Welcome to Virden ...The village of Virden is located in Hidalgo County<1>. While we don't have a date for the founding of Virden, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was on a map dated 1951. From the Census Estimates for 2019, Virden has a population of 129 people<2> (see below for details). Virden is 3,770 feet [1,149 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Virden is about ¾ mile [or ~1¼ km] above sea level. Time Zone: Virden lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time Note: While Virden is in the Mountain Time Zone and observes daylight saving time, the area just to the west is in the Mountain Standard Time Zone (MST) and does not.. Area Code for Virden: 575 Population Details ...Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Virden had an population of 129 people. This is a decrease of 15.13% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 9.79% since the 2000 Census). At the time of the 2010 Census, Virden had a population of 152 people. This makes Virden the county's 2nd most populous community. With a 2010 count of 152 people, the population of Virden increased 6.29% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 143 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 Illinois, Kentucky, Manitoba, Montana 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. 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. While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Virden, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with 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 (so far) for Virden was on a map titled Map of New Mexico (from Rand McNally, 1951). For more details, see References and Mentions for Virden. Footnotes ...
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