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.

[4] Virginia is a part of the Duluth metropolitan area,[7] and U.S. Highway 53 runs through town.

The Virginia area mines were prosperous and setting new records consistently by the late 1890s.

The main population boom began after mining camps were built for entrepreneurs and financiers including Andrew Carnegie, Leonidas Merritt, Jay Cooke, John D. Rockefeller, William J. Olcott, and James J. Hill.

With the use of diamond drills, mules, and a massive labor force, the mines moved millions of tons per year and shipped them out of the Twin Ports of Duluth and Superior, as well as Two Harbors.

The area was originally named Qeechaquepagem by an Ojibwe tribe, which roughly means "lake of the north birds."

Virginia is part of the Quad Cities, which include nearby Eveleth, Gilbert, and Mountain Iron.

Virginia serves as a shopping, industrial, educational, and medical hub for surrounding communities.

Virginia is the home of the Land of the Loon festival, an annual event in June.

The major cities are Virginia, Hibbing, Mountain Iron, Eveleth, Gilbert, Fayal, and Chisholm.

Virginia is the area's commercial hub, while Hibbing has a large residential population.

The higher education institution for the city is Mesabi Range Community and Technical College.

The Virginia Public Library is also featured as an educational place for people of all ages.

A new complex, the Miners Event and Convention Center (MECC), with two planned ice arenas, is under construction.

The MECC will incorporate many elements from the Miners Building, such as its ice arena seats.