Hanna is a town in east-central Alberta, Canada. History The town was first settled in 1912 and was incorporated in 1914. It was named after David Blyth Hanna, the third vice president of the Canadian Northern Railway. It was a division point of the Canadian Northern Railway and had a 10-stall railway roundhouse. Demographics In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the Town of Hanna had a population of 2,394 living in 1,100 of its 1,257 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of 2,559. With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2021. In the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the Town of Hanna recorded a population of 2,559 living in 1,149 of its 1,246 total private dwellings, a change from its 2011 population of 2,673. With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2016. Economy The town's main industries are agriculture, oil production, power generation, tourism, and coal mining. It is the centre of a large trading area called Short Grass County and is the home of approximately 200 businesses. Natural resources in the Hanna area are coal, petroleum, natural gas, and bentonite. Notable people Chad Kroeger, Mike Kroeger, and Ryan Peake, members of the rock band Nickelback Shirley McClellan, former provincial politician Lanny McDonald, former professional hockey player and member of the NHL Hall of Fame Glen Motz, Conservative MP for Medicine Hat—Cardston—Warner Blake Nill, former professional football player Jim Nill, former professional hockey player Milt Pahl, former provincial politician Dave Ruhl, former professional wrestler Marjorie Willison, author and radio personality Sister town Wake, Okayama is the sister town of Hanna. References External links 1912 establishments in Alberta Special Area No. 2 Towns in Alberta Populated places established in 1912