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| Census Division | No. 13 |
| County | Barrhead |
| Area: | 7.77 km² |
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| Population: Town Population | 4,213 (2005) |
| Population density: | /km² |
| Time zone: | Mountain: UTC -7 |
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| Latitude: | 54° 07' 23" N 114° 24' 07" W |
| Elevation: | 650 m MSL |
| Highways | Highway 18 Highway 33 |
| Waterways | Paddle River |
| Mayor: | Brian Schulz |
| Governing body: | Barrhead Town Council |
1(sc) According to the Canada 2001 Census.{{Canadian City/Extra references=Town of Barrhead website}}Template help Edit Template  | |
Barrhead is a small town in the Canadian province of Alberta with a population of 4,213 (2005) people. The main industry in the area is agriculture, particularly livestock production. The area was originally mostly forested, and still produces significant timber. It houses the province's correspondence school, which in 1991 was renamed the Alberta Distance Learning Centre. It is also the home of Pollard Banknote Ltd., major suppliers of scratch-off and pull-tab instant tickets, ticket vending machines and bingo supplies. Barrhead's official bird is the Great Blue Heron. It was named after the Scottish town Barrhead, the birthplace of one of the area's early settlers, James McGuire.
Aproximately 120KM North East of Edmonton Alberta (the capital city of the province).
[edit] External links
- The Town of Barrhead website.
- Barrhead - statistics - from albertafirst.com
