Aetna, Alberta

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Aetna
Hamlet
Aetna is located in Alberta
Aetna
Aetna
Location of Aetna
Coordinates: 49°08′02″N 113°14′24″W / 49.13389°N 113.24000°W / 49.13389; -113.24000Coordinates: 49°08′02″N 113°14′24″W / 49.13389°N 113.24000°W / 49.13389; -113.24000
CountryCanada
ProvinceAlberta
RegionSouthern Alberta
Census division3
Municipal districtCardston County
Government
 • TypeUnincorporated
 • Governing bodyCardston County Council
Area
 (2021)[1]
 • Land0.95 km2 (0.37 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[1]
 • Total109
 • Density114.6/km2 (297/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−07:00 (MST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−06:00 (MDT)
Area codes403, 587, 825

Aetna is a hamlet in southern Alberta, Canada within Cardston County,[2] located 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) east of Highway 2, approximately 70 kilometres (43 mi) southwest of Lethbridge.

Settlement of Aetna began in 1888.[3] The community was named in 1893 after Mount Etna.[4]

Demographics[]

Population history
of Aetna
YearPop.±%
1911164—    
1941129−21.3%
195184−34.9%
195661−27.4%
196134−44.3%
196651+50.0%
197129−43.1%
198190+210.3%
198692+2.2%
199188−4.3%
201175−14.8%
2016113+50.7%
2021109−3.5%
Source: Statistics Canada[5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][1]

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Aetna recorded a population of 109 living in 35 of its 37 total private dwellings, a change of -3.5% from its 2016 population of 113. With a land area of 0.95 km2 (0.37 sq mi), it had a population density of 114.7/km2 (297.2/sq mi) in 2021.[1]

As a designated place in the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Aetna recorded a population of 113 living in 31 of its 33 total private dwellings, a change of 50.7% from its 2011 population of 75. With a land area of 0.95 km2 (0.37 sq mi), it had a population density of 118.9/km2 (308.1/sq mi) in 2016.[13]

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d "Population and dwelling counts: Canada and designated places". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved February 10, 2022.
  2. ^ "Specialized and Rural Municipalities and Their Communities" (PDF). Alberta Municipal Affairs. January 12, 2022. Retrieved January 21, 2022.
  3. ^ The Utah Genealogical and Historical Magazine, Volumes 9-10. 1918. p. 8.
  4. ^ Shaw, Keith (1978). Chief mountain country : a history of Cardston and district. Volume I. Cardston: Cardston and District Historical Society. p. 53. ISBN 0-919213-89-8. Archived from the original on June 15, 2013.
  5. ^ Fifth Census of Canada, 1911 (PDF). Vol. Special Report on Area and Population. Dominion Bureau of Statistics. February 27, 1912. Retrieved November 29, 2021.
  6. ^ Ninth Census of Canada, 1951 (PDF). Vol. SP-7 (Population: Unincorporated villages and hamlets). Dominion Bureau of Statistics. March 31, 1954. Retrieved November 29, 2021.
  7. ^ Census of Canada, 1956 (PDF). Vol. Population of unincorporated villages and settlements. Dominion Bureau of Statistics. October 25, 1957. Retrieved November 29, 2021.
  8. ^ "Population of unincorporated places of 50 persons and over, 1966 and 1961 (Alberta)". Census of Canada 1966: Population (PDF). Special Bulletin: Unincorporated Places. Vol. Bulletin S–3. Ottawa: Dominion Bureau of Statistics. August 1968. Retrieved November 29, 2021.
  9. ^ "Population of Unincorporated Places of 50 persons and over, 1971 and 1966 (Alberta)". 1971 Census of Canada: Population (PDF). Special Bulletin: Unincorporated Settlements. Vol. Bulletin SP—1. Ottawa: Statistics Canada. March 1973. Retrieved November 29, 2021.
  10. ^ 1981 Census of Canada (PDF). Place name reference list. Vol. Western provinces and the Territories. Ottawa: Statistics Canada. May 1983. Retrieved November 29, 2021.
  11. ^ Census Canada 1986: Population (PDF). Alberta: Population and Dwelling Counts – Provinces and Territories. Statistics Canada. June 1977. pp. 12–1 to 12–2. Retrieved November 29, 2021.
  12. ^ "Table 16: Population and Dwelling Counts, for Urban Areas, 1991 and 1996 Censuses – 100% Data". 96 Canada (PDF). A National Overview: Population and Dwelling Counts. Ottawa: Statistics Canada. April 1997. p. 184–198. Retrieved November 29, 2021.
  13. ^ a b "Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and designated places, 2016 and 2011 censuses – 100% data (Alberta)". Statistics Canada. February 8, 2017. Retrieved February 13, 2017.
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