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Virginia, IL

Virginia
City
Country United States
State Illinois
County Cass
Township Virginia
Elevation 615 ft (187 m)
Coordinates 39°56′56″N 90°12′42″W / 39.94889°N 90.21167°W / 39.94889; -90.21167
Area 1.23 sq mi (3 km2)
 - land 1.18 sq mi (3 km2)
 - water 0.06 sq mi (0 km2)
Population 1,611 (2010)
Density 1,593.2/sq mi (615/km2)
Founded 1836
Mayor Steve Sudbrink
Timezone CST (UTC-6)
 - summer (DST) CDT (UTC-5)
Postal code 62691
Area code 217 452
Location of Virginia within 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 / 39.94889; -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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