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Cowley — Village — Village of Cowley Location of Cowley in Alberta
CowleyCoordinates: 49°34′03.7″N 114°04′08.7″W / 49.567694°N 114.069083°WCoordinates: 49°34′03.7″N 114°04′08.7″W / 49.567694°N 114.069083°W Country 
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AlbertaRegion Southern Alberta Census division 3 Municipal District Pincher Creek No. 9 Incorporated 1906 Government - Mayor Garry Hackler - Governing body Cowley Village Council - MLA Area - Total 1.4 km2 (0.5 sq mi) Elevation 1,234.40 m (4,050 ft) Population (2006)[1] - Total 219 - Density 157/km2 (406.6/sq mi) Time zone MST (UTC−7) - Summer (DST) MDT (UTC−6) Highways Highway 3
Highway 510Waterway Oldman River Reservoir Cowley is a village in the Municipal District of Pincher Creek, Alberta. It is located west of Lethbridge in Southern Alberta.
It was settled in the 1880s and was named by a rancher. Cowley Post Office opened in 1900, and in 1906 Cowley was incorporated as village.
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Demographics
The population of the Village of Cowley according to its 2010 municipal census is 235.[2]
In 2006, Cowley had a population of 219 living in 103 dwellings, a 2.7% decrease from 2001. The Village has a land area of 1.40 km2 (0.54 sq mi) and a population density of 156.7 /km2 (406 /sq mi).[1]
Film
Cowley was featured in the 2005 motion picture Brokeback Mountain as the fictional town of Signal, Wyoming. Townpeople have welcomed fans of the movie from all over the world.
See also
- List of communities in Alberta
- List of villages in Alberta
References
- ^ a b Statistics Canada (Census 2006). "Cowley - Community Profile". http://www12.statcan.ca/english/census06/data/profiles/community/Details/Page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=CSD&Code1=4803016&Geo2=PR&Code2=48&Data=Count&SearchText=Cowley&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&B1=All&GeoLevel=&GeoCode=4803016. Retrieved 2007-06-06.
- ^ "2010 Official Population List". Alberta Municipal Affairs. 2010-09-15. http://www.municipalaffairs.alberta.ca/documents/msb/2010pop.pdf. Retrieved 2011-01-19.
External links
- University of Alberta. Cowley, Alberta
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- Southern Alberta geography stubs
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