Barrhead, Alberta
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| Census Division | No. 13 |
| County | Barrhead |
| Area: | 7.77 km² |
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| Population:
Town Population |
4,213 (2005) |
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| Time zone: | Mountain: UTC -7 |
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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 |
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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. It houses the province's correspondence school, which in 1991 was renamed the Alberta Distance Learning Centre. 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.
[edit] External links
- The Town of Barrhead website.
- Barrhead - statistics - from albertafirst.com
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