Virginia

The Iron Range is a rural area in where iron ore has been mined for generations. This area has some cultural aspects more similar to the of Michigan than the surrounding area of Minnesota.
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  • Type: Town with 8,550 residents
  • Description: city in St. Louis County, Minnesota, United States
  • Also known as: City of Virginia”, “Franklin”, “Virginia, Minnesota”, “Virginia, MN”, and “维吉尼亚
  • Postal codes: 55777 and 55792

Places of Interest

Highlights include Lincoln School Building and Rouchleau Mine.

Building
The is a former school building in Virginia, Minnesota, United States. It was built in 1922 in the Jacobean Revival style, which was popular nationwide for educational facilities in the early 20th century.

Peak
The is an abandoned open-pit mine within the Mesabi Iron Range at Virginia, , United States. The mine, located on the east side of the city, is roughly 3 miles long and.5 miles wide; its deepest point is 450 feet below its surface, making it one of the deepest mines in the range.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Mountain Iron and Gilbert.

Village
is a city in , , United States, in the heart of the Mesabi Range. The population was 2,878 at the 2020 census. is situated 4 miles west of Virginia.

Village
is a city in , United States. The population was 1,687 at the 2020 census. State Highway 37 and State Highway 135 are two of the main routes in . is situated 4 miles southeast of Virginia.

Village
is a city in , United States. The population was 3,493 at the 2020 census. is part of the Quad Cities, with Virginia, , and . is situated 4 miles south of Virginia.

Virginia

Latitude
47.52326° or 47° 31′ 24″ north
Longitude
-92.53657° or 92° 32′ 12″ west
Population
8,550
Elevation
1,440 feet (439 metres)
United Nations Location Code
US VGI
Open location code
86V9GFF7+89
Open­Street­Map ID
node 151483691
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
5051468
Wiki­data ID
Q986681
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Welsh—“Virginia” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: فيرجينيا
  • Armenian: Վիրջինիա
  • Asturian: Virxinia
  • Azerbaijani: Virciniya
  • Basque: Virginia
  • Catalan: Virginia
  • Cebuano: Virginia
  • Chechen: Виргини
  • Chinese: Virginia
  • Chinese: 維吉尼亞 (明尼蘇達州)
  • Chinese: 維吉尼亞(明尼蘇達州)
  • Chinese: 維吉尼亞
  • Chinese: 維吉尼亞市
  • Chinese: 维吉尼亚 (明尼苏达州)
  • Czech: Virginia
  • Danish: Virginia
  • Dutch: Virginia
  • Egyptian Arabic: فيرجينيا
  • Finnish: Virginia
  • French: Virginia
  • Galician: Virginia
  • German: Virginia
  • Gilaki: ويرجينيا (مينسؤتا)
  • Gilaki: ويرجينيا
  • Haitian: Virginia, Minnesota
  • Haitian: Virginia
  • Hebrew: וירג’יניה, מינסוטה
  • Hebrew: וירג’יניה
  • Ido: Virginia, Minnesota
  • Ido: Virginia
  • Iloko: Virginia
  • Irish: Virginia
  • Italian: Virginia
  • Japanese: ヴァージニア (ミネソタ州)
  • Japanese: ヴァージニア
  • Japanese: バージニア (ミネソタ州)
  • Japanese: バージニア
  • Kazakh: Vïrdjïnïa
  • Kazakh: Вирджиниа
  • Kazakh: ۆىيردجىينىيا
  • Kirghiz: Вирджиниа
  • Korean: 버지니아
  • Ladin: Virginia
  • Luxembourgish: Virginia
  • Malagasy: Virginia, Minnesota
  • Malagasy: Virginia
  • Mazanderani: ویرجینیا (مینه‌سوتا)
  • Mazanderani: ویرجینیا
  • Min Nan Chinese: Virginia
  • Norwegian Bokmål: Virginia
  • Norwegian: Virginia
  • Persian: ویرجینیا، مینه سوتا
  • Persian: ویرجینیا، مینه‌سوتا
  • Persian: ویرجینیا
  • Polish: Virginia
  • Portuguese: Virginia
  • Russian: Верджиния
  • Russian: Вирджиния
  • Serbian: Вирџинија
  • Serbo-Croatian: Virginia, Minnesota
  • Serbo-Croatian: Virginia
  • Silesian: Virginia
  • Slovak: Virginia
  • Slovenian: Virginia
  • South Azerbaijani: ویرجینیا، مینه‌سوتا
  • Spanish: Virginia, Minnesota
  • Spanish: Virginia
  • Swedish: Virginia, Minnesota
  • Swedish: Virginia
  • Tatar: Вирджиния (Миннесота)
  • Tatar: Вирджиния
  • Turkish: Virginia, Minnesota
  • Turkish: Virginia
  • Ukrainian: Вірджинія
  • Uzbek: Virginia
  • Uzbek: Виргиниа
  • Vietnamese: Virginia, Minnesota
  • Vietnamese: Virginia
  • Volapük: Virginia
  • Waray (Philippines): Virginia, Minnesota
  • Waray (Philippines): Virginia
  • Welsh: Virginia, Minnesota‎
  • Welsh: Virginia

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