Virginia, Minnesota

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Virginia
City
View of Virginia, showing a water tower and a line of wind turbines in the distance
Seal
Nickname:  Queen City of the North
Location of the city of Virginia within St. Louis County, Minnesota
Coordinates: 47°31′2″N 92°32′29″W / 47.51722°N 92.54139°W / 47.51722; -92.54139
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 [2]
• 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 [3]	1,440 ft (439 m)
Population  (2020)[4]
• 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.