Worden

In 1860, Hampton Wall laid out a town in Omphghent Township, naming it New Hampton. In 1870, the Decatur and East St. Louis railroad was built through the town, and the station was given the name Worden for John C. Worden, a local businessman and railroad agent. The village of Worden was incorporated October 22, 1877.((Flagg, James S., editor, Our 150 Years, 1812-1962. (Edwardsville: East 10 Publishing, 1962.), 61.)) In 1880, Worden had a population of 384.((Statistics of the Population of the United States at the Tenth Census (Washington: Government Printing Office, 1883), 139.)) As of the 2010 census, the village of Worden has a population of 1,044.((Illinois: 2010, Summary Population and Housing Characteristics, 2010 Census of Population and Housing (Washington: Bureau of the Census, 2012), 64.))

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	Edwardsville Community Unit School District #7 February 14, 2017 by Lesley Thomson
	St. Paul Lutheran Church in Hamel May 1, 2019 by Chase Langendorf

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