Cowley, Alberta

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Cowley
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Village of Cowley
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Looking east at Cowley on AB3 (Crowsnest Highway)
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Cowley
Location of Cowley in Alberta
Coordinates: 49°34′03.7″N114°04′08.7″W / 49.567694°N 114.069083°W / 49.567694; -114.069083
CountryCanada
Province Alberta
Region Southern Alberta
Census division 3
Municipal district Municipal District of Pincher Creek No. 9
Incorporated [1]  
 •  Village August 16, 1906
Government
[2]
 • MayorGarry Hackler (Deputy)
 • Governing bodyCowley Village Council
Area
 (2021) [3]
 • Land1.36 km2 (0.53 sq mi)
Elevation
[4]
1,175 m (3,855 ft)
Population
 (2021) [3]
 • Total
216
 • Density159.2/km2 (412/sq mi)
Time zone UTC−7 (MST)
 • Summer (DST) UTC−6 (MDT)
Area code(s) +1-403, +1-587
Highways Highway 3
Highway 510
Waterway Oldman River Reservoir
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Cowley is a village in southern Alberta, Canada. It is west of Lethbridge and surrounded by the Municipal District of Pincher Creek No. 9.

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It was settled in the 1880s and named by a rancher. Cowley Post Office opened in 1900, and in 1906 Cowley was incorporated as village. The community's name is a combination of "cow" and "lea". [5]

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the Village of Cowley had a population of 216 living in 96 of its 110 total private dwellings, a change of

In the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the Village of Cowley recorded a population of 209 living in 100 of its 113 total private dwellings, a change of

Arts and culture

Cowley was featured in the 2005 motion picture Brokeback Mountain as the fictional town of Signal, Wyoming.[ citation needed ]

Cowley is featured on a 17c postage stamp issued by Canada Post in 1980 (August 27) to mark the 75th anniversary of the creation of the Province of Alberta.

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References

  1. ↑ "Location and History Profile: Village of Cowley" (PDF). Alberta Municipal Affairs. October 14, 2016. p. 197. Retrieved October 17, 2016.
  2. ↑ "Municipal Officials Search". Alberta Municipal Affairs. May 9, 2019. Retrieved October 1, 2021.
  3. 1 2 3 "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities)". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved February 9, 2022.
  4. ↑ "Alberta Private Sewage Systems 2009 Standard of Practice Handbook: Appendix A.3 Alberta Design Data (A.3.A. Alberta Climate Design Data by Town)" (PDF) (PDF). Safety Codes Council. January 2012. pp. 212–215 (PDF pages 226–229). Archived from the original (PDF) on October 16, 2013. Retrieved October 8, 2013.
  5. ↑ Place-names of Alberta. Ottawa: Geographic Board of Canada. 1928. p. 38.
  6. ↑ "Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2016 and 2011 censuses – 100% data (Alberta)". Statistics Canada. February 8, 2017. Retrieved February 8, 2017.
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