[4] It is located along the Virgin River (for which it is named),[5] and not far from Zion National Park.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has an area of 11.9 square miles (30.9 km2) in total, all land.

The racial makeup of the town was 91.8% White, 2.2% Native American, 0.5% Asian, 0.2% Pacific Islander, and 2.0% from two or more races.

Exceptions to this law include "the mentally ill, convicted felons, conscientious objectors and people who cannot afford to own a gun".

[8] Previously the city of Kennesaw, Georgia had passed a similar law requiring gun ownership.