Cowley, Alberta

Village of Cowley
Location of Cowley in Alberta
Coordinates: 49°34′03.7″N 114°04′08.7″W / 49.567694, -114.069083
Country	Canada
Province	Alberta
Region	Southern Alberta
Census division	3
Municipal District	Pincher Creek No. 9
Incorporated	1906
Government
- Governing body	Cowley Village Council
Area
- Total	1.4 km² (0.5 sq mi)
Elevation	1,160 m (3,806 ft)
Population (2006)[1]
- Total	219
- Density	157/km² (406.6/sq mi)
Time zone	MST (UTC-7)
Highways	Highway 3 Highway 510
Waterway	Oldman River Reservoir

Cowley is a village in the Municipal District of Pincher Creek, Alberta. It is located west of Lethbridge in Southern Alberta. It was settled in the 1880's and was named by a rancher. Cowley Post Office opened in 1900, and in 1906 Cowley was incorporated as village.

Demographics

In 2006, Cowley had a population of 219 living in 103 dwellings, a 2.7% decrease from 2001. The Village has a land area of 1.40 km² (0.5 sq mi) and a population density of 156.7 inhabitants per square kilometre (405.9/sq mi).^[1] Cowley was featured in the 2005 motion picture Brokeback Mountain as the fictional town of Signal, Wyoming. Townpeople have welcomed fans of the movie from all over the world.

See also

• List of communities in Alberta

References

External links

• University of Alberta. Cowley, Alberta

	Cowboy Trail	Pekisko	Granum
	Crowsnest Pass		Fort Macleod
		Cowley
	Beaver Mines	Beauvais Lake Provincial Park	Pincher Creek

•  • e Subdivisions of Alberta
Subdivisions	Regions · Census divisions · Counties and municipal districts · School districts · Regional Health Authorities
Communities	Towns · Villages · Hamlets · Indian reserves · Métis Settlements · Ghost towns
Cities and Special Centres	Airdrie · Brooks · Calgary · Camrose · Cold Lake · Edmonton · Fort McMurray · Fort Saskatchewan · Grande Prairie · Leduc · Lethbridge · Lloydminster · Medicine Hat · Red Deer · Sherwood Park · Spruce Grove · St. Albert · Wetaskiwin