Sundre, Alberta

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Sundre, Alberta, Canada
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Sundre, Alberta, Canada.
Sundre, Alberta, Canada.

Census division No. 6
County Mountain View
Area:   km²
Founded  
Incorporated  
Population

Town Population


2,267 (2001)
Population density  /km²
Time zone Mountain: UTC -7
Postal code span  
Latitude

Longitude

51°47′50.2″N, 114°38′25.8″W
Elevation 1097 m MSL
Highways Highway 22
Highway 27
Waterways Red Deer River
Mayor [Roy Cummings}
Governing body Sundre Town Council

Town of Sundre website

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)