Blackfalds
Blackfalds | |
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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 | |
| • 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) | |
| • Land | 16.58 km2 (6.40 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 880 m (2,890 ft) |
| Population (2021) | |
• Total | 10,627 |
| • Municipal census (2021) | 11,105 |
| 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.