Richmond, Illinois

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president = Lauri Olson
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Richmond is a village in McHenry County, Illinois, United States. The population was 1,091 at the 2000 census. The current village president is Lauri Olson.

History

Carpenter William A. McConnell was Richmond's first settler, arriving in 1837 and erecting the village's first building, a log structure. Eight other settlers arrived in 1838 and growth progressed rapidly after that point. The first school was built on McConnell's farm in 1841 and in 1844 the village was finally platted. McConnell and Dr. R.R. Stone established a cheese factory in Richmond, and a creamery, other cheese factories, a box factory, a wagon works and a pickle factory followed.

Most of Richmond's original buildings were built from the mid-1840s through the 1860s and consisted of Greek Revival rural farmhouse and Richmond's commercial district. Houses within the village were built mostly in the Greek Revival style as well with later prominent homes cast in the Italianate or Second Empire styles. The village of Richmond was officially incorporated in 1872.Gallagher, Christina J. " [http://gis.hpa.state.il.us/hargis/PDFs/201142.pdf Memorial Hall] , (PDF), National Register of Historic Places Registration Form, April 26, [1993] , "Illinois Historic Preservation Agency", accessed May 4, 2008.]

On Christmas Eve 1902 a devastating fire swept through most of Richmond's commercial district destroying 20 buildings.Drabant, Gail A. " [http://gis.hpa.state.il.us/hargis/PDFs/200982.pdf Lucien Boneparte Covell House] ", (PDF), National Register of Historic Places Registration Form, August 8, 1988, "Illinois Historic Preservation Agency", accessed May 3, 2008.] The fire was a setback for Richmond's economic growth as most of the buildings were either uninsured or underinsured. Many business owners did not bother to rebuild at all following the fire. Another building spurt did occur in Richmond between 1903 and 1905.

Geography

Richmond is located at coor dms|42|28|19|N|88|18|27|W|city (42.471868, -88.307431)GR|1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 1.4 square miles (3.5 km²), all of it land.

Major Streets

* Main Street
* Kenosha Street
* Broadway Street
* Burlington Road
* Tryon Grove Road

Demographics

As of the censusGR|2 of 2000, there were 1,091 people, 415 households, and 285 families residing in the village. The population density was 802.2 people per square mile (309.7/km²). There were 441 housing units at an average density of 324.3/sq mi (125.2/km²). The racial makeup of the village was 97.89% White, 0.27% African American, 0.18% Native American, 0.64% Asian, 0.92% from other races, and 0.09% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 4.03% of the population.

There were 415 households out of which 35.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.4% were married couples living together, 8.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.3% were non-families. 25.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.63 and the average family size was 3.19.

In the village the population was spread out with 27.3% under the age of 18, 7.3% from 18 to 24, 29.9% from 25 to 44, 22.6% from 45 to 64, and 12.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 99.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.3 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $52,361, and the median income for a family was $60,417. Males had a median income of $41,136 versus $27,344 for females. The per capita income for the village was $22,332. About 2.6% of families and 6.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 4.4% of those under age 18 and 10.2% of those age 65 or over.

ee also

*Lucien Boneparte Covell House
*Memorial Hall
*Richmond-Burton

References

External links

* [http://www.richmondil.com/ Richmond Community Website]
* [http://www.richmond-il.com/ Richmond municipal government's (Village of Richmond) website]
* [http://www.richmondtif.com/ Richmond TIF District]
* [http://history.rays-place.com/il/mch-richmond.htm History of Richmond, Il.]