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Community pride is the hallmark of an expanding small town working to
improve its quality of life
Blackfalds is a town with
great community spirit whose workers enjoy opportunities in the city of
Red Deer, petrochemical plants to the east and businesses locally.
Expansion of the industrial and residential base is currently under way.
Blackfalds will soon be the new home to the regional rural RCMP.
'Community of Commuters'
 Population
6,399 (2011)
(Town census)
4,571 (2006)
(Canada census)
3,040 (2001)
(Canada census)
5 year increase 46.7%
Average 300 new residents per year
Ave. Annual
Growth 2001-2006 - 9.3%
Ave. Annual
Growth 1996-2001 - 8.7%
One of the fastest growing towns
in Canada
35% of population are children
Birth Capital
of Alberta
1995
7 km north of Red Deer,
close to Burbank Park, Blindman Industrial Park, Ellis Bird Farm and
the Prentiss and Joffre petrochemical sites
Halfway between the two largest communities in the region -
Red
Deer and Lacombe
 5018 Waghorn
Street,
Blackfalds, Alberta T0M 0J0
403-885-4677
email:
info@blackfalds.com
Transportation: Hwy. 2A &
2; CP Railway
Education: Wolf Creek School Division
Healthcare: David Thompson Health Region
History: original name: Waghorn, first resident 1890, village 1904, town 1980
Governance:
Mayor Melodie Stol; CAO Corinne Newman
Councillors (elected 2010-2013): Jennifer Hartigh, Richard Poole,
Carol Simpson, William Taylor,
Dean Wigmore, Ray Olfert
website:
http://www.blackfalds.com/
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BLACKFALDS
A Nice Place to Grow
Population 6,399
(2011)
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