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Richmond is a home rule-class city in and the
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of Madison County,
Kentucky Kentucky ( , ), officially the Commonwealth of Kentucky, is a state in the Southeastern region of the United States and one of the states of the Upper South. It borders Illinois, Indiana, and Ohio to the north; West Virginia and Virginia to ...
, United States. It is named after
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, and is home to
Eastern Kentucky University Eastern Kentucky University (Eastern or EKU) is a public university in Richmond, Kentucky. As a regional comprehensive institution, EKU also maintains branch campuses in Corbin, Hazard, Lancaster, and Manchester and offers over 40 online u ...
. In 2019, the population was 36,157. Richmond is the fourth-largest city in the
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(after
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, Lexington and Covington) and the state's sixth-largest city. It is the ninth largest population center in the state with a Micropolitan population of 106,864. The city serves as the center for work and shopping for south-central Kentucky. In addition, Richmond is the principal city of the Richmond-Berea, Kentucky Micropolitan Area, which includes all of
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and Rockcastle counties.


History

Richmond was founded in 1798 by Colonel John Miller from
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. A British American, Miller served with the rebels in the Revolutionary War. According to lore, he was attracted to the area by its good spring water and friendly Native Americans. With the original county seat of Madison County being
Milford, Kentucky Milford is an unincorporated community in Bracken County, in the U.S. state of Kentucky. The ZIP Code for Milford is 41061. History Milford was founded in 1831, and named for the nearby watermill A watermill or water mill is a mill that us ...
, Miller successfully lobbied the Kentucky legislature to move it from Milford to present-day Richmond. Although the residents of Milford strongly opposed the move, the county approved the transfer in March 1798. On July 4, 1798, the new town was named Richmond in honor of Miller's
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birthplace.Chamber of Commerce website
"City History", retrieved August 28, 2009.
Richmond was incorporated in 1809. Kentucky was a border state during the Civil War and remained in the Union. On August 30, 1862, during the
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, the
Battle of Richmond The Battle of Richmond, Kentucky, fought August 29–30, 1862, was one of the most complete Confederate victories in the war by Major General Edmund Kirby Smith against Union major general William "Bull" Nelson's forces, which were defending ...
took place. Confederate General
Edmund Kirby Smith General Edmund Kirby Smith (May 16, 1824March 28, 1893) was a senior officer of the Confederate States Army who commanded the Trans-Mississippi Department (comprising Arkansas, Missouri, Texas, western Louisiana, Arizona Territory and the Indi ...
routed the Union General William Nelson, capturing or killing 5,300 of his 6,500 men. One historian called this battle "the nearest thing to a Cannae ever scored by any general, North or South, in the course of the whole war." In 1906, Eastern Kentucky State Normal School was founded in Richmond to train teachers. The school graduated its first class of 11 teachers in 1909. In 1922, it was established as a four-year college and in 1935 added a graduate degree program. In 1965, the institution was renamed Eastern Kentucky University.Eastern Kentucky University website
"About Eastern Kentucky University", retrieved August 28, 2009
In the late 1990s and early 2000s, Richmond saw significant growth, becoming the state's seventh-largest city in 2009. US Census
, "Kentucky by Place", retrieved July 28, 2010


Geography

Richmond is located in Madison County in the
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of the state. The
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lies to the southeast of the city. The city is served by
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, U. S. Routes 25 and 421, and Kentucky Routes 52, 169 and 388. I-75 runs to the west of downtown, with access from exits 83, 87, and 90. Via I-75, downtown
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is 25 mi (40 km) northwest, and
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,
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is 147 mi (237 km) south. U.S. Route 25 forms the eastern bypass around the city, leading northwest to Lexington and south 14 mi (23 km) to Berea. U.S. Route 421 parallels U.S. 25 on the eastern bypass of the city, leading northwest to Lexington (with U.S. 25 and I-75) and southeast 34 mi (55 km) to McKee. According to the
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, the city has a total area of , of which is land and (0.73%) is water.


Climate

The climate in this area is characterized by hot, humid summers and generally mild to cool winters. According to the
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system, Richmond has a
humid subtropical climate A humid subtropical climate is a zone of climate characterized by hot and humid summers, and cool to mild winters. These climates normally lie on the southeast side of all continents (except Antarctica), generally between latitudes 25° and 40° ...
, abbreviated "Cfa" on climate maps.


