Mount Aetna, Maryland
| Mount Aetna, Maryland | |
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| CDP | |
 Location of Mount Aetna, Maryland |
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| Coordinates: 39°36′10″N 77°36′49″W / 39.60278°N 77.61361°WCoordinates: 39°36′10″N 77°36′49″W / 39.60278°N 77.61361°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Maryland |
| County | Washington |
| Area | |
| • Total | 3.9 sq mi (10.1 km2) |
| • Land | 3.9 sq mi (10.1 km2) |
| • Water | 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2) |
| Elevation | 535 ft (163 m) |
| Population (2000) | |
| • Total | 838 |
| • Density | 215.5/sq mi (83.2/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| FIPS code | 24-53750 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0590831 |
Mount Aetna is a census-designated place (CDP) in Washington County, Maryland, United States. The population was 838 at the 2000 census.
Mount Aetna is located at 39°36′10″N 77°36′49″W / 39.60278°N 77.61361°W (39.602673, -77.613496).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 3.9 square miles (10 km2), all of it land.
The community is situated at the western base of South Mountain at elevations between 500-700'; the landscape here is principally underlain by the Tomstown Dolomite, and the neighboring area is home to at least four known solutional caves, one of which—Mount Aetna Cave—was open briefly for commercial tours in the 1930s. This region is drained by Mount Aetna Creek, which has at least three headwaters in the neighboring mountain, and is a tributary of Beaver Creek.
As of the census of 2000, there were 838 people, 286 households, and 233 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 215.5 people per square mile (83.2/km²). There were 292 housing units at an average density of 75.1/sq mi (29.0/km²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 95.94% White, 1.07% African American, 0.36% Native American, 1.55% Asian, 0.84% from other races, and 0.24% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.39% of the population.
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