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History · Aetna Township

49% of Aetna Township’s homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1967 on.

0on the National Register
49%homes built before 1940
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What stands out about Aetna Township’s past

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A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of Aetna Township are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.Old housesHalf of Aetna Township’s homes were built before 1950.
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The story so far

Aetna Township, in brief

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Aetna Township yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Aetna Township is a township in Pipestone County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 201 at the 2000 census. Aetna Township was organized in 1880, and named for Aetna Johnson, the daughter of a Norwegian settler.

Its population held steady between the last two censuses: 194 in 2010, 195 in 2020.

Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.

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On the map

Aetna Township on the map, 1967 to 1985

Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Aetna Township. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.

Aetna Township on the 1967 USGS mapAetna Township on the 1985 USGS map1967Ruthton NW sheet · 1:24,000

U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Aetna Township.

Stories next door

History across the town line

Each neighbor’s History grade, on the same three inputs.

Fountain Prairie TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townEllsborough TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townRock TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townHope TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town

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Where this page comes from

Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021). How TownRatings grades history →

From U.S. Geological Survey historical maps and the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.