Virginia | |
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City | |
Location of Virginia in Cass County, Illinois. |
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Location of Illinois in the United States |
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Coordinates: 39°56′56″N 90°12′42″W / 39.94889°N 90.21167°W | |
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 | |
Website | [1] |
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 (39.949022, -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.