Virginia, Illinois

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Virginia is a city in Cass County, Illinois, United States. The population was 1,728 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Cass County^GR6.

1 Geography
2 Demographics
3 School
4 External links

[edit] Geography

Virginia is located at 39°56′56″N, 90°12′42″W (39.949022, -90.211793)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 2.8 km² (1.1 mi²). 2.8 km² (1.1 mi²) of it is land and 0.91% is water.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 1,728 people, 724 households, and 453 families residing in the city. The population density was 617.8/km² (1,593.2/mi²). There were 794 housing units at an average density of 283.9/km² (732.0/mi²). 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.

In the city the population was spread out with 23.7% under the age of 18, 7.6% from 18 to 24, 24.4% from 25 to 44, 22.3% from 45 to 64, and 21.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females there were 87.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 79.6 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $35,741, and the median income for a family was $41,292. Males had a median income of $30,688 versus $22,639 for females. The per capita income for the city was $17,979. About 6.6% of families and 7.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 7.3% of those under age 18 and 8.9% of those age 65 or over.

[edit] School

Virginia, Illinois has one school, a K-12 called Virginia CUSD(Community Unit School District)#64. Of course it is broken down into sections, Virginia Elementary School, Virginia Junior High School, and Virginia High School. This high school has been on an academic watch/warning list for some time.