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Virginia | |
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Nickname: Queen City of the North | |
Coordinates: 47°31′2″N 92°32′29″W / 47.51722°N 92.54139°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Minnesota |
County | St. Louis |
Established | March 1892 |
Incorporated | February 1895 |
Named for | U.S. state of Virginia |
Government | |
• Mayor | Larry A. Cuffe Jr.[1] |
Area | |
• Total | 19.10 sq mi (49.46 km2) |
• Land | 18.77 sq mi (48.61 km2) |
• Water | 0.33 sq mi (0.85 km2) |
Elevation | 1,440 ft (439 m) |
Population | |
• Total | 8,421 |
• Estimate (2022)[5] | 8,332 |
• Density | 448.67/sq mi (173.23/km2) |
Time zone | UTC–6 (Central (CST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC–5 (CDT) |
ZIP Code | 55741, 55777, 55792 |
Area code | 218 |
FIPS code | 27-67288 |
GNIS feature ID | 0662719[3] |
Sales tax | 8.375%[6] |
Website | www.virginiamn.us |
Virginia is a city in St. Louis County, Minnesota, United States, on the Mesabi Iron Range. With an economy heavily reliant on large-scale iron ore mining, Virginia is considered the Mesabi Range's commercial center. The population was 8,423 people at the 2020 census.[4] Virginia is a part of the Duluth metropolitan area,[7] and U.S. Highway 53 runs through town.
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