| Mundare | |
| Official Name: | Town of Mundare |
| Settlement Type: | Town |
| Pushpin Map: | Canada Alberta |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Canada |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | Alberta |
| Subdivision Type2: | Region |
| Subdivision Name2: | Central Alberta |
| Subdivision Type3: | Census division |
| Subdivision Name3: | 10 |
| Subdivision Type4: | Municipal district |
| Subdivision Name4: | Lamont County |
| Leader Title: | Mayor |
| Leader Name: | Cheryl Calinou |
| Leader Title1: | Governing body |
| Leader Name1: | Mundare Town Council |
| Established Title: | Founded |
| Established Title1: | Incorporated[1] |
| Established Date1: | |
| Established Title2: | • Village |
| Established Date2: | March 6, 1907 |
| Established Title3: | • Town |
| Established Date3: | January 4, 1951 |
| Area Footnotes: | (2021) |
| Area Land Km2: | 4.12 |
| Population As Of: | 2021 |
| Population Total: | 689 |
| Population Density Km2: | 167.3 |
| Timezone: | MST |
| Utc Offset: | −7 |
| Timezone Dst: | MDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | −6 |
| Coordinates: | 53.5911°N -112.3364°W |
| Elevation Footnotes: | [2] |
| Elevation M: | 678 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code span |
| Area Code: | -1+780 |
| Blank Name: | Highways |
| Blank Info: | Highway 16 Highway 15 Highway 855 |
| Blank1 Name: | Waterway |
| Blank1 Info: | Beaverhill Lake |
Mundare is a town in central Alberta, Canada. It is approximately 70km (40miles) east of Edmonton at the intersection of Highway 15 and Highway 855, 2km (01miles) north of the Yellowhead Highway. The Canadian National Railway tracks run through the town.
Beaverhill Lake lies southwest of the town, and Elk Island National Park is located 30km (20miles) west of Mundare.
Mundare was named after William Mundare, a railway station agent. In July 2007, the town marked its 100th anniversary with a three-day celebration.
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the Town of Mundare had a population of 689 living in 301 of its 352 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of 852. With a land area of, it had a population density of in 2021.[3]
In the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the Town of Mundare recorded a population of 852 living in 359 of its 390 total private dwellings, a change from its 2011 population of 855. With a land area of 4.21km2, it had a population density of in 2016.[4]
Mundare is host to The Basilian Fathers' Museum that presents the history of the Ukrainian settlement and Basilian Fathers' Mission in east-central Alberta. It holds a unique collection of 16th and 17th century liturgical books from Ukraine. The museum is off of the highway 855 that borders the eastern part of town and is across from the "Grotto" called the "Golgotha of Mundare", an elegant garden and shrine that was built by the Basilian Fathers in 1934.
It is also home of the world's largest garlic sausage (kielbasa or kovbasa), which cost about $120,000 to build and erect.[5]