| Blackie | |
| Settlement Type: | Hamlet |
| Pushpin Relief: | yes |
| Pushpin Map: | Canada Alberta#Canada |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Blackie |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Canada |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | Alberta |
| Subdivision Type2: | Region |
| Subdivision Name2: | Calgary Metropolitan Region |
| Subdivision Type3: | Census division |
| Subdivision Name3: | 6 |
| Subdivision Type4: | Municipal district |
| Subdivision Name4: | Foothills County |
| Government Type: | Unincorporated |
| Leader Title1: | Governing body |
| Leader Name1: | Foothills County Council |
| Established Title: | Established |
| Area Footnotes: | (2021) |
| Area Land Km2: | 0.76 |
| Population As Of: | 2021 |
| Population Total: | 360 |
| Population Density Km2: | 476 |
| Timezone: | MST |
| Utc Offset: | −07:00 |
| Timezone Dst: | MDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | −06:00 |
| Coordinates: | 50.6044°N -113.6228°W |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
| Area Codes: | 403, 587, 825 |
| Blank Name: | Highways |
| Blank1 Name: | Waterways |
Blackie is a hamlet in Alberta, Canada within the Foothills County. It is located approximately 70km (40miles) southeast of Calgary on Highway 799.
The community was named after John Stuart Blackie, a Scottish scholar.[1] [2] Previously incorporated as a village on December 30, 1912,[3] Blackie dissolved to hamlet status on August 31, 1997.[4]
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, 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.[5]
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 0.76km2, it had a population density of in 2016.[6]