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Virgin is a town in Washington County, Utah, located along the Virgin River, for which it is named, and not far from Zion National Park on State Route 9.

Virgin had a population of 670 at the 2020 census, up from 596 in 2010 and 394 in 2000, and the first settlement at Virgin was made in the late 1850s.

Virgin was settled in 1857 and named for the Virgin River, and it has been continuously inhabited since the 19th century, with a population of 79 recorded as early as the 1860 census.

In May 2000, Virgin passed a law requiring every homeowner to keep and maintain a firearm, with exceptions for the mentally ill, convicted felons, conscientious objectors, and people who cannot afford to own a gun, a law highlighted in Michael Moore's 2002 film Bowling for Columbine.

Virgin covers about 12.71 square miles, all land, at an elevation of about 3,514 feet, and its ZIP code is 84779.

Virgin is home to the Virgin Bookshop and Post Office, and all of the town's schools fall within the Washington County School District.

At the 2010 census, Virgin had 202 households, with an average household size of 2.64, and the town's population has grown in every census since 1970.