Sundre is a town in
central Alberta
Central Alberta is a region located in the Canadian province of Alberta.
Central Alberta is the most densely populated rural area in the province. Agriculture and energy are important to the area's economy.
Geography
Central Alberta is bordere ...
, Canada that is surrounded by
Mountain View County
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. It is approximately northwest of
Calgary
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on the
Cowboy Trail
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in the foothills of the
Canadian Rockies
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.
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
In the
2021 Census of Population
The 2021 Canadian census was a detailed enumeration of the Canadian population with a reference date of May 11, 2021. It follows the 2016 Canadian census, which recorded a population of 35,151,728. The overall response rate was 98%, which is sli ...
conducted by
Statistics Canada, the Town of Sundre had a population of 2,672 living in 1,187 of its 1,270 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of 2,729. With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2021.
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 change from its 2011 population of 2,610. With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2016.
The Town of Sundre's 2012 municipal census counted a population of 2,695.
Economy
Main industries in the area are petroleum production, forestry, agriculture, and ranching.
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 taxidermy animals from across the world.
Notable people
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Gord Miller, sportscaster
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Myron Thompson
Myron D. Thompson (April 23, 1936 – January 5, 2019) was a Conservative Member of Parliament in the House of Commons of Canada. He represented the riding of Wild Rose in Alberta.
Early life and education
A dual citizen of Canada and the U ...
, politician
See also
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List of communities in Alberta
The province of Alberta, Canada, is divided into ten types of local governments – urban municipalities (including cities, towns, villages and summer villages), specialized municipalities, rural municipalities (including municipal distr ...
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List of towns in Alberta
A town is an urban municipality status type used in the Canadian province of Alberta. Alberta towns are created when communities with populations of at least 1,000 people, where a majority of their buildings are on parcels of land smaller tha ...
References
External links
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{{Subdivisions of Alberta, towns=yes
1949 establishments in Alberta
Mountain View County
Towns in Alberta