Mountain View, Alberta
Mountain View | |
|---|---|
| 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 (2011)[1] | |
• Total | 80 |
| • Density | 59/km2 (150/sq mi) |
| • Dwellings | 38 |
| Time zone | UTC-7 (MST) |
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.
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 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]
As of 2006, Mountain View had a total population of 20 living in 14 dwellings. With a land area of 1.36 km2 (0.53 sq mi), it has a population density of 14.7/km2 (38/sq mi).[4]
See also
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.
- ^ Alberta Municipal Affairs (2010-04-01). "Specialized and Rural Municipalities and Their Communities" (PDF). Retrieved 2010-06-21.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Statistics Canada (2007). "Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and designated places, 2006 and 2001 censuses". Retrieved 2010-01-31.
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