SundreAlberta

Violent crime weighs more where Sundre is policed than in Alberta’s towns or Canadian towns: a violent severity index of 138

The Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000 numbers here cover the Sundre detachment area

For every 1,000 residents of its police area, 19.3 violent incidents are reported each year. The index for the force that serves it came to 115, near Alberta’s towns (110) and higher than Canadian towns (67). Across its police area, there are 42.6 property incidents per 1,000 residents a year.

2 schools serve Sundre, 2 secondary schools

The closest elementary school is 15 km away, above both Alberta’s towns (0.5 km) and Canadian towns (0.5 km).

A flood study covers Sundre: 1 on the national inventory, the newest from Government of Alberta

Sundre’s survey area, 7.5% over the radon guideline, is close to the typical town’s 6.6%. For earthquakes Sundre is middling, $0.022 a year per $1,000 against $0.030 for the typical town. Fire seldom reaches Sundre: since 1986, 0.1% of the land within 25 km has burned (0.001% a year).

Sundre households put 37% of their income into housing and transport, more than the 29% typical across Canada

Shelter took 30% or more of income for 22% of households, about level with Alberta’s towns (21%) and above Canadian towns (18%). The owner-occupied share of households is 77%.

Sundre has cooler summers than Alberta’s towns or Canadian towns: July highs of 22.8°C

The year’s precipitation totals 496 mm, higher than Alberta’s towns (431 mm) yet lower than Canadian towns (883 mm). Winter lows in Sundre average −18.0°C in January. Frost usually lifts by 13 June and returns around 25 August: 72 days without it. June is the wettest month, with 104 mm of rain and snow on average.

Trips to work from Sundre are shorter than from Alberta’s towns or Canadian towns: 20 min on average

The car took 88% of commuters, close to both Alberta’s towns (88%) and Canadian towns (89%).

People in Sundre’s health region live to 79.1 on average, 2.4 years short of the typical Canadian town

The survey counts 15% of adults as smokers, above both Alberta’s towns (12%) and Canadian towns (12%). Self-rated health is ordinary for Alberta: 52% of the region’s adults say very good or excellent, the province 53%. Closer to home, a hospital is just 0.9 km from the average resident of Sundre, nearer than the usual 3.7 km.

In Sundre, November normally means 3°C afternoons and −12°C nights

Looking ahead to December, expect highs near −1°C and lows near −17°C. About 20 cm of snow falls in a normal November. A normal November brings 16 mm of rain and snow. Hour-by-hour figures come from ECCC’s Sundre forecast, on the Weather page.

William Stevenson (Conservative Party of Canada) represents Sundre in Ottawa as MP for Yellowhead

Statistics Canada lists Sundre as a town.

Each person Sundre Public Library serves borrows 14.3 items, more than at 92% of Alberta’s town libraries

Sundre Public Library serves 2,729 people from a single building.

Visible minorities make up less of Sundre than of Alberta’s towns or Canadian towns: 5.6%

First Nations, Métis and Inuit people make up 5.4% of residents, higher than both Alberta’s towns (4.6%) and Canadian towns (2.8%). 7.5% of residents came to Canada as immigrants, lower than Alberta’s towns (8.9%) yet higher than Canadian towns (6.4%).

Don Getty Wildland Provincial Park, 51 km away, is the closest provincial park to Sundre

For a national park, Banff National Park is 62 km away. Of the country within 10 km, 0.4% lies in protected areas; the median Canadian town has 2.3%. The largest named area nearby is Sundre Natural Area, 65 ha, 2.9 km away.