Lundbreck is a
hamlet in
southern Alberta, Canada within the
Municipal District of Pincher Creek No. 9.
It is located on the south side of
Highway 3, approximately east of the southern terminus of
Highway 22, east of the Municipality of
Crowsnest Pass, west of the Village of
Cowley and west of the Town of
Pincher Creek. It has an elevation of .
It is part of
Census Division No. 3 and the federal riding of
Macleod.
History
Lundbreck was incorporated in 1907, celebrated its centennial in 2007, and was named for two coal miners (Lund and Breckenridge).
Lundbreck started out as a coal mining town, quickly growing to a size of about 1,000 people until the coal mines closed, at which time it quickly shrank.
Demographics
In the
2021 Census of Population
The 2021 Canadian census was a detailed enumeration of the Canadian population with a reference date of May 11, 2021. It follows the 2016 Canadian census, which recorded a population of 35,151,728. The overall response rate was 98%, which is sli ...
conducted by
Statistics Canada
Statistics Canada (StatCan; french: Statistique Canada), formed in 1971, is the agency of the Government of Canada commissioned with producing statistics to help better understand Canada, its population, resources, economy, society, and cultur ...
, Lundbreck had a population of 289 living in 134 of its 145 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of 236. With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2021.
As a designated place in the
2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Lundbreck had a population of 236 living in 113 of its 141 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2011 population of 244. With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2016.
Education
Livingstone School is a K-12, 1A school that was instituted in 1955, as a more modern alternative to the then practice of using several small, one room, multiple grade, rural schools. Kids were bussed in from the local area rural schools from
Cowley and the northwest portion of the M.D. of Pincher Creek No. 9.
See also
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List of communities in Alberta
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List of designated places in Alberta
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List of former urban municipalities in Alberta
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List of hamlets in Alberta
Hamlets in the province of Alberta, Canada, are unincorporated communities administered by, and within the boundaries of, specialized municipalities or rural municipalities ( municipal districts, improvement districts and special areas). The ...
Notable people
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Valentine Milvain
James Valentine Hogarth Milvain, (February 14, 1904 – October 22, 1993) was a Canadian judge in the province of Alberta.
Born near Lundbreck, in what was then the Northwest Territories, he received his LL.B. from the University of Alberta ...
References
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Hamlets in Alberta
Designated places in Alberta
Former villages in Alberta
Municipal District of Pincher Creek No. 9
Latter-day Saint settlements in Canada