Lacombe Express.
Blackfalds
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.
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the Town of Blackfalds had a population of 10,627 living in 3,836 of its 4,010 total private dwellings, a change of 13.9% from its 2016 population of 9,328. With a land area of 16.58 km2 (6.40 sq mi), it had a population density of 641.0/km2 (1,660.1/sq mi) in 2021.
The population of the Town of Blackfalds according to its 2021 municipal census is 11,015, a change of 9.7% from its 2018 municipal census population of 10,125. At its current population, Blackfalds is one of the largest towns in the province and is eligible for city status. According to Alberta's Municipal Government Act, a town is eligible for city status when it reaches 10,000 residents.
In the 2016 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, a 48.1% 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 of 567.4/km2 (1,469.6/sq mi) in 2016.
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:
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 the Blackfalds LIFE, which began circulation in August 2014, closed.
Blackfalds has access to rdnewsNOW, and receives the Red Deer Advocate and Lacombe Express.