Richmond

Richmond, Virginie
Richmond, Virginie
	State caipital
	City of Richmond
	Tap: Skyline abuin the faws o the James River Middle: St. John's Episcopal Church, Jackson Ward, Monument Avenue. Bottom: Virginia State Capitol, Main Street Station
	Eik-name(s): RVA, The River City, Fist City, Capital of the South
	Motto(s): Sic Itur Ad Astra ("Thus do we reach the stars")
	Location in the Commonwealth o Virginie
	Richmond, Virginie Location in the Unitit States
	Coordinates: 37°32′N 77°28′W / 37.533°N 77.467°W
Kintra	Unitit States
State	Virginie
Govrenment
• Mayor	Dwight Clinton Jones (D-VA)
Area
• Ceety	162 km2 (62.5 sq mi)
• Laund	156 km2 (60.1 sq mi)
• Water	6 km2 (2.5 sq mi)
Elevation	45.7 m (166.45 ft)
Population (2014)
• Ceety	217,853 (98t)
• Density	1,400/km2 (3,625/sq mi)
• Metro	1,260,029 (44t)
Demonym(s)	Richmonder
Time zone	UTC-5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP Codes	23173, 23218–23242, 23249–23250, 23255, 23260–23261, 23269, 23273–23274, 23276, 23278–23279, 23282, 23284–23286, 23288–23295, 23297–23298
Area code	804
FIPS code	51-67000
GNIS feature ID	1499957
Website	www.ci.richmond.va.us
	Nomenclature evolution Prior to 1071 – Richemont: a town in Normandy, France.; 1071 to 1501 – Richmond: a castle town in Yorkshire, UK.; 1501 to 1742 – Richmond, a palace town in Surrey, UK.; 1742 to present – Richmond, Virginia.

Richmond (/ˈrɪtʃmənd/ RICH-mənd) is the caipital o the Commonwealth o Virginie, in the Unitit States. It is the centre o the Richmond Metropolitan Statistical Aurie (MSA) an the Greater Richmond Region. While it wis incorporatit in 1742, Richmond haes been an independent ceety syne 1871.

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↑ City Connection, Office of the Press Secretary to the Mayor. Richmondgov.com Archived 2011-09-30 at the Wayback Machine. January–March 2010 edition. Retrieved February 8, 2010.
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↑ Civil War Richmond – The South's Capital – Virginia Is For Lovers Archived 2016-01-11 at the Wayback Machine. Virginia.org (2012-05-18). Retrieved on 2013-08-21.
↑ Griset, Rich. (2013-08-09) One of the most extensive collections of Eskimo folk art is right here in Richmond.. Style Weekly. Retrieved on 2013-08-21.
↑ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 31 Januar 2008.
↑ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 25 October 2007. Retrieved 31 Januar 2008.

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