| Official Name: | Virgilina, Virginia |
| Settlement Type: | Town |
| Mapsize: | 250px |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Virginia |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Halifax |
| Leader Title: | Mayor |
| Leader Name: | Ralph Murray |
| Leader Title1: | Chief of Police |
| Leader Name1: | Ralph Murray |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 0.62 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 0.61 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.00 |
| Population As Of: | 2010 |
| Population Total: | 154 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 223.13 |
| Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
| Utc Offset: | -5 |
| Timezone Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
| Elevation M: | 168 |
| Elevation Ft: | 551 |
| Coordinates: | 36.5453°N -78.7736°W |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
| Postal Code: | 24598 |
| Area Code: | 434 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 51-81312[2] |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 1493858[3] |
| Pop Est As Of: | 2019 |
| Population Est: | 137 |
| Area Total Km2: | 1.60 |
| Area Land Km2: | 1.59 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.01 |
| Population Density Km2: | 86.15 |
Virgilina is a town in Halifax County, Virginia, United States. The population was 154 at the 2010 census.[4] Virgilina was once a copper mining town. It was a stop on the Atlantic and Danville Railway as recently as the 1950s. It is named "Virgilina" because it is located on the Virginia and North Carolina border.
Virgilina is located in the southeast corner of Halifax County at 36.5453°N -78.7736°W (36.545244, -78.773720).[5] The town's southern border is the Virginia–North Carolina line. Virginia State Routes 96 and 49 intersect at the center of town. VA-96 leads west 7miles to U.S. Route 501 south of Cluster Springs, while VA-49 leads northeast to Clarksville. Both highway numbers continue into North Carolina: NC 96 leads southeast to Oxford, North Carolina, while NC 49 runs southwest to Roxboro, North Carolina.
According to the United States Census Bureau, Virgilina has a total area of 1.6sqkm, all of it land.[4] The town center sits on a small ridge, with both sides draining to tributaries of Aarons Creek, which flows north to the Dan River, part of the Roanoke River watershed.
As of the census of 2000, there were 159 people, 76 households, and 43 families living in the town. The population density was 256.2 people per square mile (99.0/km2). There were 86 housing units at an average density of 138.6 per square mile (53.6/km2). The racial makeup of the town was 93.08% White, 1.66% African American and 1.26% Native American.
There were 76 households, out of which 15.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 42.1% were married couples living together, 10.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 43.4% were non-families. 43.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 23.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.09 and the average family size was 2.91.
In the town, the population was spread out, with 18.9% under the age of 18, 5.0% from 18 to 24, 25.8% from 25 to 44, 23.9% from 45 to 64, and 26.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 46 years. For every 100 females, there were 82.8 males. For every 100 females aged 18 and over, there were 81.7 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $33,333, and the median income for a family was $43,125. Males had a median income of $30,625 versus $28,125 for females. The per capita income for the town was $17,337. None of the families and 3.2% of the population were living below the poverty line, including no under eighteens and 11.4% of those over 64.