Longview, Alberta
| Longview | |
|---|---|
| Village | |
| Village of Longview | |
  Longview | |
| Coordinates: 50°31′58″N 114°13′51″W / 50.53278°N 114.23083°WCoordinates: 50°31′58″N 114°13′51″W / 50.53278°N 114.23083°W | |
| Country |
 Canada |
| Province |
 Alberta |
| Region | Southern Alberta |
| Census Division | No. 6 |
| Municipal district | M.D. of Foothills No. 31 |
| Government[1] | |
| • Mayor | Cliff Ayrey |
| • Governing body | Longview Village Council |
| Area (2011)[2] | |
| • Total | 1.09 km2 (0.42 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 1,240 m (4,070 ft) |
| Population (2011)[2] | |
| • Total | 307 |
| • Density | 282.1/km2 (731/sq mi) |
| Time zone | MST (UTC-7) |
| Highways |
22 541 |
| Waterways | Highwood River |
| Website | Official website |
Longview is a village in southern Alberta, Canada. It is located in the Canadian Rockies foothills, on Cowboy Trail, 32 km west of High River and 64 km south of Calgary. Highwood River flows west of the village.
Longview is known for its view west toward the first range of the Rocky Mountains, its cattle ranching heritage and its natural resources (principally oil), but more importantly the open spaces, rivers (the Highwood) and some of the finest beef by most standards.
Longview is also known as the home of Canadian Country Music star Ian Tyson.
Demographics
In the 2011 Census, the Village of Longview had a population of 307 living in 131 of its 140 total dwellings, a 2.3% change from its 2006 population of 300. With a land area of 1.09 km2 (0.42 sq mi), it had a population density of 281.7/km2 (729.5/sq mi) in 2011.[2]
The population of the Village of Longview according to its 2007 municipal census is 334.[3]
In 2006, Longview had a population of 300 living in 135 dwellings, the same as in 2001. The village has a land area of 1.09 km2 (0.42 sq mi) and a population density of 275.7 inhabitants per square kilometer.[4]
History
The Long brothers’, Thomas and Oliver, homesteaded at Big Hill, not far from where the village is now. Their last name combined with the view from the then post office, which was opened in 1908, is how the village was named. When the oilfields at Turner Valley were revived in 1936, Longview became known as Little New York. Little New York, had a sister town uphill to the north called Little Chicago. No one seems to know how Little Chicago and Little New York got their names and both towns actually grew up over night. In 1936 there was nothing there but an empty prairie field. Then, in 1937, oil was discovered at the 6,828-foot (2,081 m) level and people, most of them long out of work because of the great depression, came flocking and Little Chicago and Little New York were born. Buildings appeared like mushrooms. For the first time in years, men who without so much as a coat on their backs or a nickel in their pockets had the first money they had earned since the depression began. Today Little Chicago is gone and little remains to show it ever existed. Little New York was more fortunate, as it is now the village of Longview.
In 1991, Clint Eastwood's Academy Award-winning film Unforgiven was filmed in and around Longview, as was the television film starring Tom Selleck, Monte Walsh.
See also
References
- ↑ "Municipal Officials Search". Alberta Municipal Affairs. January 24, 2014. Retrieved January 26, 2014.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2011 and 2006 censuses (Alberta)". Statistics Canada. 2012-02-08. Retrieved 2012-02-08.
- ↑ Alberta Municipal Affairs (2009-09-15). "Alberta 2009 Official Population List". Retrieved 2010-09-12.
- ↑ Statistics Canada (Census 2006). "Longview - Community Profile". Retrieved 2007-06-08.
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