Richmond, Indiana
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 Location in Indiana
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| Basic data | |
| Foundation : | 1806 |
| State : | United States |
| State : | Indiana |
| County : | Wayne County |
| Coordinates : | 39 ° 50 ′ N , 84 ° 53 ′ W |
| Time zone : | Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 ) |
| Residents : | 39,124 (as of: 2000) |
| Population density : | 651 inhabitants per km 2 |
| Area : | 60.3 km 2 (approx. 23 mi 2 ) of which 60.1 km 2 (approx. 23 mi 2 ) is land |
| Height : | 299 m |
| Postcodes : | 47374-47375 |
| Area code : | +1 765 |
| FIPS : | 18-64260 |
| GNIS ID : | 0441976 |
| Website : | www.richmondindiana.gov |
| Mayor : | Sally Hutton |
 Richmond, Indiana as viewed from the southwest |
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Richmond is the county capital of Wayne County in the US state of Indiana . It is on the Whitewaters River . Richmond is on the Indiana- Ohio border . In 2000, around 39,100 people lived in Richmond.
There is a university in Richmond called Earlham College .
Population development
| year | Residents¹ |
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| 1980 | 41,349 |
| 1990 | 38,705 |
| 2000 | 39,124 |
| 2005 | 37,560 |
¹ 1980–2000: census results; 2005: Update of the US Census Bureau
sons and daughters of the town
- John Wilbur Chapman (1859–1918), Presbyterian pastor, author, church leader, and evangelist
- Perry Botkin Sr. (1907–1973), guitarist, banjo player, and composer
- Weeb Ewbank (1907-1998), American football coach
- George Duning (1908-2000), film composer
- Mary Rosamund Haas (1910–1996), linguist
- James R. Strahan (1913–1963), University Professor
- Ned Rorem (* 1923), composer
- Lamar Lundy (1935-2007), American football player
- Harold Jones (born 1940), jazz drummer
- Baby Huey (1944–1970), rock and soul singer
- Rich Mullins (1955–1997), singer and songwriter of Christian pop music