Virgilina, Virginia
{{Use mdy dates|date=May 2024}}
{{Infobox settlement
| official_name = Virgilina, Virginia
| settlement_type = Town
| nickname =
| motto =
| image_skyline = Virgilina, Virginia (14203316476).jpg
| imagesize = 250px
| image_caption = Union Christian Church
| image_flag =
| image_seal =
| image_map = VAMap-doton-Virgilina.PNG
| mapsize = 250px
| map_caption = Location of Virgilina, Virginia
| image_map1 =
| mapsize1 =
| map_caption1 =
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = United States
| subdivision_type1 = State
| subdivision_name1 = Virginia
| subdivision_type2 = County
| subdivision_name2 = Halifax
| government_footnotes =
| government_type =
| leader_title = Mayor
| leader_name = Ralph Murray
| established_title =
| established_date =
| unit_pref = Imperial
| area_magnitude =
| area_total_sq_mi = 0.62
| area_land_sq_mi = 0.61
| area_water_sq_mi = 0.00
| population_as_of = 2010
| population_footnotes =
| population_total = 275
| population_density_sq_mi = 223.13
| timezone = Eastern (EST)
| utc_offset = −5
| timezone_DST = EDT
| utc_offset_DST = −4
| elevation_footnotes =
| elevation_m = 168
| elevation_ft = 551
| coordinates = {{coord|36|32|43|N|78|46|25|W|region:US-VA_type:city|display=inline,title}}
| postal_code_type = ZIP code
| postal_code = 24598
| area_code = 434
| blank_name = FIPS code
| blank_info = 51-81312{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=January 31, 2008|title=U.S. Census website}}
| blank1_name = GNIS feature ID
| blank1_info = 1493858{{cite web|url=http://geonames.usgs.gov|access-date=January 31, 2008|title=US Board on Geographic Names|publisher=United States Geological Survey|date=October 25, 2007}}
| website =
| footnotes =
| pop_est_as_of = 2019
| population_est = 252
| 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 275 at the 2010 census.{{Cite web| url=https://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US5181312| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (G001): Virgilina town, Virginia| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau| work=American Factfinder| access-date=March 21, 2018| archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213113117/https://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US5181312| archive-date=February 13, 2020| url-status=dead}} 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.
Geography
Virgilina is located in the southeastern corner of Halifax County at {{coord|36|32|43|N|78|46|25|W|type:city}} (36.545244, −78.773720).{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=April 23, 2011|date=February 12, 2011|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}} 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 {{convert|7|mi|0}} to U.S. Route 501 south of Cluster Springs, while VA-49 leads northeast {{convert|14|mi}} to Clarksville. Both highway numbers continue into North Carolina: NC 96 leads southeast {{convert|20|mi}} to Oxford, North Carolina, while NC 49 runs southwest {{convert|17|mi}} to Roxboro, North Carolina.
According to the United States Census Bureau, Virgilina has a total area of {{convert|1.6|sqkm|order=flip}}, all land. 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.
Demographics
{{US Census population
|1900= 200
|1910= 270
|1920= 350
|1930= 338
|1940= 358
|1950= 323
|1960= 286
|1970= 249
|1980= 212
|1990= 161
|2000= 159
|2010= 154
|2020= 124
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|access-date=June 4, 2015}}
}}
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.
References
{{Halifax County, Virginia}}
{{Virginia towns}}
{{authority control}}