- Richmond, Missouri
Infobox Settlement
official_name = Richmond, Missouri
settlement_type =City
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map_caption = Location of Richmond, Missouri
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map_caption1 =subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name =United States
subdivision_type1 = State
subdivision_name1 =Missouri
subdivision_type2 = County
subdivision_name2 = Ray
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area_total_km2 = 15.0
area_land_km2 = 14.9
area_water_km2 = 0.1
area_total_sq_mi = 5.8
area_land_sq_mi = 5.8
area_water_sq_mi = 0.0population_as_of = 2000
population_footnotes =
population_total = 6116
population_density_km2 = 410.3
population_density_sq_mi = 1062.7timezone = Central (CST)
utc_offset = -6
timezone_DST = CDT
utc_offset_DST = -5
elevation_footnotes =
elevation_m = 251
elevation_ft = 823
latd = 39 |latm = 16 |lats = 39 |latNS = N
longd = 93 |longm = 58 |longs = 33 |longEW = Wpostal_code_type =
ZIP code
postal_code = 64085
area_code = 816
blank_name = FIPS code
blank_info = 29-61670GR|2
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blank1_info = 0725280GR|3
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footnotes =Richmond is a city in Ray County,
Missouri ,United States . The population was 6,116 at the 2000 census. It is thecounty seat of Ray CountyGR|6.Geography
Richmond is located at coor dms|39|16|39|N|93|58|33|W|city (39.277550, -93.975907)GR|1. According to the
United States Census Bureau , the city has a total area of 5.8square mile s (14.9km² ), of which, 5.8 square miles (14.9 km²) of it is land and 0.04 square miles (0.1 km²) of it (0.35%) is water.Demographics
As of the
census GR|2 of 2000, there were 6,116 people, 2,488 households, and 1,579 families residing in the city. Thepopulation density was 1,062.7 people per square mile (410.0/km²). There were 2,651 housing units at an average density of 460.6/sq mi (177.7/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 94.29%White (U.S. Census) , 3.73% African American, 3 Native American, 1 Asian, 0.38% from other races, and 1.29% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.03% of the population.There were 2,488 households out of which 33.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.5% were married couples living together, 12.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 36.5% were non-families. 32.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 15.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.40 and the average family size was 3.02.
In the city the population was spread out with 27.2% under the age of 18, 8.3% from 18 to 24, 27.5% from 25 to 44, 19.9% from 45 to 64, and 17.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 89.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 81.6 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $33,514, and the median income for a family was $45,186. Males had a median income of $34,500 versus $20,772 for females. The
per capita income for the city was $18,021. About 8.1% of families and 10.7% of the population were below thepoverty line , including 10.5% of those under age 18 and 12.9% of those age 65 or over.Prominent people from Richmond
*
Aaron H. Conrow , attorney and Confederate congressman during the Civil War
*Jacob L. Milligan , U.S. Congressman
*John Rooney , television sportscaster
*Lenvil Elliott ,NFL player forSuper Bowl championSan Francisco 49ers References
External links
* [http://www.cityofrichmondmo.org City of Richmond, Missouri]
* [http://cofcommerce.home.mchsi.com Richmond, Missouri Chamber of Commerce]
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