Virginia (Minnesota)

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Virginia
Nickname : Queen City of the North
Virginia Commercial Historic District (2014)
Virginia Commercial Historic District (2014)
Location in Minnesota
St. Louis County Minnesota Incorporated and Unincorporated areas Virginia Highlighted.svg
Basic data
State : United States
State : Minnesota
County : St. Louis County
Coordinates : 47 ° 31 ′  N , 92 ° 32 ′  W Coordinates: 47 ° 31 ′  N , 92 ° 32 ′  W
Time zone : Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 )
Residents : 9,157 (as of: 2000)
Population density : 187.6 inhabitants per km 2
Area : 49.7 km 2  (approx. 19 mi 2 ) of
which 48.8 km 2  (approx. 19 mi 2 ) are land
Height : 438 m
Area code : +1 218
FIPS : 27-67288
GNIS ID : 0662719
Website : www.virginiamn.us
Mayor : Milan Sistad

Virginia is a city in St. Louis County , Minnesota . It is located in the northeast of the US state in the Mesabi Range and has around 9150 inhabitants.

geography

Virginia is located approximately 85 kilometers northwest of Duluth on US Route 53 and US Route 169 . According to the United States Census Bureau, the area of ​​the city is 49.7 square kilometers, of which 0.9 square kilometers is water.

history

In March 1892, iron ore was discovered in the Virginia region . This led to the establishment of the place in September 1892. The name Virginia was a suggestion by David T. Adams, an explorer who had searched for ore deposits in the area. On June 18, 1893, the place was almost completely destroyed by a fire. Weeks of drought led to the outbreak of the major fire. In 1894 the newly built place received city rights. But on June 7, 1900, a forest fire that struck the city again devastated large parts of Virginia. Only the residential areas outside were spared.

In the Norman Mina iron ore mine, 14 workers were killed in a landslide in the open pit in 1911, and 18 people were killed in an explosives explosion in the Silver Mine in 1918. In addition to mining, the forestry and timber industry developed into a second important economic factor. Since the second half of the 20th century, the importance of these branches of the economy has continued to decline, so that today the focus of the economy in the tertiary sector is on tourism and recreation.

Population development

1970 1980 1990 2000
12,450 11,056 9.410 9,157

Demographic data

According to the 2000 census , Virginia has 9,157 people in 4,333 households and 2,270 families. The racial the population is composed of 95.2 percent white population and other smaller or more groups. 0.8 percent of the population are Hispanics .

Children under the age of 18 live in 22.5% of the 4,333 households, married couples in 38.4%, female singles in 10.7% and 47.6% are not family households. 42.6% of all households consist exclusively of a single person and 19.6% have single people over 65 years of age. The average household size is 2.00 people, that of families 2.73.

In relation to the entire city, the population consists of 19.0% residents under 18 years of age, 9.4% between 18 and 24 years of age, 25.0% between 25 and 44 years of age, 23.3% between 45 and 64 years of age 23.2% over 65 years. The median is 43 years. About 53.8% of the population is female.

The median income of a household is USD 28,873 and that of a family is USD 43,419. The per capita income is $ 17,776. About 15.9% of the population and 10.6% of families live below the poverty line.

Picture gallery

  • Virginia (2012)

  • City Hall (2014)

  • St. Louis County District Courthouse (2014)

  • Railway Station (2014)

  • Mesabi Range College (2014)

  • Lincoln School (2014)

  • Church of St. John the Baptist (2014)

  • B'nai Abraham Synagogue (2014)

  • Virginia Recreation Building (2014)

sons and daughters of the town

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Warren Upham: Minnesota Place Names: A Geographical Encyclopedia (Minnesota) . 2001, page 538.

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