Mountain View | |
|---|---|
  Location of Mountain View inAlberta | |
| Coordinates:49°08′04″N113°35′47″W / 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 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) |
Mountain View is ahamlet inAlberta, Canada withinCardston County.[2] It is located alongHighway 5 approximately 25 kilometres (16 mi) west ofCardston and 20 kilometres (12 mi) east ofWaterton Lakes National Park near theUnited States border. It is also a kickoff point for visitors to Police Outpost Provincial Park, 18 kilometers to the south.
The hamlet is located inCensus Division No. 3 and in the federal riding ofMedicine Hat—Cardston—Warner. It is administered by Cardston County. It was originally named Fish Creek and named Mountain View in 1893.[3]
In the2021 Census of Population conducted byStatistics 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 of70.2/km2 (181.7/sq mi) in 2021.[1]
As a designated place in the2016 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 of12.5% from its 2011 population of 80. With a land area of 1.27 km2 (0.49 sq mi), it had a population density of70.9/km2 (183.5/sq mi) in 2016.[4]
 | ThisSouthern Alberta location article is astub. You can help Wikipedia byexpanding it. |
