Editing Virgin, Utah

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{{Infobox settlement
| official_name            = Virgin, Utah
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| image_skyline            = Virgin_Utah.JPG
| image_alt                = 
| image_caption            = Virgin Bookshop and Post Office
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| image_map                = Washington County Utah incorporated and unincorporated areas Virgin highlighted.svg
| map_caption              = Location in [[Washington County, UT|Washington County]] and the state of [[Utah]]
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| coordinates              = {{coord|37|12|6|N|113|11|23|W|region:US_type:city|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type         = [[List of sovereign states|Country]]
| subdivision_name         = United States
| subdivision_type1        = [[U.S. state|State]]
| subdivision_name1        = [[Utah]]
| subdivision_type2        = [[List of counties in Utah|County]]
| subdivision_name2        = [[Washington County, Utah|Washington]]
| established_title        = Settled
| established_date         = 1857
| named_for                = [[Virgin River]]
| government_type          = 
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| government_footnotes     = 
| leader_title             = 
| leader_name              = 
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| unit_pref                = Imperial
| area_footnotes           = <ref name="CenPopGazetteer2019">{{cite web|title=2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2019_Gazetteer/2019_gaz_place_49.txt|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=August 7, 2020}}</ref>
| area_total_km2           = 32.93
| area_total_sq_mi         = 12.71
| area_land_km2            = 32.93
| area_land_sq_mi          = 12.71
| area_water_km2           = 0.00
| area_water_sq_mi         = 0.00
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| population_footnotes     = 
| population_total         = 596
| population_as_of         = [[2010 United States Census|2010]]
| population_density_km2   = 19.98
| population_density_sq_mi = 51.75
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| timezone                 = [[Mountain Time Zone|Mountain (MST)]]
| utc_offset               = -7
| timezone_DST             = MDT
| utc_offset_DST           = -6
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| postal_code_type         = [[ZIP code]]
| postal_code              = 84779
| area_code                = [[Area code 435|435]]
| blank_name               = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
| blank_info               = 49-80530<ref name="GR8">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=May 14, 2011|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref>
| elevation_footnotes      = <ref name=gnis/>
| elevation_ft             = 3514
| blank1_name              = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] feature ID
| blank1_info              = 2413435<ref name=gnis>{{GNIS|2413435}}</ref>
| website                  = {{URL|http://virgin.utah.gov}}
| footnotes                = 
}}
'''Virgin''' is a town in [[Washington County, Utah|Washington County]], [[Utah]], United States. The population was 596 at the [[2010 United States Census|2010 census]]. The first settlement at Virgin was made in 1858.<ref>{{cite book|last=Lund|first=Anthon Henrik|title=The Utah Genealogical and Historical Magazine|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=tsUUAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA39|year=1922|publisher=Geneal. Society of Utah|page=39}}</ref> It is located along the [[Virgin River]] (for which it is named),<ref>{{cite book|last1=Moyer|first1=Armond|last2=Moyer|first2=Winifred|title=The origins of unusual place-names|url=https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=wu.89058322223;view=1up;seq=140|year=1958|publisher=Keystone Pub. Associates|page=136}}</ref> and not far from [[Zion National Park]]. The elevation is {{convert|3606|ft}}. It lies on [[State Route 9 (Utah)|State Route 9]].

==Geography==
{{stack|[[File:2006-08-19 - United States - Utah - Virgin Jail.jpg|thumb]]}}
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the town has an area of 11.9&nbsp;square miles (30.9&nbsp;km{{sup|2}}) in total, all land.

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|align=left
|1860= 79
|1870= 224
|1880= 254
|1890= 213
|1900= 269
|1910= 136
|1920= 212
|1930= 202
|1940= 143
|1950= 147
|1960= 124
|1970= 119
|1980= 169
|1990= 229
|2000= 394
|2010= 596
|estyear=2019
|estimate=658
|estref=<ref name="USCensusEst2019CenPopScriptOnlyDirtyFixDoNotUse">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/tables.2019.html|date=May 24, 2020|title=Population and Housing Unit Estimates|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=May 27, 2020}}</ref>
|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>
}}
At the [[2010 United States Census|2010 census]] there were 596 people, 202 households, and 139 families in the town. The population density was 50.1 people per square mile (19.3/km{{sup|2}}). There were 243 housing units at an average density of 20.4 per square mile (7.9/km{{sup|2}}). The [[Race and ethnicity in the United States Census#2010 census|racial makeup]] of the town was 91.8% White, 2.2% Native American, 0.5% Asian, 0.2% Pacific Islander, and 2.0% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 6.4%.<ref name="GR8" />

Of the 202 households 23.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.9% were married couples living together, 6.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.2% were non-families. 22.3% of households were one person and 9.9% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.64 and the average family size was 3.14.

The age distribution was 36.8% under the age of 24, 23.5% from 25 to 44, 26.1% from 45 to 64, and 13.6% 65 or older. The median age was 35.6 years. For every 100 females, there were 116.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 100.4 males.

The median household income was $55,625 and the median family income  was $50,250. Males had a median income of $40,167 versus $19,783 for females. The per capita income for the town was $19,408. About 8.0% of families and 7.4% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 6.4% of those under age 18 and 8.0% of those age 65 or over.

==Mandatory gun ownership==

In May 2000, a law was passed which required every homeowner to keep and maintain a [[firearm]]. This was highlighted in [[Michael Moore]]'s 2002 film ''[[Bowling for Columbine]]''. Exceptions to this law include "the mentally ill, convicted felons, conscientious objectors and people who cannot afford to own a gun".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://abcnews.go.com/US/story?id=95092&page=1|title=Town in Utah Requires Owning Guns|date=January 7, 2006|website=ABC News|access-date=September 17, 2017}}</ref> Previously the city of [[Kennesaw, Georgia]] had passed a similar law requiring gun ownership.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cnn.com/2018/03/06/us/kennesaw-georgia-gun-ownership/index.html |title=In this American town, guns are required by law |publisher=CNN |date=March 7, 2018}}</ref>

==Education==
[[Washington County School District (Utah)|Washington County School District]] is the area school district.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st49_ut/schooldistrict_maps/c49053_washington/DC20SD_C49053.pdf|title=2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Washington County, UT|publisher=[[U.S. Census Bureau]]|access-date=February 1, 2024}} - [https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st49_ut/schooldistrict_maps/c49053_washington/DC20SD_C49053_SD2MS.txt Text list]</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
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* {{Official website|http://virgin.utah.gov}}

{{Geographic Location
| Centre    = Virgin
| North     = [[Kanarraville, Utah|Kanarraville]]
| Northeast = ''[[Zion National Park]]''
| East      = [[Springdale, Utah|Springdale]]
| Southeast = [[Rockville, Utah|Rockville]]
| South     = [[Apple Valley, Utah|Apple Valley]]
| Southwest = [[Hurricane, Utah|Hurricane]]
| West      = [[La Verkin, Utah|La Verkin]]
| Northwest = [[New Harmony, Utah|New Harmony]]
}}

{{Washington County, Utah}}

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[[Category:Towns in Washington County, Utah]]
[[Category:Towns in Utah]]
[[Category:Populated places established in 1857]]
[[Category:1857 establishments in Utah Territory]]