Demographics

As of the
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of 2000, there were 27,152 people, 10,795 households, and 5,548 families residing in the city. The
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was 1,420.4 people per square mile (548.3/km). There were 11,857 housing units at an average density of 620.3/sq mi (239.4/km). The racial makeup of the city was 88.30%
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, 8.27%
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, 0.29% Native American, 1.09%
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, 0.03%
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, 0.43% from
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, and 1.58% from two or more races.
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or
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of any race were 1.21% of the population. There were 10,795 households, out of which 24.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 35.2% were
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living together, 12.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 48.6% were non-families. 34.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.14 and the average family size was 2.78. In the city, the population was spread out, with 17.5% under the age of 18, 31.7% from 18 to 24, 27.5% from 25 to 44, 13.8% from 45 to 64, and 9.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 25 years. For every 100 females, there were 90.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.8 males. The median income for a household in the city was $25,533, and the median income for a family was $36,222. Males had a median income of $30,817 versus $22,053 for females. The
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for the city was $15,815. About 16.6% of families and 25.0% of the population were below the
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, including 26.2% of those under age 18 and 19.9% of those aged 65 or over.


Government

Richmond operates under a
council–manager government The council–manager government is a form of local government used for municipalities, counties, or other equivalent regions. It is one of the two most common forms of local government in the United States along with the mayor–council gover ...
. The citizens elect a mayor and four city commissioners who form the Board of Commissioners. The Board of Commissioners is the legislative body of the city government and represents the interests of the citizens when applicable. The Board of Commissioners appoints a
city manager A city manager is an official appointed as the administrative manager of a city, in a "Mayor–council government" council–manager form of city government. Local officials serving in this position are sometimes referred to as the chief execu ...
, who administers the day-to-day operations of the city. The mayor is elected for a term of four years. Each city commissioner is elected for a term of two years. The term of the city manager is indefinite.


Education

Richmond is served by the Madison County Public School System. In 1988 the Richmond Independent School District merged into the Madison County school district.


High schools

*
Model Laboratory School Model Laboratory School is the only remaining laboratory school in the state of Kentucky. It is located on the campus of Eastern Kentucky University, in Richmond, Kentucky, United States. Model Laboratory School is home to around 720 students i ...
(Associated with Eastern Kentucky University) * Madison Central High School


Higher education

*
Eastern Kentucky University Eastern Kentucky University (Eastern or EKU) is a public university in Richmond, Kentucky. As a regional comprehensive institution, EKU also maintains branch campuses in Corbin, Hazard, Lancaster, and Manchester and offers over 40 online u ...


Public library

Richmond has a
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, a branch of the Madison County Public Library.


Media


Newspaper

The ''
Richmond Register The ''Richmond Register'' is a three daily newspaper based in Richmond, Kentucky, and covering Madison County, Kentucky, Madison County. It publishes Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday. The ''Register'' is owned by Community Newspaper Holdings Inc. I ...
'' is published on Tuesday through Saturday publication. The ''Eastern Progress'' is a weekly student publication of Eastern Kentucky University


Radio stations

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WEKY WEKY (1340 AM broadcasting, AM) is a radio station broadcasting a classic hits format. Licensed to Richmond, Kentucky, United States, the station serves the Lexington-Fayette, KY Metropolitan Statistical Area, Lexington Metro Area. The station is ...
(1340 AM) *
WCBR WCBR (1110 AM) is a radio station broadcasting a religious format. It is licensed to Richmond, Kentucky, United States, and serves the Lexington Metro Area. The station is owned by W.C.B.R. Radio, Inc. 1110 AM is a United States clear-chann ...
(1110 AM) *
WEKU WEKU (88.9 FM) is a Peabody award-winning National Public Radio-charter member station licensed to Richmond, Kentucky serving central and eastern Kentucky, including nearby Lexington. Owned by Eastern Kentucky University, WEKU primarily broad ...
(88.9 FM) *
WLXX WLXX (101.5 MHz) is a commercial FM radio station licensed to Richmond, Kentucky, and serving the Lexington metropolitan area. The station is owned by Cumulus Media. It subscribes to the nationally syndicated ''JACK FM'' radio service, using ...
(101.5 FM)


