Virgin, Utah

Virgin, Utah
Virgin Bookshop and Post Office
Virgin Bookshop and Post Office
Location in Washington County and the state of Utah
Location in Washington County and the state of Utah
Coordinates: 37°12′6″N 113°11′23″W / 37.20167°N 113.18972°W / 37.20167; -113.18972
CountryUnited States
StateUtah
CountyWashington
Settled1857
Named forVirgin River
Area
 • Total
12.71 sq mi (32.93 km2)
 • Land12.71 sq mi (32.93 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation3,616 ft (1,102 m)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total
596
 • Estimate 
(2019)[3]
658
 • Density51.75/sq mi (19.98/km2)
Time zoneUTC-7 (Mountain (MST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-6 (MDT)
ZIP code
84779
Area code435
FIPS code49-80530[4]
GNIS feature ID1433898[2]
Websitevirgin.utah.gov

Virgin is a town in Washington County, Utah, United States. The population was 596 at the 2010 census. The first settlement at Virgin was made in 1858.[5] It is located along the Virgin River (for which it is named),[6] and not far from Zion National Park. The elevation is 3,606 feet (1,099 m). It lies on State Route 9.

  1. ^ "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 7, 2020.
  2. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Virgin, Utah
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference USCensusEst2019CenPopScriptOnlyDirtyFixDoNotUse was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved May 14, 2011.
  5. ^ Lund, Anthon Henrik (1922). The Utah Genealogical and Historical Magazine. Geneal. Society of Utah. p. 39.
  6. ^ Moyer, Armond; Moyer, Winifred (1958). The origins of unusual place-names. Keystone Pub. Associates. p. 136.