Aetna is a
hamlet
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in
southern Alberta
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, located east of
Highway 2
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, 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
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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
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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
*
List of communities in Alberta
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List of hamlets in Alberta
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References
Cardston County
Designated places in Alberta
Hamlets in Alberta
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