Lundbreck is a hamlet

Hamlet (place)

A hamlet is usually a rural settlement which is too small to be considered a village, though sometimes the word is used for a different sort of community. Historically, when a hamlet became large enough to justify building a church, it was then classified as a village...

 in southern Alberta

Southern Alberta

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, Canada

Canada

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 within the Municipal District (M.D.) of Pincher Creek No. 9

Pincher Creek No. 9, Alberta

The Municipal District of Pincher Creek No. 9 is a municipal district in south western Alberta, Canada.It is located in Census Division 3. It was established in the current boundaries in 1944, when the name was changed from Municipal District of Crowsnest No. 39 to Municipal District of Pincher...

. It is located on the south side of Highway 3

Crowsnest Highway

The Crowsnest Highway, also known as the Interprovincial or, in British Columbia, the Southern Trans-Provincial, is an east-west highway, in length, through the southern parts of British Columbia and Alberta, providing the shortest highway connection between British Columbia's Lower Mainland and...

, approximately 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) east of the southern terminus of Highway 22, 16 kilometres (9.9 mi) east of the Municipality of Crowsnest Pass

Crowsnest Pass, Alberta

The Municipality of Crowsnest Pass is a specialized municipality located in the Crowsnest Pass of the Rocky Mountains in southwest Alberta, Canada. The municipality formed as a result of the amalgamation of five municipalities – the Village of Bellevue, the Town of Blairmore, Town of Coleman, the...

, 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) west of the Village of Cowley

Cowley, Alberta

Cowley is a village in the Municipal District of Pincher Creek, Alberta. It is located west of Lethbridge in Southern Alberta.It was settled in the 1880s and was named by a rancher...

 and 16 kilometres (9.9 mi) west of the Town of Pincher Creek

Pincher Creek, Alberta

Pincher Creek is a town in the southwest of Alberta, Canada. It is located immediately east of the Canadian Rockies in the centre of ranching country, north of Waterton Lakes National Park.The town's mayor is Ernie Olsen.- History :...

. It has an elevation of 1200 metres (3,937 ft).

It is part of census division

Census division

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 No. 3

Division No. 3, Alberta

Division No. 3 is a census division in Alberta, Canada. It is located in the southwest corner of southern Alberta and its largest urban community is the Town of Claresholm.- Census subdivisions :...

 and the federal riding

Alberta federal electoral districts

As of 2006, the province of Alberta has 28 electoral districts represented in the Canadian House of Commons.*Calgary Centre*Calgary Centre-North*Calgary East*Calgary Northeast*Calgary Southeast*Calgary Southwest*Calgary West*Calgary—Nose Hill*Crowfoot...

 of Macleod

Macleod (electoral district)

Macleod is a federal electoral district in Alberta, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1908 to 1968 and since 1988...

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History

Lundbreck was incorporated in 1907, celebrated its centennial in 2007, and was named for two coal miners (Lund and Breckinridge).

Lundbreck started out as a coal mining town, that quickly grew to a size of about 1,000 people until the coal mines closed, at which time it quickly shrank.

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

Cowley, Alberta

Cowley is a village in the Municipal District of Pincher Creek, Alberta. It is located west of Lethbridge in Southern Alberta.It was settled in the 1880s and was named by a rancher...

 and the northwest portion of the M.D. of Pincher Creek No. 9

Pincher Creek No. 9, Alberta

The Municipal District of Pincher Creek No. 9 is a municipal district in south western Alberta, Canada.It is located in Census Division 3. It was established in the current boundaries in 1944, when the name was changed from Municipal District of Crowsnest No. 39 to Municipal District of Pincher...

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Demographics

As of 2006, Lundbreck had a total population of 280 living in 120 dwellings. With a land area of 0.35 km² (0.135135755507387 sq mi), it has a population density

Population density

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 of 793.4 /km2.

Industry Canada shows that Lundbreck's greater rural area had a total population of 691 living in 321 dwellings in 2001. With a land area of 355.9 km² (137.4 sq mi), its greater rural area has a population density

Population density

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of 3 /km2.