Editing Virginia, Illinois

{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2023}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name                     = Virginia
| official_name            = 
| native_name              = 
| native_name_lang         = 
| other_name               = 
| settlement_type          = [[List of cities in Illinois|City]]
| image_skyline            = File:Virginia, Illinois.jpg
| imagesize                = 
| image_alt                = 
| image_caption            = Main Street
| image_flag               = 
| image_seal               = 
| etymology                = 
| nickname                 = Illinois' Gem on the Prairie
| motto                    = 
| anthem                   = 
| image_map                = File:Cass County Illinois Incorporated and Unincorporated areas Virginia Highlighted.svg
| mapsize                  = 
| map_alt                  = 
| map_caption              = Location of Virginia in Cass County, Illinois.
| image_map1               = Illinois in United States (US48).svg
| mapsize1                 = 
| map_alt1                 = 
| map_caption1             = Location of Illinois in the United States
| pushpin_map              = 
| pushpin_label_position   = 
| pushpin_label            = 
| pushpin_map_alt          = 
| pushpin_mapsize          = 
| pushpin_relief           = 
| pushpin_map_caption      = 
| coordinates              = {{coord|39|57|09|N|90|12|39|W|display=inline,title}}
| coor_pinpoint            = 
| coordinates_footnotes    = <ref name=gnis/>
| grid_name                = 
| grid_position            = 
| subdivision_type         = Country
| subdivision_name         = United States
| subdivision_type1        = State
| subdivision_name1        = Illinois
| subdivision_type2        = County
| subdivision_name2        = [[Cass County, Illinois|Cass]]
| subdivision_type3        = Township
| subdivision_name3        = [[Virginia Township, Cass County, Illinois|Virginia]]
| subdivision_type4        = 
| subdivision_name4        = 
| established_title        = Founded
| established_date         = 1836
| established_title1       = 
| established_date1        = 
| established_title2       = 
| established_date2        = 
| established_title3       = 
| established_date3        = 
| established_title4       = 
| established_date4        = 
| established_title5       = 
| established_date5        = 
| established_title6       = 
| established_date6        = 
| established_title7       = 
| established_date7        = 
| extinct_title            = 
| extinct_date             = 
| founder                  = 
| named_for                = 
| seat_type                = 
| seat                     = 
| seat1_type               = 
| seat1                    = 
| government_footnotes     = 
| government_type          = 
| governing_body           = 
| leader_party             = 
| leader_title             = Mayor
| leader_name              = Randy McClure<ref name="Virginia City Government">{{cite web
 |url         = http://virginiaillinois.net/city-government/
 |title       = History of Virginia
 |publisher   = City of Virginia, Illinois
 |date        = 2008-03-18
 |access-date  = 2008-03-25
 |url-status     = dead
 |archive-url  = https://web.archive.org/web/20080421213822/http://www.casscomm.com/~cityofva/history.htm
 |archive-date = 2008-04-21
}}</ref>
| leader_title1            = 
| leader_name1             = 
| total_type               = 
| unit_pref                = Imperial
| area_footnotes           = <ref name="CenPopGazetteer2020">{{cite web|title=2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2020_Gazetteer/2020_gaz_place_17.txt|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=March 15, 2022}}</ref>
| area_total_km2           = 3.29
| area_total_sq_mi         = 1.27
| area_land_km2            = 3.12
| area_land_sq_mi          = 1.21
| area_water_km2           = 0.17
| area_water_sq_mi         = 0.06
| area_water_percent       = 
| area_metro_footnotes     = 
| area_metro_km2           = 
| area_metro_sq_mi         = 
| area_rank                = 
| elevation_footnotes      = <ref name=gnis/>
| elevation_ft             = 614
| population_as_of         = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
| population_footnotes     = 
| population_total         = 1514
| population_density_km2   = 484.50
| population_density_sq_mi = 1254.35
| timezone1                = [[North American Central Time Zone|CST]]
| utc_offset1              = -6
| timezone1_DST            = [[North American Central Time Zone|CDT]]
| utc_offset1_DST          = -5
| postal_code_type         = [[ZIP code|ZIP Code(s)]]
| postal_code              = 62691
| area_code                = [[Area code 217|217]] 452
| iso_code                 = 
| blank_name               = [[Federal Information Processing Standards|FIPS code]]
| blank_info               = 17-78201
| blank1_name              = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] feature ID
| blank1_info              = 2397152<ref name=gnis>{{GNIS|2397152}}</ref>
| blank2_name              = 
| blank2_info              = 
| blank2_name_sec2         = Wikimedia Commons
| blank2_info_sec2         = Virginia, Illinois
| website                  = {{URL|http://virginiaillinois.net/}}
| footnotes                = 
}}
'''Virginia''' is a city and the county seat in [[Cass County, Illinois]], United States. The population was 1,514 at the 2020 census.<ref name="GR6">{{cite web|url=http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx|access-date=2011-06-07|title=Find a County|publisher=National Association of Counties}}</ref>

