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Welcome to Virden ...The city of Virden is primarily located in Macoupin County<1>. A portion of Virden extends into Sangamon County. The pronunciation of Virden: VIR-duhn<2> While we don't have a date for the founding of Virden, you might consider that their post office opened in 1852. From the Census Estimates for 2019, Virden has a population of 3,339 people<3> (see below for details). Virden is 670 feet [204 m] above sea level.<4>. Time Zone: Virden lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time Virden lies within the (217) area code. The ZIP code for Virden: 62690<5> Population Details ...Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Virden had an population of 3,339 people. This is a decrease of 2.51% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 4.27% since the 2000 Census). At the time of the 2010 Census, Virden had a population of 3,425 people (or 7.17% of the total population of Macoupin County). This makes Virden the county's 3rd most populous community. The population of Virden represents 0.03% of the population of Illinois (which has 12,830,632 people), making it the state's 405th most populous community. With a 2010 count of 3,425 people, the population of Virden decreased 1.81% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 3,488 people). More information can be found on the Census Page for Virden. Communities Also Named Virden ...Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named Virden - they are located in Kentucky, Manitoba, Montana, New Mexico and Washington. For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Virden. Communities near Virden ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Virden.
To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy. We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Virden. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Virden. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Virden. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Virden. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Virden. Our list includes 4 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Virden. TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Virden ...Looking for more information about Virden? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions. In addition to the Tourism page for Virden, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Virden. Adding Virden to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Virden in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page. From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Virden was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<8> We also found Virden in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870). For more details, see References and Mentions for Virden. Off-the-Road Links ...Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Virden. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page. The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov Footnotes ...
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