Virginia (Illinois)

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Virginia
Virginia (Illinois)
Virginia
Virginia
Location in Illinois
Basic data
Foundation : 1836
State : United States
State : Illinois
County : Cass County
Coordinates : 39 ° 57 ′  N , 90 ° 13 ′  W Coordinates: 39 ° 57 ′  N , 90 ° 13 ′  W
Time zone : Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 )
Residents : 1,728 (as of: 2000)
Population density : 617.1 inhabitants per km 2
Area : 2.8 km 2  (approx. 1 mi 2 ) of
which 2.8 km 2  (approx. 1 mi 2 ) are land
Height : 186 m
Postcodes : 62691
Area code : +1 217
FIPS : 17-78201
GNIS ID : 420331
Website : www.casscomm.com
Mayor : Steve Sudbrink

Virginia is a city and administrative seat of Cass County in the west of the US -amerikanischen state of Illinois . In 2000, Virginia had 1,728 residents.

geography

Virginia is 39 ° 56'56 "north latitude and 90 ° 12'42" west longitude. The city extends over an area of ​​2.8 km², which consists almost entirely of land.

Virginia is 13 miles east of the Illinois River .

Illinois State Route 78 and Illinois State Route 125 cross in Virginia . In addition, a number of subordinate streets meet in the city.

Illinois' capital, Springfield, is 52.7 km to the southeast, St. Louis 170 km to the south, Kansas City 463 km to the west, Iowa's capital Des Moines 431 km to the northwest, the Quad Cities 206 km to the north, and Chicago 361 km to the northeast.

Folk festival

Every year on the first weekend in June, the Virginia Bar-B-Que takes place, a folk festival with barbecue , live music, a flea market, and parades.

Demographic data

In the 2000 census, the population was 1,728. These were distributed to 724 households in 453 families. The population density was 617.8 / km². There were 794 buildings, which corresponds to a building density of 283.9 / km².

The population in 2000 was 98.84% white , 0.12% African American , 0.17% Native American , 0.23% Asian and 0.12% other. 0.52% said they came from at least two of these groups. 0.87% of the population were Hispanics from any of the above groups.

23.7% were under 18 years of age, 7.6% between 18 and 24, 24.4% between 25 and 44, 22.3% between 45 and 64 and 21.9% 65 and over. The average age was 41 years. Statistically, there were 87.6 men for every 100 women, 79.6 among those over 18.

The median income per household was $ 35,741 and the median family income was $ 41,292. The average income for men was $ 30,688 and that of women was $ 22,639. The per capita income was $ 17,979. Around 6.6% of families and 7.7% of the total population had their income below the poverty line .

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ History of Virginia ( Memento of the original from April 21, 2008 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.casscomm.com
  2. ↑ US Postal Service - ZIP Codes
  3. ^ Google Maps: Virginia, IL - Beardstown, IL
  4. ^ Google Maps: Virginia, IL - Springfield, IL
  5. ^ Google Maps: Virginia, IL - St. Louis, MO
  6. ↑ Google Maps: Virginia, IL - Kansas City, MO
  7. ↑ Google Maps: Virginia, IL - Des Moines, IA
  8. ↑ Google Maps: Virginia, IL - Rock Island, IL
  9. ↑ Google Maps: Virginia, IL - Chicago, IL
  10. ^ Virginia-Bar-B-Que
  11. ^ US Census Bureau - Jonesboro, Illinois

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