Virgie is a

Census-designated place A census-designated place (CDP) is a Place (United States Census Bureau), concentration of population defined by the United States Census Bureau for statistical purposes only. CDPs have been used in each decennial census since 1980 as the counte ...

(CDP) located along Kentucky Route 1469 in Pike County,

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, 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

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and

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dealer in Pikeville. The 2020 United States census reported Virgie's population was 274. 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).

Demographics

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

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, a branch of the Pike County Public Library.

Notable residents

*Todd May – 1982 Kentucky "Mr. Basketball" *Cassidy Rowe – 2022 - current Kentucky Wildcats women's basketball * Josh Osborne - Grammy winning and multi hit Country Music Songwriter

References

External links

Kentucky Hometown Locator: Virgie, Kentucky
Census-designated places in Pike County, Kentucky Census-designated places in Kentucky Coal towns in Kentucky {{PikeCountyKY-geo-stub