Aetna, Alberta facts for kids
Quick facts for kids
Aetna
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 Aetna
Location in Alberta
Aetna
Location in Canada
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| Country | Canada |
| Province | Alberta |
| Region | Southern Alberta |
| Census division | 3 |
| Municipal district | Cardston County |
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| • Type | Unincorporated |
| Area
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| • Land | 0.95 km2 (0.37 sq mi) |
| Population
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| • Total | 109 |
| • Density | 114.6/km2 (297/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−07:00 (MST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−06:00 (MDT) |
| Area codes | 403, 587, 825 |
Aetna is a small community called a hamlet in southern Alberta, Canada. It is located in Cardston County. You can find it about 2 kilometers (1.2 miles) east of Highway 2. It's also about 70 kilometers (43 miles) southwest of a larger city called Lethbridge.
People started settling in the Aetna area in 1888. For a few years, until 1893, the place was known as Snake Creek. In 1893, the community got its current name, Aetna. It was named by John W. Taylor, who was an important leader in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. He thought a nearby hill looked like Mount Etna, a famous volcano in Sicily, Italy.
How Many People Live in Aetna?
This section talks about the demographics of Aetna. Demographics is about studying the population of a place, like how many people live there and how that number changes over time.
In 2021, a count of the population was done by Statistics Canada. This count showed that Aetna had 109 people living there. These people lived in 35 homes out of 37 available. This number was a small decrease from 2016, when 113 people lived in Aetna.
Aetna covers a land area of about 0.95 square kilometers (0.37 square miles). This means that in 2021, there were about 114 people living in each square kilometer.
Let's look at how Aetna's population has changed over the years:
- In 1911, there were 164 people.
- By 1951, the population had dropped to 84.
- In 1971, it was 29 people.
- The population grew to 90 people in 1981.
- In 2011, there were 75 people.
- By 2016, the population increased to 113 people.
- In the most recent count in 2021, it was 109 people.
