Halkirk, Alberta

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|leader_name2 =Damien Kurek

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|leader_name3 =Nate Horner

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|established_title1 = Incorporated (village){{cite web | url=http://www.municipalaffairs.alberta.ca/cfml/MunicipalProfiles/basicReport/VILG.PDF | publisher=Alberta Municipal Affairs | title=Location and History Profile: Village of Halkirk | page=337 | date=October 21, 2016 | access-date=October 23, 2016 | archive-date=September 25, 2016 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160925204902/http://www.municipalaffairs.alberta.ca/cfml/MunicipalProfiles/basicReport/VILG.PDF | url-status=live }}

|established_date1 = February 10, 1912

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|established_date2 = January 1, 2025

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Halkirk is a hamlet in central Alberta, Canada within the County of Paintearth No. 18. It was incorporated as a village prior to 2025. Halkirk is {{convert|122|km|mi}} east of Red Deer at the intersection of Highway 12 and Highway 855.

History

Halkirk was named after Halkirk, Scotland.{{cite book|title=Place-names of Alberta|url=https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015070267029;view=1up;seq=65|year=1928|publisher=Geographic Board of Canada.|location=Ottawa|page=61}} It was incorporated as a village on February 10, 1912. Following a vote in October 2024,{{Cite news |last=Sabo |first=Kevin |date=October 10, 2024 |title=Village of Halkirk to dissolve |url=https://www.reddeeradvocate.com/home2/village-of-halkirk-to-dissolve-7581358 |access-date=December 7, 2024 |work=Red Deer Advocate |archive-date=December 7, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241207173654/https://www.reddeeradvocate.com/home2/village-of-halkirk-to-dissolve-7581358 |url-status=live }} the Village of Halkirk dissolved on January 1, 2025, becoming a hamlet under the jurisdiction of the County of Paintearth No. 18.{{Cite web |date=December 4, 2024 |title=O.C. 362/2024 |url=https://kings-printer.alberta.ca/Documents/Orders/Orders_in_Council/2024/2024_362.html |access-date=December 7, 2024 |website=Alberta King's Printer}}

Geography

Halkirk is located in an area surrounded by prairies, farmland, and badlands.

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the Village of Halkirk had a population of 92 living in 50 of its 58 total private dwellings, a change of {{percentage|{{#expr:92-112}}|112|1}} from its 2016 population of 112. With a land area of {{cvt|0.61|km2}}, it had a population density of {{Pop density|92|0.61|km2|sqmi|prec=1}} in 2021.{{cite web | url=https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/t1/tbl1/en/tv.action?pid=9810000202&geocode=A000248 | title=Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities) | publisher=Statistics Canada | date=February 9, 2022 | accessdate=February 9, 2022 | archive-date=March 7, 2023 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230307040244/https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/t1/tbl1/en/tv.action?pid=9810000202&geocode=A000248 | url-status=live }}

In the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the Village of Halkirk recorded a population of 112 living in 55 of its 56 total private dwellings, a {{percentage|{{#expr:112-121}}|121|1}} change from its 2011 population of 121. With a land area of {{convert|0.61|km2|sqmi|abbr=on}}, it had a population density of {{Pop density|112|0.61|km2|sqmi|prec=1}} in 2016.{{cite web | url=http://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2016/dp-pd/hlt-fst/pd-pl/Table.cfm?Lang=Eng&T=302&SR=1&S=86&O=A&RPP=9999&PR=48 | title=Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2016 and 2011 censuses – 100% data (Alberta) | publisher=Statistics Canada | date=February 8, 2017 | access-date=February 8, 2017 | archive-date=February 11, 2017 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170211082610/http://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2016/dp-pd/hlt-fst/pd-pl/Table.cfm?Lang=Eng&T=302&SR=1&S=86&O=A&RPP=9999&PR=48 | url-status=live }}

Economy

Halkirk is within an agricultural region that yields a cross-section of products. In addition, there are several industrial operations located near Halkirk, including a mining operation, a power generating station, and oilfield support services among others.{{citation needed|date=July 2011}} With commercial operations beginning on December 1, 2012, Capital Power Corporation operates Alberta's third largest wind farm (largest until May 2013, when the Blackspring projects reached full operation), with 83 Vestas V90 Wind Turbines in the area totalling 150MW capacity.{{Cite web |url=http://www.capitalpower.com/generationportfolio/merchantcommercial/Pages/Halkirk.aspx |title=Halkirk Wind |access-date=2013-04-02 |archive-date=2013-05-13 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130513133923/http://www.capitalpower.com/generationportfolio/merchantcommercial/Pages/Halkirk.aspx |url-status=dead }}

Education

Halkirk was home to the Mother Teresa Halkirk Catholic School until 2016. It was decided by the East Central Alberta Catholic Separate School Board in March, 2016 to close the school indefinitely due to a decline in numbers of students.{{cite web|url=http://ecareview.com/mother-teresa-school-in-halkirk-to-close/|title=Mother Teresa School in Halkirk to close|website=Ecareniew.com|access-date=February 8, 2022|archive-date=March 1, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210301071733/https://ecareview.com/mother-teresa-school-in-halkirk-to-close/|url-status=live}}