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Mountain View, Alberta
Mountain View | |
|---|---|
  Location of Mountain View in Alberta | |
| Coordinates: 49°08′04″N 113°35′47″W / 49.1344°N 113.5964°W | |
| 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 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]
- ^ a b Cite error: The named reference
2021censuswas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "Specialized and Rural Municipalities and Their Communities" (PDF). Alberta Municipal Affairs. June 3, 2024. Retrieved June 14, 2024.
- ^ 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.
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