Sundre, Alberta 5.11

Sundre is a town in central Alberta, Canada. It is located in Mountain View County, 100km 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.HistorySundre's first postmaster, Nels T. Hagen, arrived in 1906. Sundre incorporated as a village in 1950 and then as a town in 1956.DemographicsIn 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.The Town of Sundre's 2012 municipal census counted a population of 2,695.In the 2011 Census, the Town of Sundre had a population of 2,610 living in 1,144 of its 1,738 total dwellings, a 3.4% change from its 2006 adjusted population of 2,523. With a land area of 11.16km2, it had a population density of in 2011.EconomyMain industries in the area are petroleum production, forestry, agriculture, and ranching.Arts and cultureCultural venues within Sundre include the Sundre Municipal Library and the Sundre & District Pioneer Village Museum, which features "Chester Mjolsness' World of Wildlife" exhibit of 150 mounted animals from across the world.Notable people Gord Miller, sportscaster