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.
Mountain View | |
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  Location of Mountain View in Alberta | |
| Coordinates: 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 (2021)[1] | |
| • Land | 1.24 km2 (0.48 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 1,310 m (4,300 ft) |
| Population (2021)[1] | |
| • Total | 87 |
| • Density | 70.3/km2 (182/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−7 (MST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−6 (MDT) |
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 edit
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Mountain View had a population of 87 living in 29 of its 34 total private dwellings, a change of -3.3% from its 2016 population of 90. With a land area of 1.24 km2 (0.48 sq mi), it had a population density of 70.2/km2 (181.7/sq mi) in 2021.[1]
As a designated place in the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Mountain View had 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]
See also edit
References edit
- ^ a b c "Population and dwelling counts: Canada and designated places". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved February 10, 2022.
- ^ "Specialized and Rural Municipalities and Their Communities" (PDF). Alberta Municipal Affairs. January 12, 2022. Retrieved January 21, 2022.
- ^ 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.
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