Aetna, Alberta

Aetna is a hamlet in southern Alberta, Canada within Cardston County, located 2 km east of Highway 2, approximately 70 km 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, who said a nearby hill resembled the Sicilian mountain.

Demographics
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Aetna had a population of 109 living in 35 of its 37 total private dwellings, a change of NaN% from its 2016 population of 113. With a land area of 0.95 km2, 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 NaN% from its 2011 population of 75. With a land area of 0.95 km2, it had a population density of in 2016.