Mountain View, Alberta
Mountain View | |
---|---|
Hamlet | |
![]() ![]() Location of Mountain View in Alberta | |
Coordinates: 49°08′04″N 113°35′47″W / 49.1344°N 113.5964°WCoordinates: 49°08′04″N 113°35′47″W / 49.1344°N 113.5964°W | |
Country | Canada |
Province | Alberta |
Census division | No. 3 |
Municipal district | Cardston County |
Government | |
• Type | Unincorporated |
• Governing body | Cardston County Council |
Area | |
• Total | 1.36 km2 (0.53 sq mi) |
Elevation | 1,310 m (4,300 ft) |
Population (2016)[1] | |
• Total | 90 |
• Density | 66/km2 (170/sq mi) |
• Dwellings | 38 |
Time zone | UTC−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[]
- List of communities in Alberta
- List of designated places in Alberta
- List of former urban municipalities in Alberta
- List of hamlets in Alberta
References[]
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Specialized and Rural Municipalities and Their Communities" (PDF). Alberta Municipal Affairs. January 6, 2021. Retrieved September 29, 2021.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "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.
- Cardston County
- Hamlets in Alberta
- Former villages in Alberta
- Designated places in Alberta
- Latter-day Saint settlements in Canada
- Southern Alberta geography stubs