| Mountain View | |
| Settlement Type: | Hamlet |
| Pushpin Map: | Canada Alberta |
| Pushpin Label Position: | none |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Mountain View in Alberta |
| Pushpin Mapsize: | 220 |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Canada |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | Alberta |
| Subdivision Type2: | Census division |
| Subdivision Name2: | No. 3 |
| Subdivision Type3: | Municipal district |
| Subdivision Name3: | Cardston County |
| Government Type: | Unincorporated |
| Leader Title: | Governing body |
| Leader Name: | Cardston County Council |
| Area Footnotes: | (2021) |
| Area Land Km2: | 1.24 |
| Population As Of: | 2021 |
| Population Total: | 87 |
| Population Density Km2: | 70.3 |
| Timezone: | MST |
| Utc Offset: | −7 |
| Timezone Dst: | MDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | −6 |
| Coordinates: | 49.1344°N -113.5964°W |
| Elevation M: | 1310 |
Mountain View is a hamlet in Alberta, Canada within Cardston County. It is located along Highway 5 approximately 25km (16miles) west of Cardston and 20km (10miles) 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.[1]
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Mountain View had a population of 87 living in 29 of its 34 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of 90. With a land area of, it had a population density of in 2021.[2]
As a designated place in the 2016 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 of from its 2011 population of 80. With a land area of 1.27km2, it had a population density of in 2016.[3]