==Geography==

According to the 2021 census gazetteer files, Virginia has a total area of {{convert|1.27|sqmi|km2|2}}, of which {{convert|1.21|sqmi|km2|2}} (or 94.96%) is land and {{convert|0.06|sqmi|km2|2}} (or 5.04%) is water.<ref name="gaz2021">{{Cite web |publisher=United States Census Bureau |title=Gazetteer Files |url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html |access-date=2022-06-29 |website=Census.gov}}</ref>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|align=left|1870= 954
|1880= 1420
|1890= 1602
|1900= 1600
|1910= 1501
|1920= 1501
|1930= 1494
|1940= 1418
|1950= 1572
|1960= 1669
|1970= 1814
|1980= 1825
|1990= 1767
|2000= 1728
|2010= 1611
|2020= 1514
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|access-date=June 4, 2015}}</ref>
}}
As of the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Explore Census Data |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/profile?g=1600000US1778201 |access-date=2022-06-28 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref> there were 1,514 people, 593 households, and 379 families residing in the city. The population density was {{Convert|1,191.19|PD/sqmi|PD/km2}}. There were 728 housing units at an average density of {{Convert|572.78|/sqmi|/km2}}. The racial makeup of the city was 91.94% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.73% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.53% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.26% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.13% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 1.39% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 5.02% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 4.43% of the population.

There were 593 households, out of which 31.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 41.82% were married couples living together, 11.47% had a female householder with no husband present, and 36.09% were non-families. 27.32% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.30% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.70 and the average family size was 2.26.

The city's age distribution consisted of 24.9% under the age of 18, 8.4% from 18 to 24, 22.2% from 25 to 44, 26.4% from 45 to 64, and 18.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39.9 years. For every 100 females, there were 87.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88.7 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $48,625, and the median income for a family was $52,125. Males had a median income of $36,250 versus $31,793 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $26,824. About 19.8% of families and 18.4% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 29.8% of those under age 18 and 4.7% of those age 65 or over.

==Education==
Virginia has one school: a [[K-12]] facility run by [[Virginia Community Unit School District 64]].  The facility is broken down into sections: Virginia Elementary School, Virginia Junior High School, and Virginia High School.

==Notable people==
* [[Craig J. Findley]] (born 1948), newspaper editor, photographer, and Illinois state representative<ref>'Illinois Blue Book 1918-1982,' Biographical Sketch of Craig J. Findley, pg. 164</ref>
* [[Eric Jokisch]] (born 1989) - MLB pitcher (Chicago Cubs 2014), KBO pitcher (Kiwoom Heroes 2019–2023)
* [[John Linebaugh Knuppel]] (1923–1986), member of the [[Illinois Senate]] from 1971 until 1981.
* [[Arthur A. Leeper]] (1855–1931), lawyer and Illinois state senator
* [[Kyle MacWherter]] (1892–1977), [[American football]] player.
* [[Howard D. McKibben]] (born 1940), [[United States federal judge|judge]] of the [[United States District Court for the District of Nevada]] from 1984 until 2005. McKibben was born in Virginia.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.clearinghouse.net/detailPerson.php?id=6558|title=McKibben, Howard D. - Civil Rights Litigation Clearinghouse|website=www.clearinghouse.net}}</ref>

==See also==
* [[Jim Edgar Panther Creek State Fish and Wildlife Area]] &mdash; nearby state [[conservation area]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* [http://virginiaillinois.net/ City of Virginia website] &mdash; official site
* [http://www.seecass.com/virginia.html Virginia, Illinois, Economic Development in Cass County] &mdash; community calendar and directory site

{{Illinois county seats}}

{{authority control}}

[[Category:Cities in Cass County, Illinois]]
[[Category:Cities in Illinois]]
[[Category:County seats in Illinois]]