Cowley | |
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Village of Cowley | |
Location of Cowley in Alberta | |
Coordinates: 49°34′03.7″N114°04′08.7″W / 49.567694°N 114.069083°W Coordinates: 49°34′03.7″N114°04′08.7″W / 49.567694°N 114.069083°W | |
Country | Canada |
Province | Alberta |
Region | Southern Alberta |
Census division | 3 |
Municipal district | Municipal District of Pincher Creek No. 9 |
Incorporated [1] | |
• Village | August 16, 1906 |
Government | |
• Mayor | Garry Hackler (Deputy) |
• Governing body | Cowley Village Council |
Area (2021) [3] | |
• Land | 1.36 km2 (0.53 sq mi) |
Elevation | 1,175 m (3,855 ft) |
Population (2021) [3] | |
• Total | 216 |
• Density | 159.2/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 |
Website | cowley |
Cowley is a village in southern Alberta, Canada. It is west of Lethbridge and surrounded by the Municipal District of Pincher Creek No. 9.
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]
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the Village of Cowley recorded a population of 216 living in 96 of its 110 total private dwellings, a change of 3.3% from its 2016 population of 209. With a land area of 1.36 km2 (0.53 sq mi), it had a population density of 158.8/km2 (411.4/sq mi) in 2021. [3]
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 -11.4% from its 2011 population of 236. With a land area of 1.37 km2 (0.53 sq mi), it had a population density of 152.6/km2 (395.1/sq mi) in 2016. [6]
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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