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Welcome to Key to the City's page for Alden Hardin County, Iowa Zip Code The Iowa state capital is Des Moines. What would you like to know about Alden Statistics & Facts History & History-related items City Attractions Alden Libraries. Zip Codes 50006 Return to Index Statistics & Facts The population of Alden is approximately 855 (1990). The approximate number of families is 363 (1990). The amount of land area in Alden is 4.445 sq. kilometers. The amount of surface water is 0.04 sq kilometers. The distance from Alden to Washington DC is 932 miles. The distance to the Iowa state capital is 65 miles. (as the crow flies) Alden is positioned 42.51 degrees north of the equator and 93.37 degrees west of the prime meridian. Return to Index History & History Related Items Alden history: Check the history portion of this page for more historical informaiton about Alden. The excerpt below is from this history page: "Hearing glowing reports of vast, beautiful, rich and unsettled land west of the Mississippi, Henry Alden, 53 years old (sixth in line of descent of John and Priscilla Alden of Mayflower fame) and Sumner Kemp, 21 years, late in June of 1854 arrived in the area. Henry Alden purchased 20 acres for $125 to use as a location for their saw mill. In late April, 1855, Sumner Kemp and Ira Plummer walked to Fort Des Moines #2, where Kemp entered 120 acres of U. S. Government land under the Homestead Act for himself and 80 acres for Henry Alden on which was located the original plat for the town of Alden. In late 1855 and 1856, Henry Alden and others laid out what is known as the original town of Alden; later the township also took his name. The town of Alden was incorporated in 1879, with a voting result of 61 in favor and 14 opposed." Return to Index Attractions Alden attractions: NOTED NOTABLES Gordon Jones Alden is the birthplace of famed actor Gordon Jones (born 5 April 1911), most notably known as the first actor to portray the Green Hornet in the movies. Return to Index Contribute information free or for a small service charge for this community or any other community in the USA Be sure to include the name of the community and its state when contacting Key to the City as you are NOT directly contacting this community. Learn how to advertise on Key to the City Choose a new community in the state of Iowa To go to a new state, choose the States page To choose another state, go to the State page. Return to the Top USA City Directory and US City Resource Guide - Key to the City Thanks for visiting Key to the City. Come back again! We'll leave the light on for you! The information on Key to the City is from multiple sources including government, commerce, libraries, individuals and organizations. There is no guarantee of the accuracy or timeliness of the information presented on these pages, therefore, please use at your own risk. Custom Search

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