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〕 | prominence_imperial = | lat_d = 40 | lat_m = 18 | lat_s = 34 | lat_NS = N | long_d = 87 | long_m = 36 | long_s = 25 | long_EW = W | highest = | highest_location = | highest_region = | highest_state = | highest_elevation_imperial = | highest_lat_d = | highest_lat_m = | highest_lat_s = | highest_lat_NS = | highest_long_d = | highest_long_m = | highest_long_s = | highest_long_EW = | lowest = | lowest_location = | lowest_region = | lowest_state = | lowest_elevation_imperial = | lowest_lat_d = | lowest_lat_m = | lowest_lat_s = | lowest_lat_NS = | lowest_long_d = | lowest_long_m = | lowest_long_s = | lowest_long_EW = | length_imperial = | length_orientation = | area_imperial = 0.79 | area_land_imperial = 0.79 | area_water_imperial = 0.00 | area_urban_imperial = | area_metro_imperial = | population = 316 | population_date = 2000 | population_urban = | population_metro = | population_density_imperial = 397.2 | population_density_urban_imperial = | population_density_metro_imperial = | established_type = Founded | established = c. 1875 | established1_type = | established1 = | established2_type = | established2 = | date = | government = | government_location = | government_region = | government_state = | government_elevation_imperial = | government_lat_d = | government_lat_m = | government_lat_s = | government_lat_NS = | government_long_d = | government_long_m = | government_long_s = | government_long_EW = | mayor = | leader = | timezone = CST | utc_offset = -6 | timezone_DST = CDT | utc_offset_DST = -5 | postal_code = 61811 | area_code = 217 | code = | whs_name = | whs_year = | whs_number = | whs_region = | whs_criteria = | iucn_category = | free = | free_type = | map = Illinois Locator Map.PNG | map_caption = Location of Alvin within Illinois | map_background = | map_locator = Illinois | map1 = Map of USA IL.svg | map1_caption = Location of Illinois within the United States | commons = | statistics = | website = | footnotes = }}Alvin is a village in South Ross Township, Vermilion County, Illinois, United States. It is part of the Danville, Illinois Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 316 at the 2000 census.〔(City data. 2000 census information ) Retrieved on May 16, 2007〕 The U.S. Post Office uses the name Alvin, however the village is also known by the alternate spelling Alvan (for example, by the U.S. Census Bureau). ==History== A settlement was founded in 1872 about a mile south of present-day Alvan, along the Chicago and Eastern Illinois Railroad railroad, and was called Gilbert in honor of the founder, Alvan Gilbert. In 1875, the new Havana, Rantoul and Eastern Railroad (which became the Illinois Central Railroad) crossed the C&EI north of Gilbert, and the town of Alvan was founded at the intersection. Tradition says that the town's name became Alvin (with an "i" instead of an "a") because the post office misspelled it and refused to correct the error. In 1942, a tornado struck Alvan and caused much destruction, killing six people. A marker in the town commemorates the tragic event and reads as follows: Alvin Tornado Monday, March 16, 1942 11:40 AM Killed Billy Smith - Henry O'Farrell Ruth Viles - George Johnson Odessa Scott - Goldie Hoover Donated by Mel Schriefer 2004 A.E. Hoskins 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Alvin, Illinois」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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