Sundre
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For other uses, see Sundre (disambiguation).
Sundre /ˈsʌndri/ is a town in central Alberta, Canada that is surrounded by Mountain View County. It is approximately 100 km (62 mi) northwest of Calgary on the Cowboy Trail in the foothills of the Canadian Rockies.
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Sundre | |
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Town | |
Town of Sundre | |
Location of Sundre in Alberta | |
Coordinates: 51°47′50″N 114°38′26″W | |
Country | Canada |
Province | Alberta |
Region | Central Alberta |
Census division | 6 |
Municipal district | Mountain View County |
Incorporated[1] | |
• Village | December 31, 1949 |
• Town | January 1, 1956 |
Government | |
• Mayor | Richard Warnock |
• Governing body | Sundre Town Council |
• MP | Blake Richards (Conservative) |
• MLA | Jason Nixon (United Conservative Party) |
Area (2021)[2] | |
• Land | 10.84 km2 (4.19 sq mi) |
Elevation | 1,093 m (3,586 ft) |
Population | |
• Total | 2,672 |
• Density | 246.4/km2 (638/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC−7 (MST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−6 (MDT) |
Postal code | |
Area code(s) | +1-403, +1-587 |
Highways | Cowboy Trail Highway 27 |
Waterway | Red Deer River |
Website | Official website |
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Sundre takes its name from a town in Norway, the original home of Nels T. Hagen, the town's first postmaster.