Mountain View, Alberta

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Mountain View
Hamlet
Mountain View, Alberta is located in Alberta
Mountain View, Alberta
Location of Mountain View in Alberta
Coordinates: 49°08′04″N 113°35′47″W / 49.1344°N 113.5964°W / 49.1344; -113.5964Coordinates: 49°08′04″N 113°35′47″W / 49.1344°N 113.5964°W / 49.1344; -113.5964
CountryCanada
ProvinceAlberta
Census divisionNo. 3
Municipal districtCardston County
Government
 • TypeUnincorporated
 • Governing bodyCardston County Council
Area
[1]
 • Total1.36 km2 (0.53 sq mi)
Elevation
1,310 m (4,300 ft)
Population
 (2016)[1]
 • Total90
 • Density66/km2 (170/sq mi)
 • Dwellings
38
Time zoneUTC−7 (MST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−6 (MDT)

Mountain View is a hamlet in Alberta, Canada within Cardston County.[2] It is located along Highway 5 approximately 25 kilometres (16 mi) west of Cardston and 20 kilometres (12 mi) east of Waterton Lakes National Park near the United States border. It is also a kickoff point for visitors to Police Outpost Provincial Park, 18 kilometers to the south.

The hamlet is located in Census Division No. 3 and in the federal riding of Medicine Hat—Cardston—Warner. It is administered by Cardston County. It was originally named Fish Creek and named Mountain View in 1893.[3]

Demographics[]

As a designated place in the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Mountain View recorded a population of 90 living in 29 of its 38 total private dwellings, a change of 12.5% from its 2011 population of 80. With a land area of 1.27 km2 (0.49 sq mi), it had a population density of 70.9/km2 (183.5/sq mi) in 2016.[4]

As a designated place in the 2011 Census, Mountain View had a population of 80 living in 32 of its 38 total dwellings, a 300% change from its 2006 population of 20. With a land area of 1.36 km2 (0.53 sq mi), it had a population density of 59/km2 (152/sq mi) in 2011.[1]

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c "Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and designated places, 2011 and 2006 censuses (Alberta)". Statistics Canada. 2012-02-08. Retrieved 2012-04-07.
  2. ^ "Specialized and Rural Municipalities and Their Communities" (PDF). Alberta Municipal Affairs. January 6, 2021. Retrieved September 29, 2021.
  3. ^ Shaw, Keith (1978). Chief mountain country : a history of Cardston and district. Volume I. Cardston: Cardston and District Historical Society. p. 68. ISBN 0-919213-89-8.
  4. ^ "Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and designated places, 2016 and 2011 censuses – 100% data (Alberta)". Statistics Canada. February 8, 2017. Retrieved February 13, 2017.


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