Aetna is a
hamlet
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in
southern Alberta
Southern Alberta is a region located in the Canadian province of Alberta. In 2004, the region's population was approximately 272,017.[Cardston County
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, located east of
Highway 2, approximately southwest of
Lethbridge.
Settlement of the Aetna area began in 1888.
Until 1893, the area was known as Snake Creek.
In 1893 the community was named after
Mount Etna by
John W. Taylor, apostle for
the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
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, who said a nearby hill resembled the Sicilian mountain.
Demographics
In the
2021 Census of Population
The 2021 Canadian census was a detailed enumeration of the Canadian population with a reference date of May 11, 2021. It follows the 2016 Canadian census, which recorded a population of 35,151,728. The overall response rate was 98%, which is sli ...
conducted by
Statistics Canada, Aetna had a population of 109 living in 35 of its 37 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of 113. With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2021.
As a designated place in the
2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Aetna had a population of 113 living in 31 of its 33 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2011 population of 75. With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2016.
See also
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List of communities in Alberta
The province of Alberta, Canada, is divided into ten types of Local government in Canada, local governments – urban municipalities (including List of cities in Alberta, cities, List of towns in Alberta, towns, List of villages in Alberta, vil ...
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List of hamlets in Alberta
References
Cardston County
Designated places in Alberta
Hamlets in Alberta
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