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Sundre
Town
Town of Sundre
Main Street in Sundre
Main Street in Sundre
Official logo of Sundre
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Sundre is located in Alberta
Sundre
Sundre
Location in Alberta
Country Canada
Province Alberta
Region Central Alberta
Census division 6
Municipal district Mountain View County
Incorporated  
 • Village December 31, 1949
 • Town January 1, 1956
Area
 (2021)
 • Land 10.84 km2 (4.19 sq mi)
Elevation
1,093 m (3,586 ft)
Population
 (2021)
 • Total 2,672
 • Density 246.4/km2 (638/sq mi)
Time zone UTC−7 (MST)
 • Summer (DST) UTC−6 (MDT)
Postal code
T0M 1X0
Area code(s) +1-403, +1-587
Highways Cowboy Trail
Highway 27
Waterway Red Deer River


Sundre is a town in central Alberta, Canada that is surrounded by Mountain View County. It is approximately 100 km (62 mi) northwest of Calgary on the Cowboy Trail in the foothills of the Canadian Rockies.

Sundre takes its name from a town in Norway, the original home of Nels T. Hagen, the town's first postmaster.

History

Sundre's first postmaster, Nels T. Hagen, arrived in 1906. Sundre incorporated as a village in 1950 and then as a town in 1956.

Demographics

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In the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the Town of Sundre recorded a population of 2,729 living in 1,188 of its 1,256 total private dwellings, a 4.6% change from its 2011 population of 2,610. With a land area of 11.11 km2 (4.29 sq mi), it had a population density of 245.6/km2 (636/sq mi) in 2016.

The Town of Sundre's 2012 municipal census counted a population of 2,695.

Arts and culture

Cultural venues within Sundre include the Sundre Municipal Library and the Sundre & District Pioneer Village Museum, which features "Chester Mjolsness' World of Wildlife" exhibit of 150 mounted animals from across the world.

Economy

Main industries in the area are petroleum production, forestry, agriculture, and ranching.

Notable people

  • Gord Miller, sportscaster
  • Myron Thompson, politician
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