| Sundre | |
| Official Name: | Town of Sundre |
| Settlement Type: | Town |
| Pushpin Map: | Alberta |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Sundre in 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: | 6 |
| Subdivision Type4: | Municipal district |
| Subdivision Name4: | Mountain View County |
| Leader Title: | Mayor |
| Leader Name: | Richard Warnock |
| Leader Title1: | Governing body |
| Leader Name1: | Sundre Town Council |
| Leader Title2: | MP |
| Leader Name2: | Blake Richards (Conservative) |
| Leader Title3: | MLA |
| Leader Name3: | Jason Nixon (United Conservative Party) |
| Established Title: | Founded |
| Established Title1: | Incorporated[1] |
| Established Date1: | |
| Established Title2: | • Village |
| Established Date2: | December 31, 1949 |
| Established Title3: | • Town |
| Established Date3: | January 1, 1956 |
| Area Footnotes: | (2021) |
| Area Land Km2: | 10.84 |
| Population As Of: | 2021 |
| Population Footnotes: | [2] |
| Population Total: | 2672 |
| Population Density Km2: | 246.4 |
| Timezone: | MST |
| Utc Offset: | −7 |
| Timezone Dst: | MDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | −6 |
| Coordinates: | 51.7972°N -114.6406°W |
| Elevation Footnotes: | [3] |
| Elevation M: | 1093 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
| Postal Code: | T0M 1X0 |
| Area Code: | +1-403, +1-587 |
| Blank Name: | Highways |
| Blank Info: | Cowboy Trail Highway 27 |
| Blank1 Name: | Waterway |
| Blank1 Info: | Red Deer River |
| Image Blank Emblem: | Town of Sundre Logo.svg |
| Blank Emblem Type: | Logo |
Sundre is a town in central Alberta, Canada that is surrounded by Mountain View County. It is approximately 100km (100miles) northwest of Calgary on the Cowboy Trail in the foothills of the Canadian Rockies.
Sundre takes its name from a town in Norway, the original home of Nels T. Hagen, the town's first postmaster.
Sundre's first postmaster, Nels T. Hagen, arrived in 1906. Sundre incorporated as a village in 1950 and then as a town in 1956.
In the 2021 Census of Population 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.[4]
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 11.11km2, it had a population density of in 2016.[5]
The Town of Sundre's 2012 municipal census counted a population of 2,695.[6]
Main industries in the area are petroleum production, forestry, agriculture, and ranching. The combined service, hospitality and tourism sector constitutes a major employment base within the community, as well. With two public schools, a public hospital, a Royal Canadian Mounted Police detachment, three municipalities in close proximity (Town of Sundre, Mountain View County, and Clearwater County), the public sector also represents a substantial employment area.[7]
Cultural venues within Sundre include the Sundre Municipal Library[8] and the Sundre & District Pioneer Village Museum, which features "Chester Mjolsness' World of Wildlife" natural history exhibit of 150 taxidermy animals from across the world.[9] The Sundre Arts Development Centre is also a prominent cultural venue located with Sundre; the building is operated by the non-profit Sundre Allied Arts Society, as a venue to host live music, theatre productions, dance, and other performing arts.[10]