Alden, Illinois
Encyclopedia
Alden, elevation 1,004 feet (306 meters), is an unincorporated community in McHenry County
, Illinois
, United States
. Being very small, the population was not listed in the 2000 census.
at the junction of Alden Road (County Highway V-12) and Illinois Route 173
. A minor branch of Nippersink Creek of the headwaters sub-basin crosses the community in a southwest-to-northeast direction. In terms of geographic coordinates, the community is located at 42°27′32"N 88°31′04"W (42.4589075, -88.5178757) In terms of the Public Land Survey System
, Alden is located within the Southeast Quarter of Section 15 and the Northeast Quarter of Section 23, Township 46 North, Range 6 East of the Third Principal Meridian
. Alden is served by the Harvard
, Illinois
60033 post office.
McHenry County, Illinois
McHenry County is a county located in the U.S. state of Illinois. According to the 2010 census, it has a population of 308,760, which is an increase of 18.7% from 260,077 in 2000. Its county seat is Woodstock. This county is part of the Chicago metropolitan area. It is the sixth largest county, in...
, Illinois
Illinois
Illinois is the fifth-most populous state of the United States of America, and is often noted for being a microcosm of the entire country. With Chicago in the northeast, small industrial cities and great agricultural productivity in central and northern Illinois, and natural resources like coal,...
, United States
United States
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. Being very small, the population was not listed in the 2000 census.
Geography
The community is situated in the heart of Alden TownshipAlden Township, McHenry County, Illinois
Alden Township is located in McHenry County, Illinois. The population was 1,534 at the 2000 census.- External links :***...
at the junction of Alden Road (County Highway V-12) and Illinois Route 173
Illinois Route 173
Illinois Route 173 is an east–west state road that runs from Illinois Route 251 in the Rockford suburb of Machesney Park east to Illinois Route 137 in Zion near the Illinois-Wisconsin border; this is a distance of . Illinois Route 173 is also one of the northernmost east-west state highways...
. A minor branch of Nippersink Creek of the headwaters sub-basin crosses the community in a southwest-to-northeast direction. In terms of geographic coordinates, the community is located at 42°27′32"N 88°31′04"W (42.4589075, -88.5178757) In terms of the Public Land Survey System
Public Land Survey System
The Public Land Survey System is a method used in the United States to survey and identify land parcels, particularly for titles and deeds of rural, wild or undeveloped land. Its basic units of area are the township and section. It is sometimes referred to as the rectangular survey system,...
, Alden is located within the Southeast Quarter of Section 15 and the Northeast Quarter of Section 23, Township 46 North, Range 6 East of the Third Principal Meridian
Third Principal Meridian
The Third Principal Meridian begins at the mouth of the Ohio River and extends north to the northern boundary of the state of Illinois, and with the base line in latitude 38° 28' 20", governs the surveys in the state east of the third principal meridian, with the exception of those projected from...
. Alden is served by the Harvard
Harvard, Illinois
Harvard is a city located in McHenry County in the northeastern corner of the U.S. state of Illinois, approximately south of the Illinois/Wisconsin border. The population was 7,996 at the 2000 census...
, Illinois
Illinois
Illinois is the fifth-most populous state of the United States of America, and is often noted for being a microcosm of the entire country. With Chicago in the northeast, small industrial cities and great agricultural productivity in central and northern Illinois, and natural resources like coal,...
60033 post office.