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Population (year 2000): 3,488. Estimated
population in July 2005: 3,472 (-0.5% change)
Males: 1,635 (46.9%), Females: 1,853 (53.1%)
Macoupin County
Zip code:
62690
Median resident age: 38.9 years
Median household income: $31,905 (year 2000)
Median house value: $66,900 (year 2000)
Races in Virden:
- White Non-Hispanic (98.4%)
- American Indian (0.5%)
Ancestries: German (22.2%), English (16.3%),
Irish (13.1%), United States (11.2%), Italian (5.1%), Scottish
(3.4%).
Elevation: 675 feet
Land area: 1.7 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Virden
- High school or higher: 82.1%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 9.5%
- Graduate or professional degree: 2.1%
- Unemployed: 5.6%
- Mean travel time to work: 25.9 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Virden city
- Never married: 17.8%
- Now married: 60.2%
- Separated: 1.3%
- Widowed: 9.5%
- Divorced: 11.2%
0.3% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: -201 (-5.4%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Virden:
- CARLINVILLE AREA HOSPITAL (about 18 miles;
CARLINVILLE, IL)
- DOCTORS HOSPITAL (about 21 miles; SPRINGFIELD, IL)
- MEMORIAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 21 miles;
SPRINGFIELD, IL)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Virden:
- CAPITAL (about 24 miles; SPRINGFIELD, IL; ID: SPI)
- ST LOUIS REGIONAL (about 47 miles; ALTON/ST LOUIS,
IL; ID: ALN)
- LAMBERT-ST LOUIS INTL (about 67 miles; ST LOUIS, MO;
ID: STL)
Other public-use airports nearest to Virden:
- ZELMER MEMORIAL AIRPARK INC (about 17 miles;
PALMYRA, IL; ID: 5K1)
- LITCHFIELD MUNI (about 26 miles; LITCHFIELD, IL; ID:
3LF)
- TAYLORVILLE MUNI (about 32 miles; TAYLORVILLE, IL;
ID: TAZ)
Amtrak station near Virden:
- 18 miles: CARLINVILLE (128 ALTON ST.). Services:
fully wheelchair accessible, free short-term parking,
free long-term parking.
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Virden:
- LINCOLN LAND COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 21 miles;
SPRINGFIELD, IL; Full-time enrollment: 3,756)
- UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT SPRINGFIELD (about 21
miles; Springfield, IL; FT enrollment: 2,357)
- LEWIS AND CLARK COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 50 miles;
GODFREY, IL; FT enrollment: 3,451)
- SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY-EDWARDSVILLE (about 55
miles; EDWARDSVILLE, IL; FT enrollment: 10,038)
- MILLIKIN UNIVERSITY (about 58 miles; DECATUR, IL; FT
enrollment: 2,274)
- SAINT LOUIS COMMUNITY COLLEGE-FLORISSANT VALLEY
(about 64 miles; ST LOUIS, MO; FT enrollment: 3,749)
- UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI-ST LOUIS (about 66 miles; ST
LOUIS, MO; FT enrollment: 9,715)
Public high school in Virden:
- VIRDEN HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 261; Location:
231 W FORTUNE ST; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Virden:
- VIRDEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 491;
Location: 231 W FORTUNE ST; Grades: PK - 05)
- VIRDEN MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 237;
Location: 231 W FORTUNE ST; Grades: 06 - 08)
Library in Virden:
- GRAND PRAIRIE OF THE WEST P.L.D. (Operating
income: $103,964; Location: 142 WEST JACKSON STREET;
20,763 books; 85 audio materials; 160 video materials;
58 serial subscriptions)
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