Virgil is a village in Virgil Township, Kane County, Illinois, United States. It was incorporated on November 6, 1990. The population was 289 at the 2020 census.
History
thumb|left|Virgil's railroad station, 1962
Virgil was the site of the 2010 Illinois earthquake's epicenter in the early morning hours of February 10.
Geography
Virgil is located in western Kane County. Illinois Route 64 passes through the village center, leading east to St. Charles and west to Sycamore.
According to the 2021 census gazetteer files, Virgil has a total area of , all land.
Demographics
2020 census
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
|+Virgil village, Illinois – Racial and ethnic composition<br><small></small>
!Race / Ethnicity <small>(NH = Non-Hispanic)</small>
!Pop 2000
!Pop 2010
!style="background-color: #ffffb3;" |Pop 2020
!% 2000
!% 2010
!style="background-color: #ffffb3;" |% 2020
|-
|White alone (NH)
|255
|302
|style='background: #ffffe6; |257
|95.86%
|91.79%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |88.93%
|-
|Black or African American alone (NH)
|3
|6
|style='background: #ffffe6; |5
|1.13%
|1.82%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |1.73%
|-
|Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)
|0
|2
|style='background: #ffffe6; |3
|0.00%
|0.61%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |1.04%
|-
|Asian alone (NH)
|1
|5
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0
|0.38%
|1.52%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.00%
|-
|Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander alone (NH)
|0
|0
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0
|0.00%
|0.00%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.00%
|-
|Other race alone (NH)
|0
|0
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0
|0.00%
|0.00%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.00%
|-
|Mixed race or Multiracial (NH)
|2
|4
|style='background: #ffffe6; |4
|0.75%
|1.22%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |1.38%
|-
|Hispanic or Latino (any race)
|5
|10
|style='background: #ffffe6; |20
|1.88%
|3.04%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |6.92%
|-
|Total
|266
|329
|style='background: #ffffe6; |289
|100.00%
|100.00%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |100.00%
|}
As of the 2020 census