Editing Virgil, Illinois

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{{Infobox settlement
| name = Virgil, Illinois
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| image_caption = Welcome sign on [[Illinois Route 64]]
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| motto = "Rooted in the Past with Pride & Tradition"<ref>{{Cite web| url=http://villageofvirgil.net| title=Welcome to Virgil, Illinois| publisher=Village of Virgil| access-date=February 14, 2019}}</ref>
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| map_caption = Location of Virgil in Kane County, Illinois
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| subdivision_name1 = Illinois
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| subdivision_name2 = [[Kane County, Illinois|Kane]]
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| subdivision_name3 = [[Virgil Township, Kane County, Illinois|Virgil]]
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| established_title = Settled
| established_date = {{start date|1836}}
| established_title1 = Incorporated
| established_date1 = {{end date|1990}}
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| government_type = [[Mayor–council government|Mayor–council]]
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| leader_title = Mayor
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| leader_title1 = Village President
| leader_name1 = Jamie LeBlanc{{citation needed|date=November 2023}}
| unit_pref = Imperial
| area_footnotes = <ref name="CenPopGazetteer2020">{{cite web|title=2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2020_Gazetteer/2020_gaz_place_17.txt|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=March 15, 2022}}</ref>
| area_total_km2 = 5.65
| area_total_sq_mi = 2.18
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| area_land_sq_mi = 2.18
| area_water_km2 = 0.00
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| elevation_ft = 866
| population_as_of = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
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| population_total = 289
| population_density_km2 = 51.11
| population_density_sq_mi = 132.39
| timezone1 = [[Central Time Zone (Americas)|CST]]
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| postal_code = 60151, 60182
| area_code = [[Area codes 630 and 331|630/331]]
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| website = {{URL|villageofvirgil.net}}
| footnotes = <ref name="amff">{{cite web|url=http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/SAFFFacts?_event=Search&geo_id=&_geoCo…_lang=en&_sse=on&pctxt=fph&pgsl=010&show_2003_tab=&redirect=Y|title=Virgil village, Illinois - Fact Sheet|year=2000|work=American FactFinder|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau|access-date=February 16, 2010|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200215172201/http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/SAFFFacts?_event=Search&geo_id=&_geoCo%E2%80%A6_lang=en&_sse=on&pctxt=fph&pgsl=010&show_2003_tab=&redirect=Y|archive-date=February 15, 2020|url-status=dead}}</ref>
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'''Virgil''' is a [[village (Illinois)|village]] in [[Virgil Township, Kane County, Illinois|Virgil Township]], [[Kane County, Illinois|Kane County]], [[Illinois]], [[United States]]. It was incorporated on November 6, 1990.<ref>{{official website|1=http://www.villageofvirgil.com/}}</ref> The population was 329 at the 2010 census,<ref name="Census 2010">{{Cite web| url=http://factfinder2.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/1600000US1778175| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Virgil village, Illinois| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau| work=American Factfinder| access-date=February 14, 2019}}{{dead link|bot=medic|date=April 2020}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> up from 266 in 2000.

== History ==
[[File:4 of Roger Puta's CGW Depots (27491178662).jpg|thumb|left|Virgil's railroad station, 1962]]
Virgil was the site of the [[2010 Illinois earthquake]]'s epicenter in the early morning hours of February 10.<ref>{{cite web|title=Small earthquake wakes up northern Ill., no damage|url=http://www.wgem.com/global/story.asp?s=11963986|date=February 10, 2010|publisher=[[WGEM-TV]]|access-date=February 16, 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cnn.com/2010/US/02/10/illinois.earthquake/?hpt=T2|title=Earthquake rattles northern Illinois|first1=Richard Allen|last1=Greene|publisher=[[CNN]]|date=February 10, 2010|access-date=February 16, 2010}}</ref>

==Geography==
Virgil is located in western Kane County. [[Illinois Route 64]] passes through the village center, leading east {{convert|12|mi}} to [[St. Charles, Illinois|St. Charles]] and west {{convert|8|mi|0}} to [[Sycamore, Illinois|Sycamore]].

According to the 2010 census, Virgil has a total area of {{convert|2.11|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, all land.<ref name="census-g001">{{cite web
  |url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US1778175
  |title=G001 - Geographic Identifiers - 2010 Census Summary File 1
  |access-date=December 25, 2015
  |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]
  |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213053551/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US1778175
  |archive-date=February 13, 2020
  |url-status=dead
  }}</ref>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|align=left|2000= 266
|2010= 329
|2020= 289
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{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}}</ref>
}}
As of the [[census]]<ref name="amff"/> of 2000, there were 266 people, 86 households, and 73 families residing in the village.  The [[population density]] was {{convert|141.3|PD/sqmi}}. There were 89 housing units at an average density of {{convert|47.3|/sqmi}}. The racial makeup of the village was 97.37% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 1.13% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.38% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.38% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.75% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 1.88% of the population.

There were 86 households, out of which 50.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 69.8% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 11.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 14.0% were non-families. 12.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 3.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.  The average household size was 3.09 and the average family size was 3.38.

In the village, the population was spread out, with 35.3% under the age of 18, 4.9% from 18 to 24, 33.5% from 25 to 44, 22.6% from 45 to 64, and 3.8% who were 65 years of age or older.  The median age was 33 years. For every 100 females, there were 98.5 males.  For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.3 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $78,252, and the median income for a family was $80,687. Males had a median income of $45,000 versus $30,417 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the village was $26,881.  None of the families and 0.4% of the population were living below the [[poverty line]].

==See also==
{{Portal|Illinois}}
* [[List of towns and villages in Illinois]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{official website|1=http://www.villageofvirgil.net/}}
{{Geographic Location
|Center=Virgil
|West=[[Sycamore, Illinois|Sycamore]]
|Northwest=[[Genoa, Illinois|Genoa]]
|North=[[Burlington, Illinois|Burlington]]
|Northeast=[[Bowes, Illinois|Bowes]]
|East=[[Lily Lake, Illinois|Lily Lake]]
|Southeast=[[Elburn]]
|South=[[Maple Park]]
|Southwest=[[Cortland, Illinois|Cortland]]
}}
{{Kane County, Illinois}}

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[[Category:Villages in Kane County, Illinois]]
[[Category:Populated places established in 1990]]
[[Category:1990 establishments in Illinois]]
[[Category:Villages in Illinois]]