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Virginia, Illinois

Virginia
City
Location of Virginia in Cass County, Illinois.
Location of Virginia in Cass County, Illinois.
Location of Illinois in the United States
Location of Illinois in the United States
Coordinates: 39°56′56″N 90°12′42″W / 39.94889°N 90.21167°W / 39.94889; -90.21167
Country United States
State Illinois
County Cass
Township Virginia
Founded 1836
Government
 • Mayor Steve Sudbrink
Area
 • Total 1.23 sq mi (3.20 km2)
 • Land 1.18 sq mi (3.05 km2)
 • Water 0.06 sq mi (0.15 km2)
Elevation 615 ft (187 m)
Population (2010)
 • Total 1,611
 • Estimate (2016) 1,498
 • Density 1,272.73/sq mi (491.24/km2)
Time zone CST (UTC-6)
 • Summer (DST) CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP Code(s) 62691
Area code(s) 217 452
FIPS code 17-78201
Virginia, Illinois
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Virginia is a city in Cass County, Illinois, United States. The population was 1,611 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Cass County.

Virginia is located at 39°56′56″N 90°12′42″W / 39.94889°N 90.21167°W / 39.94889; -90.21167 (39.949022, -90.211793).

According to the 2010 census, Virginia has a total area of 1.237 square miles (3.20 km2), of which 1.18 square miles (3.06 km2) (or 95.39%) is land and 0.057 square miles (0.15 km2) (or 4.61%) is water.

As of the census of 2000, there were 1,728 people, 724 households, and 453 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,593.2 people per square mile (617.8/km²). There were 794 housing units at an average density of 732.0 per square mile (283.9/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 98.84% White, 0.12% African American, 0.17% Native American, 0.23% Asian, 0.12% from other races, and 0.52% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.87% of the population.

There were 724 households out of which 29.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.7% were married couples living together, 9.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 37.4% were non-families. 32.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 16.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.31 and the average family size was 2.95.


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