Mountain View is a hamlet

Hamlet (place)

A hamlet is usually a rural settlement which is too small to be considered a village, though sometimes the word is used for a different sort of community. Historically, when a hamlet became large enough to justify building a church, it was then classified as a village...

 in Alberta

Alberta

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, Canada

Canada

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 within Cardston County

Cardston County, Alberta

Cardston County is a municipal district in southern Alberta, Canada. It is located in Census Division 3 around the Town of Cardston.The municipal district was established on January 1, 1954, through the amalgamation of the Municipal District of Sugar City No. 5 and part of the Municipal District of...

. It is located along Highway 5 approximately 25 kilometres (15.5 mi) west of Cardston

Cardston, Alberta

-Demographics:The population of the Town of Cardston according to its 2007 municipal census is 3,578.In 2006, it had a population of 3,452 living in 1,234 dwellings, a 0.7% decrease from 2001...

 and 20 kilometres (12.4 mi) east of Waterton Lakes National Park

Waterton Lakes National Park

Waterton Lakes National Park is a national park located in the southwest corner of Alberta, Canada, and borders Glacier National Park in Montana, USA. Waterton was Canada's fourth national park, formed in 1895 and named after Waterton Lake, in turn after the Victorian naturalist and conservationist...

 near the United States

United States

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 border.

The hamlet is located in census division

Census division

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 No. 3

Division No. 3, Alberta

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 and in the federal riding

Alberta federal electoral districts

As of 2006, the province of Alberta has 28 electoral districts represented in the Canadian House of Commons.*Calgary Centre*Calgary Centre-North*Calgary East*Calgary Northeast*Calgary Southeast*Calgary Southwest*Calgary West*Calgary—Nose Hill*Crowfoot...

 of Lethbridge

Lethbridge (electoral district)

Lethbridge is a federal electoral district in Alberta, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 1917...

. It is administered by Cardston County

Cardston County, Alberta

Cardston County is a municipal district in southern Alberta, Canada. It is located in Census Division 3 around the Town of Cardston.The municipal district was established on January 1, 1954, through the amalgamation of the Municipal District of Sugar City No. 5 and part of the Municipal District of...

.

Demographics

As of 2006, Mountain View had a total population of 20 living in 14 dwellings. With a land area of 1.36 km² (0.525098935685848 sq mi), it has a population density

Population density

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 of 14.7 /km2.

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

Population density

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of 3 /km2.