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Richmond
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city in and the county seat of Madison County, Kentucky, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Kentucky
- County
- Madison
- Named after
- Richmond, Virginia
- Type
- City Mayor/Manager
- Mayor
- Robert Blythe
- Total
- 20.57 sq mi (53.28 km )
- Land
- 20.32 sq mi (52.63 km )
- Water
- 0.25 sq mi (0.65 km )
- Elevation
- 978 ft (298 m)
- Estimate 2022
- 36,129
- Density
- 1,701.9/sq mi (657.12/km )
- Demonym s
- Richmonder, Richmondian
- Time zone
- UTC−5 ( EST )
- Summer dst
- UTC−4 (EDT)
- Zip codes
- 40475-40476
- Fips code
- 21-65226
- Website
- https://richmondky.gov/
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Official name
- Richmond
- Population
- 34585
- Area
- 59.816476
- Elevation
- 289
- Official website
- www.richmond.ky.us
- Image
- Madison County, Kentucky courthouse.JPG
- Households
- 13351
- Dialing code
- 859
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- Commons category
- Richmond, Kentucky
- inception
- 1798-00-00
- postal code
- 40476
- P8168
- Daveigh Chase
- water as percent of area
- 1.2513
- per capita income
- 22549
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Richmond is a city in Madison County, Kentucky, United States. The population was 34,585 as of the 2020 census, making it the state's seventh-largest city. It is the principal city of the Richmond–Berea micropolitan area, which includes all of Madison and Rockcastle counties and had 123,000 residents in 2020.
The city is named after Richmond, Virginia and is home to Eastern Kentucky University. Richmond is the county seat of Madison County and serves as the center for work and shopping in south-central Kentucky. Richmond is home to numerous festivals, notably the Millstone Festival.