Mundare is a town in central Alberta , Canada. It is approximately 70 km (43 mi) east of Edmonton at the intersection of Highway 15 and Highway 855 , 2 km (1.2 mi) north of the Yellowhead Highway . The Canadian National Railway tracks run through the town.
6-489: Beaverhill Lake lies southwest of the town, and Elk Island National Park is located 30 km (19 mi) west of Mundare. Mundare was named after William Mundare, a railway station agent. In July 2007, the town marked its 100th anniversary with a three-day celebration. 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,
12-456: A change of -7% from its 2016 population of 852. With a land area of 4.12 km (1.59 sq mi), it had a population density of 192.2/km (497.9/sq mi) 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 -0.4% change from its 2011 population of 855. With a land area of 4.21 km (1.63 sq mi), it had
18-459: A population density of 202.4/km (524.1/sq mi) in 2016. 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
24-468: Is an important bird habitat and has been designated as a "National Nature Viewpoint" by Nature Canada (formerly known as the Canadian Nature Federation) in 1981. The Beaverhill Natural Area was established in 1987 to protect the lake and its surrounding area. Beaverhill Lake Heritage Rangeland Natural Area is also established on what were the shores of the lake. The Beaverhill Lake Group ,
30-869: The Western Hemisphere Shorebird Reserve Network . It is managed by the Canadian Wildlife Service division of Environment Canada . It is located 70 km southeast of Edmonton , near the town of Tofield , and lies in the hydrographic basin of the North Saskatchewan River . As recently as 1990, the lake had a total area of 139 km (54 sq mi) and a maximum depth of only 2.3 m (7 ft 7 in) Like similar " prairie pothole " lakes, Beaverhill lake receded significantly after much of its headwaters were diverted, in recent years it has lost about one-quarter of its depth between 1999 and 2009. The lake
36-480: 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 garlic sausage ( kielbasa or kovbasa ), which cost about $ 120,000 to build and erect. Beaverhill Lake Beaverhill Lake ( Cree : amisk-wa-chi-sakhahigan ) is a large lake in central Alberta , Canada. It is a site of regional importance in
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