Blackie is a

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, Canada within the

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. It is located approximately southeast of

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on Highway 799.

History

The community was named after

John Stuart Blackie John Stuart Blackie FRSE (28 July 1809 – 2 March 1895) was a Scottish scholar and man of letters. Biography He was born in Glasgow, on Charlotte Street, the son of Kelso-born banker Alexander Blackie (d.1846) and Helen Stodart. He was ed ...

, a Scottish scholar. Previously incorporated as a

village A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet but smaller than a town (although the word is often used to describe both hamlets and smaller towns), with a population typically ranging from a few hundred to ...

on December 30, 1912, Blackie dissolved to hamlet status on August 31, 1997.

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by

Statistics Canada Statistics Canada (StatCan; french: Statistique Canada), formed in 1971, is the agency of the Government of Canada commissioned with producing statistics to help better understand Canada, its population, resources, economy, society, and cultur ...

, Blackie had a population of 360 living in 144 of its 153 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of 314. With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2021. As a designated place in the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Blackie had a population of 314 living in 126 of its 147 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2011 population of 343. With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2016.

Notable residents

Jeremy Colliton Jeremy Colliton (born January 13, 1985) is a Canadian professional ice hockey coach and former player. He is currently serving as head coach of the Abbotsford Canucks of the American Hockey League (AHL). Colliton is a former head coach of the Chi ...

- professional

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centre, head coach Chicago Blackhawks *

George Groeneveld George Groeneveld (born 1940) is a Canadian politician and was a Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta representing the constituency of Highwood as a Progressive Conservative. Early life Groeneveld was born in Blackie, Alberta. He se ...

- Member of the Legislature of Alberta for Highwood, November 22, 2004 - April 23, 2012 * "Boxcar" Pat Egan - former professional ice hockey defenseman

References

External links

Community website
Hamlets in Alberta Foothills County Designated places in Alberta Former villages in Alberta Populated places disestablished in 1997 {{CalgaryRegion-geo-stub

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Notable residents

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