Blackfoot, Alberta


Blackfoot is a hamlet in east-central Alberta, Canada, within the County of Vermilion River. It is located north of Highway 16, approximately west of Lloydminster.

History

The first post office opened in 1905 as "Blackfoot Hills" and changed to just "Blackfoot" in 1909. Telephone service was established in 1907.

Demographics

As a designated place in the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Blackfoot recorded a population of 392 living in 146 of its 153 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2011 population of 269. With a land area of, it had a population density of in 2016.
The County of Vermilion River's 2015 municipal census counted a population of 420 in Blackfoot.
As a designated place in the 2011 Census, Blackfoot had a population of 269 living in 107 of its 111 total dwellings, a 69.2% change from its 2006 population of 159. With a land area of, it had a population density of in 2011.