Mountain View, Alberta

For the municipal district in Alberta, see Mountain View County.

Mountain View
Hamlet
Location of Mountain View in Alberta
Coordinates: 49.1344°N 113.5964°W / 49.1344; -113.5964
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 km^2 (0.48 sq mi)
Elevation	1,310 m (4,300 ft)
Population  (2021)[1]
• Total	87
• Density	70.3/km^2 (182/sq mi)
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

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 km^2 (0.48 sq mi), it had a population density of 70.2/km^2 (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 km^2 (0.49 sq mi), it had a population density of 70.9/km^2 (183.5/sq mi) in 2016.[4]

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

1. "Population and dwelling counts: Canada and designated places". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved February 10, 2022.
2. "Specialized and Rural Municipalities and Their Communities" (PDF). Alberta Municipal Affairs. June 3, 2024. Retrieved June 14, 2024.
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.