Virgilina, Virginia

Virgilina is a town in Halifax County, Virginia, United States. The population was 154 at the 2010 census. Virgilina was once a copper mining town. It is named Virgilina because it is located on the Virginia and North Carolina border. It is approximately 15 miles from Roxboro, North Carolina, which has a road, Virgilina Road, named in its honor.GeographyVirgilina is located at .According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 0.6 square miles, all of it land.DemographicsAs of the census of 2000, there were 159 people, 76 households, and 43 families residing in the town. The population density was 256.2 people per square mile (99.0/km²). There were 86 housing units at an average density of 138.6 per square mile (53.6/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 97.08% White, 1.66% African American and 1.26% Native American.There were 76 households out of which 15.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 42.1% were married couples living together, 10.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 43.4% were non-families. 43.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 23.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.09 and the average family size was 2.91.