Richmond
city in and the county seat of Madison County, Kentucky, United States
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Summary
Richmond is a city in the United States[1]. Richmond ranks in the top 6% of city in the united states entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,074 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Madison County[3]
- Country: United States[4]
- Instance of: county seat[5]
- Postal code: 40475[6], 40476[7]
- Commons category: Richmond, Kentucky[8]
- Local dialing code: 859[9]
- Inception: 1798[10]
- Official website: http://www.richmond.ky.us/[11]
- Topic's main category: Category:Richmond, Kentucky[12]
- Population: 31,364[13], 34,585[14]
- Office held by head of government: Mayor of Richmond, Kentucky[15]
- Described by source: Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[16], Collier's New Encyclopedia, 1921[17], New International Encyclopedia[18]
- Capital of: Madison County[19]
- Official name: Richmond[20]
- Category for people born here: Q61024688[21]
- Category for people who died here: Q55906074[22]
- Number of households: 13,351[23]
- Category of associated people: Category:People from Richmond, Kentucky[24]
- Elevation above sea level: 289 m[25]
- Area: 60.004339 km²[26], 59.816476 km²[27]
- Water as percent of area: 1.2513 percent[28]
- Territory overlaps: Richmond urban area[29]
- Located in the statistical territorial entity: Richmond–Berea micropolitan area[30]
- Per capita income: 22,549 US dollars[31]
Why It Matters
Richmond has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[32] Richmond is known by 13 alternative names across languages and contexts.[33]