Mountain View, Alberta

Hamlet in Alberta, Canada

49°08′04″N 113°35′47″W / 49.1344°N 113.5964°W / 49.1344; -113.5964CountryCanadaProvinceAlbertaCensus divisionNo. 3Municipal districtCardston CountyGovernment

• TypeUnincorporated • Governing bodyCardston County CouncilArea

(2021)^[1]

• Land1.24 km² (0.48 sq mi)Elevation

1,310 m (4,300 ft)Population

(2021)^[1]

• Total87 • Density70.3/km² (182/sq mi)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

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]

References

^ ^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.