Harding is an Census Designated Place in Freedom Township, LaSalle County, Illinois, United States, 12 miles (19 km) north of the county seat of Ottawa.

[3] The village has a United Methodist Church,[4] volunteer fire fighting station, small cemetery and Harding Grade School.

[5] A small community building, centralized in the town, is used nearly every month to host a bluegrass music show.

[citation needed] The mail is delivered by postal carriers from the nearest post office in Earlville.

[citation needed] Harding first appeared as a census designated place in the 2020 U.S.