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Barrhead | |
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Town | |
Town of Barrhead | |
![]() 50th Street | |
Motto: "A quality community with a quality lifestyle" | |
![]() Town boundaries | |
Coordinates: 54°07′23″N 114°24′07″W / 54.12306°N 114.40194°W | |
Country | Canada |
Province | Alberta |
Planning region | Upper Athabasca |
Municipal district | County of Barrhead No. 11 |
Incorporated[1] | |
• Village | November 14, 1927 |
• Town | November 26, 1946 |
Government | |
• Mayor | David McKenzie |
• Governing body | Barrhead Town Council |
• MP | Arnold Viersen |
• MLA | Glenn van Dijken |
Area (2021)[3] | |
• Land | 8.2 km2 (3.2 sq mi) |
Elevation | 645 m (2,116 ft) |
Population | |
• Total | 4,320 |
• Density | 527.1/km2 (1,365/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC−7 (MST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−6 (MDT) |
Forward sortation area | |
Area code | 780 |
Highways | Highway 18 Highway 33 |
Waterway | Paddle River |
Website | Official website |
Barrhead /ˈbɑːrhɛd/ is a town in central Alberta, Canada that is surrounded by the County of Barrhead No. 11. It is located along the Paddle River and at the intersection of Highway 33 (Grizzly Trail) and Highway 18, approximately 120 km (75 mi) northwest of the City of Edmonton. It is also located along the route of the Express Trail, used by the North West Company, which was originally a First Nations trail. The trail was later widened by George Simpson and John Rowand to save the North West Company over $5,000.[6]
The town was named after the Scottish town Barrhead, the birthplace of one of the children of the area's early settlers, James McGuire.[7] Barrhead's official bird is the great blue heron.[8]
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