Sundre, Alberta
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Census division | No. 6 |
County | Mountain View |
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Population
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2,267 (2001) |
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Time zone | Mountain: UTC -7 |
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Elevation | 1097 m MSL |
Highways | Highway 22 Highway 27 |
Waterways | Red Deer River |
Mayor | [Roy Cummings} |
Governing body | Sundre Town Council |
1(sc) According to the Canada 2001 Census. {{Canadian City/Extra references=Town of Sundre website}}
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Sundre is a rural town located northwest of Calgary, in Alberta, Canada. It is in census division #6.
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.
Population: 2,267 (2001)
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