Blood, Trauma, and Biohazard Cleanup in Mount Etna, IN

Mount Etna is a tiny incorporated town in Huntington County, Indiana, that unusually sits at the intersection of four townships at once: Jefferson, Lancaster, Polk and Wayne.

Mount Etna was platted in 1839 and was an important trading point in the 19th century, until railroads built through neighboring rival towns diverted much of its business.

Mount Etna reached its peak population of 221 people in the 1870 census, when it was a thriving rural trade center.

Mount Etna had 111 residents at the 2020 census, bouncing back from just 94 people in 2010, when those residents lived in 42 households.

Mount Etna covers only about 0.08 square miles, so its roughly 111 residents live at a density of about 950 people per square mile despite the town's rural setting.

Mount Etna lies on Indiana State Road 124, about 20 miles west of Bluffton, and uses the ZIP code 46792.

Mount Etna's population has stayed remarkably stable for a tiny town, remaining between about 110 and 140 people in nearly every census from 1920 onward.