Longview, Alberta

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
Village
Village of Longview
Longview seen across the Highwood River
Longview
Coordinates: 50°31′58″N 114°13′51″W
Country Canada
Province Alberta
RegionSouthern Alberta
Census DivisionNo. 6
Municipal districtM.D. of Foothills No. 31
Incorporated[1] 
 • VillageJanuary 1, 1964
Government
 • MayorKathleen Wight
 • Governing bodyLongview Village Council
Area
 (2016)[3]
 • Land1.1 km2 (0.4 sq mi)
Elevation
1,240 m (4,070 ft)
Population
 (2016)[3]
 • Total307
 • Density278.3/km2 (721/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-7 (MST)
Highways 22
541
WaterwaysHighwood River
WebsiteOfficial website

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 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the Village of Longview recorded a population of 307 living in 140 of its 151 total private dwellings, which represents no change from its 2011 population of 307. With a land area of 1.1 km2 (0.42 sq mi), it had a population density of 279.1/km2 (722.8/sq mi) in 2016.[3]

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.[4]

The population of the Village of Longview according to its 2007 municipal census is 334.[5]

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 except a monument near the Cowboy Trail to the north of the village, 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.

  • Looking south in Longview on Highway 22
  • Panorama of Longview looking south on Highway 22
  • Post office and village hall
  • Looking south in Longview on Highway 22
  • Longview and Rural Fire Department

See also

References
  1. "Location and History Profile: Village of Longview" (PDF). Alberta Municipal Affairs. October 21, 2016. p. 435. Retrieved October 23, 2016.
  2. "Municipal Officials Search". Alberta Municipal Affairs. September 22, 2017. Retrieved September 25, 2017.
  3. "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.
  4. "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.
  5. Alberta Municipal Affairs (2009-09-15). "Alberta 2009 Official Population List" (PDF). Retrieved 2010-09-12.
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