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Blackfalds Alberta Information

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. _x000D_ In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the Town of Blackfalds had a population of 10,470 living in 3,780 of its 3,952 total private dwellings, a change of 12.2% 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 631.5/km2 (1,635.5/sq mi) in 2021. _x000D_ 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. _x000D_ 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. _x000D_ The town has many public facilities such as: _x000D_ The town has three public schools in the Wolf Creek school district and one catholic school in the Red Deer Catholic Regional Schools district: _x000D_ 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. _x000D_ Blackfalds has access to rdnewsNOW, and receives the Red Deer Advocate and Lacombe Express. _x000D_ 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. _x000D_ The Blackfalds Bulldogs, formerly the Calgary Mustangs, of the AJHL relocated to Blackfalds in 2021. On February 1, 2024, the Bulldogs announced their move to the British Columbia Hockey League. _x000D_ 52°23?N 113°48?W? / ?52.383°N 113.800°W? / 52.383; -113.800? (Blackfalds) _x000D_ _x000D_ Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blackfalds