Sundre (pronounced /ˈsʌndri/) is a town in central Alberta, Canada. It is located in Mountain View County, 130 km (81 mi) northwest from Calgary, along the Cowboy Trail in the Canadian Rockies foothills.
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.
Demographics
In 2006, Sundre had a population of 2,518 living in 1,078 dwellings, a 10.6% increase from 2001. The town has a land area of 7.65 km² (3 sq mi) and a population density of 329.3/km² (852.9/sq mi).[1]
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