Virgie, Kentucky

Census-designated place in Kentucky, United States

37°20′06″N 82°34′47″W / 37.33500°N 82.57972°W / 37.33500; -82.57972CountryUnited StatesStateKentuckyCountyPikeArea

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• Total1.02 sq mi (2.65 km²) • Land1.02 sq mi (2.65 km²) • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km²)Elevation

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902 ft (275 m)Population

(2020)

• Total274 • Density267.58/sq mi (103.33/km²)Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)ZIP codes

41572

Area code606GNIS feature ID506067^[2]

Virgie is a Census-designated place (CDP) located along Kentucky Route 1469 in Pike County, Kentucky, United States. Virgie's post office was established as Clintwood on April 3, 1890, with James M. Damron as postmaster. It was later renamed "Virgie" after the daughter of local resident, W.O.B. Ratliff, who was a lawyer and lumber dealer in Pikeville.^[3]

The 2020 United States census reported Virgie's population was 274.^[4]

In recent years, Virgie has gained some popularity from the musician Tyler Childers' song, "Follow you to Virgie", as the setting of the song's story.

Geography

Virgie is located at an elevation of 902 feet (275 m).^[5]

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2020	274		—
U.S. Decennial Census^[6]

Education

Public education in Virgie is administered by Pike County Schools, which operates Valley Elementary School and Shelby Valley High School. Formerly George F. Johnson Elementary School and Virgie Middle School (formerly Virgie High School) were the education systems in the town of Virgie, until the new integrated primary school system known as Valley Elementary.

Virgie has a lending library, a branch of the Pike County Public Library.^[7]

Notable residents

Todd May – 1982 Kentucky "Mr. Basketball"

References

^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 18, 2022.
^ ^a ^b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Virgie, Kentucky
^ Rennick, Robert M. (1988). "Place Names". Kentucky Place Names. Lexington, Kentucky: The University Press of Kentucky. ISBN 0-8131-0179-4.
^ Bureau, US Census. "Search Results". The United States Census Bureau. Retrieved November 15, 2021.
^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Virgie, Kentucky
^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
^ "Kentucky Public Library Directory". Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives. Archived from the original on January 11, 2019. Retrieved June 7, 2019.