Aiken, a township and village in Aiken county (recently formed), S. C, on the S. C. railroad, 120 m. N. W. of Charleston, and 17 m. E. N. E. of Augusta, Ga.; pop. in 1870, 2,259, of whom 1,096 were colored. The surrounding country is somewhat hilly, the ground high, and the air dry and healthful. The climate in winter is mild, and in summer salubrious. Aiken has recently been much resorted to by consumptives and other invalids.