Virginia is a city in St. Louis County, Minnesota, United States, on the Mesabi Iron Range. With an economy heavily reliant on large-scale iron ore mining, Virginia is considered the Mesabi Range's commercial center. The population was 8,423 people at the 2020 census. Virginia is a part of the Duluth metropolitan area, and U.S. Highway 53 runs through town.
View of Virginia, showing a water tower and a line of wind turbines in the distance
The Rouchleau open pit iron mine, now closed
Actor Chris Pratt was born in Virginia, Minnesota.
St. Louis County, Minnesota
St. Louis County is a county located in the Arrowhead Region of the U.S. state of Minnesota. As of the 2020 census, the population was 200,231. Its county seat is Duluth. It is the largest county in Minnesota by land area, and the largest in the United States by total area east of the Mississippi River.
St. Louis County is included in the Duluth, MN–Superior, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area.
St. Louis County Courthouse in Duluth
St. Louis County Government Services Center in Virginia