Photo: Doug Kerr from Albany, NY, United States · CC BY-SA 2.0How is Virgilina run?
Virgilina’s town government spent $69,000 on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2022, about $511 per resident. Water and other utilities ($16,000) are counted separately.
What stands out about how Virgilina is run
Read from the town’s budget and official records.
About $511 per resident a year, or $1.40 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: sewer & trash, at 57%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
$511 per resident in 2022, close to the middle of similar cities
Virgilina’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($511 per resident, hospital and utilities left out) against 76 Virginia cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools: the median was $524, and the middle half spent $292–$1,368. Virgilina spent less than 51% of them.
Includes sewer and trash ($39,000), as the Census Bureau counts them. Later years come from a Census sample, so the comparison stays on 2022. How Town Hall compares budgets →
Virginia cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools, 2022 Census of Governments (every government counted that year; Virgilina itself left out).
No trend yet
Virgilina reported only 2022 to the Census Bureau, so there is no trend yet.
The typical homeowner pays $600 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county.
Typical yearly bill next door and statewide
The Housing page’s calculator splits a monthly payment into loan, tax and insurance at Virgilina’s rate.
Can I afford it? →The median bill homeowners report to the Census survey (bills of $10,000+ are reported as “$10,000+”). The effective rate is that bill ÷ the median home value: a rough guide, not the official tax rate. In a town this small the estimate has a wide margin.
Tax bills are one input to Virgilina’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Virgilina →
Who’s in charge in Virgilina
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Halifax County Public Schools
Virgilina’s K–12 school district, shared with Halifax, Scottsburg, South Boston. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $16,266 per pupil, $9,588 goes to the classroom (teachers, aides, supplies); the rest to buses, buildings, counselors and administration. Building projects and debt payments aren’t in the per-pupil figure.
Virginia districts overall: 49% local, 41% state, 10% federal.
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
Virgilina’s votes are counted by county
Virginia reports official results by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Virgilina alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Halifax County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican60.1%10,741 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat39.1%6,984 votesOthers: 0.8% (146 votes).
Most votes in Halifax County: Donald J Trump
Virginia: Harris 51.8%, Trump 46.1%
100% of Virgilina lies in Halifax County. Every 2024 race in Halifax County is on the county’s page.
Halifax County’s 2024 results →Official 2024 general election returns, as certified (MIT Election Data + Science Lab). Percentages are of votes for candidates; blank and spoiled ballots aren’t counted. Candidates are listed by votes, and party colors are neutral on purpose.
Portraits: Kamala D Harris: official vice-presidential portrait, Lawrence Jackson, The White House, 2021; Donald J Trump: official portrait, Shealah Craighead, The White House, 2017. All are U.S. government works in the public domain. A race shows photos only when every candidate has an official portrait; otherwise every candidate in it gets initials.
From town hall to Washington
Every level of government that speaks for Virgilina.
- 1Your townTown governmentLocal officials aren’t on record yet.
- 2Virginia House of DelegatesState representatives
- 3Virginia SenateState senator
- 4GovernorStatewide
- 5U.S. HouseYour representative in Congress
- 6U.S. SenateBoth represent all of Virginia
Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.
Reach Virgilina’s government
Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.
Questions about Virgilina’s government
How much does Virgilina spend per resident?
About $511 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2022, as reported to the Census Bureau. In 2022, the last full count, its $511 was less than 51% of 76 Virginia cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools.
Who runs Virgilina’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Virgilina yet.
How did Virgilina vote in 2024?
Virginia counts votes by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Virgilina alone. Halifax County, where 100% of Virgilina lies, voted Trump 60.1%, Harris 39.1% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Virgilina?
0 full-time and 2 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $1,859 (about $22,308 a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Virgilina in the state legislature?
State Senate District 9 (Tammy Mulchi) and House of Delegates District 49 (Madison Whittle). The House of Delegates district also covers three neighboring towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Virgilina’s government
Neighbors who’ve been to the meetings can help.
Budget and staff: U.S. Census Bureau, Census of Governments (2022, every government) and Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances (2023–24, a sample) and the Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll; day-to-day spending is current operations, with hospitals, utilities and airports apart. School district: Census school finance survey, 2023–24. Property tax: Census American Community Survey, 2020–24. Elections: official 2024 returns via the MIT Election Data + Science Lab; turnout uses Census citizen voting-age population (CVAP, 2020–24). Officials: Open States, names shown only with a current term (checked October 9, 2026). Districts: Census Bureau (119th Congress, 2024 state districts); legislators: Open States and congress-legislators. How Town Hall works →