 virden is a city in macoupin and sangamon counties in the u.s. state of illinois. the population was 3,488 at the 2000 census, and 3,338 at a 2009 estimate. the macoupin county portion of virden is part of the st. louis, missouri&ndash;illinois metropolitan statistical area, while the sangamon county portion is part of the springfield metropolitan statistical area. virden was the scene of an 1898 coal miners' strike, during which [[
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