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Mundare

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nameMundare
official_nameTown of Mundare
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settlement_typeTown
pushpin_mapCanada Alberta
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subdivision_typeCountry
subdivision_nameCanada
subdivision_type1Province
subdivision_name1Alberta
subdivision_type2Region
subdivision_name2Central Alberta
subdivision_type3Census division
subdivision_name310
subdivision_type4Municipal district
subdivision_name4Lamont County
government_footnotes
leader_titleMayor
leader_nameCheryl Calinou
leader_title1Governing body
leader_name1Mundare Town Council
established_titleFounded
established_title1Incorporated
established_date1
established_title2• Village
established_date2March 6, 1907
established_title3• Town
established_date3January 4, 1951
area_footnotes(2021)
area_land_km24.12
population_as_of2021
population_footnotes
population_total792
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timezone_DSTMDT
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elevation_m678
postal_code_typePostal code span
area_code-1+780
blank_nameHighways
blank_infoHighway 16
Highway 15
Highway 855
blank1_nameWaterway
blank1_infoBeaverhill Lake
website

Highway 15 Highway 855 Mundare is a town in central Alberta, Canada. It is approximately 70 km east of Edmonton at the intersection of Highway 15 and Highway 855, 2 km 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 30 km west of Mundare.

History

Mundare was named after William Mundare, a railway station agent. In July 2007, the town marked its 100th anniversary with a three-day celebration.

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the Town of Mundare had a population of 792 living in 348 of its 395 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of 852. With a land area of 4.12 km2, it had a population density of in 2021.

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 4.21 km2, it had a population density of in 2016.

Attractions

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 sculpture of a garlic sausage (kielbasa or kovbasa), which cost about $120,000 to build and erect.

Notable people

  • Albert Bandura, psychologist
  • Evelyn Roth, artist

References

References

  1. {{AMOS
  2. (October 7, 2016). "Location and History Profile: Town of Mundare". [[Alberta Municipal Affairs]].
  3. (January 2012). "Alberta Private Sewage Systems 2009 Standard of Practice Handbook: Appendix A.3 Alberta Design Data (A.3.A. Alberta Climate Design Data by Town)". Safety Codes Council.
  4. {{2021CDNcc
  5. (February 9, 2022). "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities)". [[Statistics Canada]].
  6. (February 8, 2017). "Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2016 and 2011 censuses – 100% data (Alberta)". [[Statistics Canada]].
  7. Big Things. [http://www.bigthings.ca/alberta/mundare.html Mundare giant Kielbasa]
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