Mountain View, Alberta

Hamlet of Mountain View
—  Hamlet  —
Location of Mountain View in Alberta
Coordinates: 49°08′04″N 113°35′47″W / 49.1344°N 113.5964°W / 49.1344; -113.5964Coordinates: 49°08′04″N 113°35′47″W / 49.1344°N 113.5964°W / 49.1344; -113.5964
Country	Canada
Province	Alberta
Census division	No. 3
Municipality	Cardston County
Government
- Type	Unincorporated
- Governing body	Cardston County Council
Area[1]
- Total	1.36 km2 (0.5 sq mi)
Elevation	1,310 m (4,298 ft)
Population (2006)[1]
- Total	20
- Density	14.7/km2 (38.1/sq mi)
- Dwellings	14
Time zone	MST (UTC-7)

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 Lethbridge. It is administered by Cardston County.

Demographics

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).^[1]

Industry Canada shows that Mountain View's greater rural area had a total population of 480 living in 166 dwellings in 2001. With a land area of 311.4 km² (120.2 sq mi), its greater rural area has a population density of 3.0 /km² (7.8 /sq mi).^[3]

See also

• List of communities in Alberta
• List of hamlets in Alberta

References

1. ^ ^{a b c} Statistics Canada (2007). "Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and designated places, 2006 and 2001 censuses". http://www12.statcan.ca/english/census06/data/popdwell/Table.cfm?T=1302&SR=1&S=1&O=A&RPP=9999&PR=48&CMA=0. Retrieved 2010-01-31. 
2. ^ Alberta Municipal Affairs (2010-04-01). "Specialized and Rural Municipalities and Their Communities". http://municipalaffairs.gov.ab.ca/documents/msb/2010-ruralmun.pdf. Retrieved 2010-06-21. 
3. ^ Industry Canada/Web Archive (2006-11-04). "Mountain View - Community demographics (2001 census)". http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/webarchives/20061104084225/http://broadband.gc.ca/maps/province.html?prov=48. Retrieved 2010-02-07.