Transportation


Roads

Interstate 75 passes through western Richmond, and connects the city to Lexington in the north and
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in the south. I-75 has three exits in the city:
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, State Route 876, and S.R. 2872. Richmond is located on a concurrency with
U.S. Route 25 U.S. Route 25 (US 25) is a north–south United States Highway that runs for in the southern and midwestern US. Its southern terminus is in Brunswick, Georgia, from where it proceeds mostly due north, passing through the cities of Augusta, Georg ...
and 421. The two routes run north to Lexington and diverge approximately five miles south of the city. U.S. 25 connects the city to Berea and
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in the south. U.S. 421 connects to McKee in the south east. State Route 52 connects to Lancaster in the west and Irvine in the east. State Route 169 heads northwest toward Nicholasville. State Route 388 runs north of the city to the north end of the county and Boonesborough. State Route 876 serves as a bypass around the business district of the city and heads west toward
Kentucky Route 595 Kentucky Route 595 is a north- south route running through Madison County, Kentucky, United States. Its northern terminus is at the Kentucky River near Valley View, Kentucky, Valley View and it southern terminus is at the intersection of Kentucky ...
, which continues to Round Hill and
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. State Route 1156 heads northeast and connects with State Route 169 at Valley View. State Route 1986 runs northeast of Richmond to Union City and Doylesville. The U.S. 25 connector, signed as S.R. 2872 and commonly known as Duncannon Lane, connects I-75 to U.S. 25 south of the city. State Route 2881 connects at State Route 52 at Caleast, runs through southern Richmond, and heads south to Berea.


Air

Central Kentucky Regional Airport Central Kentucky Regional Airport (formerly Madison Airport) is a public airport from Richmond, Kentucky, in Madison County, Kentucky. It is owned by the Madison Airport Board. Facilities and aircraft Central Kentucky Regional Airport covers 19 ...
is a public
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located in Madison County between Richmond and Berea. It consists of a 5,001 by 100 ft
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runway.


Bus

Foothills Express, operated by the Kentucky River Foothills Development Council, provides the Richmond Transit Service bus service within Richmond, the Big E Transit Service on the EKU campus, Madison County Connector service to Berea, and local and intercity
demand-responsive transport Demand-responsive transport (DRT), also known as demand-responsive transit, demand-responsive service,
US National Trans ...
.


