Sundre, Alberta

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settlement_type = Town
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subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name = CAN
subdivision_type1 = Province
subdivision_name1 = AB
subdivision_type2 = Region
subdivision_name2 = Calgary Region
subdivision_type3 = Census division
subdivision_name3 = 6
subdivision_type4 = County
subdivision_name4 = Mountain View
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leader_title = Mayor
leader_name = Roy Cummings
leader_title1 = Governing body
leader_name1 = Sundre Town Council
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established_title = Settled
established_date = 1906
established_title2 = Incorporated
established_date2 = 1950 (village)
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established_date3 = 1956 (town)
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population_total = 2,518
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latd=51 |latm=47 |lats=50 |latNS=N
longd=114 |longm=38 |longs=26 |longEW=W
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blank_name = Highways
blank_info = Cowboy Trail
Highway 27
blank1_name = Waterway
blank1_info = Red Deer River
website = [http://sundre.com/main/welcome.php Town of Sundre]
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Sundre (pronEng|ˈsʌndri) is a town in central Alberta, Canada. It is located in Mountain View County, km to mi|130|abbr=yes|wiki=yes northwest from Calgary, along the Cowboy Trail in the Canadian Rockies foothills.

Sundre takes its name from a town in Norway, the original home of Nels T. Hagen, the town's first postmaster, who arrived in 1906. Sundre became a village in 1950, and a town in 1956.

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

Demographics

In 2006, Sundre had a population of 2,518 living in 1,078 dwellings, a 10.6% increase from 2001. The town has a land area of km2 to mi2|7.65|abbr=yes|wiki=yes and a population density of Pop density km2 to mi2|329.3| spell=UK | abbr=yes.Cite web| url= http://www12.statcan.ca/english/census06/data/profiles/community/Details/Page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=CSD&Code1=4806036&Geo2=PR&Code2=48&Data=Count&SearchText=Sundre&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&B1=All&GeoLevel=&GeoCode=4806036 | title= Sundre - Community Profile | author= Statistics Canada| authorlink= Statistics Canada| year= Census 2006 | accessdate= 2007-06-13]

ee also

*Towns of Alberta

References

External links

* [http://sundre.com/main/welcome.php Town of Sundre]
* [http://museum.sundre.com/home Sundre Museum and Chester Mjolsness World of Wildlife]

Geographic Location (8-way)
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