| Virginia | |
| Settlement Type: | City |
| Nickname: | Illinois’ Gem on the Prairie |
| Image Map1: | Illinois in United States (US48).svg |
| Map Caption1: | Location of Illinois in the United States |
| Coordinates: | 39.9525°N -90.2108°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Illinois |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Cass |
| Subdivision Type3: | Township |
| Subdivision Name3: | Virginia |
| Established Title: | Founded |
| Established Date: | 1836 |
| Leader Title: | Mayor |
| Leader Name: | Randy McClure[1] |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [2] |
| 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 |
| Elevation Ft: | 614 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 1514 |
| Population Density Km2: | 484.50 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 1254.35 |
| Timezone1: | CST |
| Utc Offset1: | -6 |
| Timezone1 Dst: | CDT |
| Utc Offset1 Dst: | -5 |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP Code(s) |
| Postal Code: | 62691 |
| Area Code: | 217 452 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 17-78201 |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 2397152 |
| Blank2 Name Sec2: | Wikimedia Commons |
| Blank2 Info Sec2: | Virginia, Illinois |
Virginia is a city and the county seat in Cass County, Illinois, United States. The population was 1,514 at the 2020 census.[3]
According to the 2021 census gazetteer files, Virginia has a total area of 1.27sqmi, of which 1.21sqmi (or 94.96%) is land and 0.06sqmi (or 5.04%) is water.[4]
As of the 2020 census[5] there were 1,514 people, 593 households, and 379 families residing in the city. The population density was 1191.19PD/sqmi. There were 728 housing units at an average density of 572.78/sqmi. The racial makeup of the city was 91.94% White, 0.73% African American, 0.53% Native American, 0.26% Asian, 0.13% Pacific Islander, 1.39% from other races, and 5.02% from two or more races. Hispanic or 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.
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.