Notable people

*
Daniel Boone Daniel Boone (September 26, 1820) was an American pioneer and frontiersman whose exploits made him one of the first folk heroes of the United States. He became famous for his exploration and settlement of Kentucky, which was then beyond the we ...
(November 2, 1734 – September 26, 1820), born in Birdsboro, PA, he was an American pioneer who established
Fort Boonesborough Fort Boonesborough was a frontier fort in Kentucky, founded by Daniel Boone and his men following their crossing of the Kentucky River on April 1, 1775. The settlement they founded, known as Boonesborough, Kentucky, is Kentucky's second oldest Eu ...
, in Madison County Kentucky along the Kentucky River *
Kit Carson Christopher Houston Carson (December 24, 1809 – May 23, 1868) was an American frontiersman. He was a fur trapper, wilderness guide, Indian agent, and U.S. Army officer. He became a frontier legend in his own lifetime by biographies and n ...
, pioneer frontiersman, born near Richmond in
Madison County, Kentucky Madison County is a county located in the central part of the U.S. state of Kentucky. At the 2020 census, its population was 92,701. Its county seat is Richmond. The county is named for Virginia statesman James Madison, who later became the fo ...
, but raised in
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* Brutus J. Clay II, son of Cassius M. Clay and Minister to Switzerland * Cassius Marcellus Clay, planter, abolitionist and politician; Minister to
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and
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, a founder of the Republican Party *
Earle Combs Earle Bryan Combs (May 14, 1899 – July 21, 1976) was an American professional baseball player who played his entire career for the New York Yankees (1924–1935). Combs batted leadoff and played center field on the Yankees' fabled 1927 team (oft ...
,
New York Yankees The New York Yankees are an American professional baseball team based in the Boroughs of New York City, New York City borough of the Bronx. The Yankees compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) Amer ...
player,
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member; longtime resident of the area *
David R. Francis David Rowland Francis (October 1, 1850January 15, 1927) was an American politician and diplomat. He served in various positions including Mayor of St. Louis, the 27th Governor of Missouri, and United States Secretary of the Interior. He was the ...
, Mayor of St. Louis,
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and U.S. Secretary of the Interior; born in Richmond *
Odon Guitar Odon Guitar (August 31, 1825 – March 13, 1908) was a general in the Union Missouri State Militia during the American Civil War. He was noted for his successful campaign against Joseph C. Porter and John A. Poindexter's recruiting commands i ...
,
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in the
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Missouri State Militia in the
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*
Leigh Ann Hester Leigh Ann Hester (born January 12, 1982) is a United States Army National Guard soldier. While assigned to the 617th Military Police Company, a Kentucky Army National Guard unit out of Richmond, Kentucky, Hester received the Silver Star for h ...
of the
Kentucky Kentucky ( , ), officially the Commonwealth of Kentucky, is a state in the Southeastern region of the United States and one of the states of the Upper South. It borders Illinois, Indiana, and Ohio to the north; West Virginia and Virginia to ...
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, first woman in United States military history to be cited for valor in
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, for action near Salman Pak, Iraq on March 20, 2005; she is the first woman to receive the
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for valor in combat *
Keen Johnson Keen Johnson (January 12, 1896February 7, 1970) was an American politician who served as the 45th Governor of Kentucky, serving from 1939 to 1943; being the only journalist to have held that office.Odgen, p. 178 After serving in World War I, Jo ...
, editor of the ''Richmond Daily Register'' (1925–39); Lieutenant Governor of Kentucky (1935–39); Governor of Kentucky (1939–43); Undersecretary of Labor (1946–47); longtime resident of the area * James B. McCreary,
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and two-term Governor of Kentucky *
Samuel Freeman Miller Samuel Freeman Miller (April 5, 1816 – October 13, 1890) was an American lawyer and physician who served as an associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court from 1862 until his death in 1890. Early life, education, and medical career Born ...
, U.S. Supreme Court Justice * Fiddlin' Doc Roberts (April 26, 1897 – August 4, 1978), old-time bluegrass fiddler *
Jimmy Stokley Exile is an American band originally formed in 1963. In the 1970s, they were known as a rock band that had a major hit single with "Kiss You All Over" in 1978. After several lineup changes, the band was re-launched as a country act that achieved ...
(October 18, 1943 – August 13, 1985), lead singer, co-founder and member of the band
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* Samuel Hanson Stone, Kentucky politician, born near Richmond *
William J. Stone William Joel Stone (May 7, 1848April 14, 1918) was a Democratic politician from Missouri who represented his state in the United States House of Representatives from 1885 to 1891, and in the U.S. Senate from 1903 until his death; he also served ...
,
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, born near Richmond * Montez Sweat, NFL Defensive End (2019-) * Ken Upchurch, member of the
Kentucky House of Representatives The Kentucky House of Representatives is the lower house of the Kentucky General Assembly. It is composed of 100 Representatives elected from single-member districts throughout the Commonwealth. Not more than two counties can be joined to form ...
from Wayne County; born in Richmond in 1969 *
Larry Warford Lawrence Daniel Warford III (born June 18, 1991) is a former American football guard. He was drafted by the Detroit Lions in the third round of the 2013 NFL Draft. He made the Pro Bowl in all three of his seasons with the New Orleans Saints. He ...
, NFL offensive lineman (1991-) *
John Reid Wolfskill John Reid Wolfskill (September 16, 1804 – May 27, 1897) was a California pioneer who helped establish development of California's agricultural industry in the Sacramento Valley in the 19th century. In 1842, Wolfskill was the first settler to pl ...
, California pioneer


See also

* Other places named Richmond


References


External links

*
City of Richmond
* {{Authority control Cities in Madison County, Kentucky Cities in Kentucky County seats in Kentucky Richmond–Berea micropolitan area 1798 establishments in Kentucky