Aiken, Illinois facts for kids
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Aiken, Illinois
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Aiken highlighted on 1911 USGS map
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 Aiken, Illinois
Location in Illinois
Aiken, Illinois
Location in the United States
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| Country | United States |
| State | Illinois |
| County | Jo Daviess |
| Elevation | 643 ft (196 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| Area codes | 815 and 779 |
| GNIS feature ID | 422391 |
Aiken is a rural unincorporated community lying in Rice Township in Jo Daviess County, Illinois, United States, near the Iowa border.
It was originally established as a whistle stop around 1887, and lay along trunk lines of the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad and Chicago, St. Paul & Kansas City Railroad.
It is located at latitude 42.353 and longitude -90.415.
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