Richmond
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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.
Richmond, Virginie | |
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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): | |
Motto(s): Sic Itur Ad Astra ("Thus do we reach the stars") | |
Location in the Commonwealth o Virginie | |
Coordinates: 37°32′N 77°28′W / 37.533°N 77.467°W | |
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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[5] |
GNIS feature ID | 1499957[6] |
Website | www.ci.richmond.va.us |
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. |
ReferencesEedit
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ TOLLET, DRAD. "RVAMag." rvamag.com March 20, 2013. [1].
- ↑ 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.
Further readinEedit
- Dabney, Virginius (1990). Richmond: The Story of a City (revised and expanded ed.). Charlottesville: University Press of Virginia. ISBN 0813912741.
- Lankford, Nelson. Richmond Burning: The Last Days of the Confederate Capital (2002)
- Latimore, Carey H., IV, "A Step Closer to Slavery? Free African Americans, Industrialization, Social Control, and Residency in Richmond City, 1850–1860", Slavery and Abolition 33 (Mairch 2012), 119–37.
- Wright, Mike. City Under Siege: Richmond in the Civil War (Rowman & Littlefield, 1995)
Freemit airtinsEedit
- Offeecial wabsteid
- Greater Richmond Chamber of Commerce
- Richmond Metropolitan Convention & Visitors Bureau
- Greater Richmond Convention Center
- Richmond, Virginia, a Naitional Pairk Service Discover Our Shared Heritage traivel itinerary
- video:Exploring the James River Parks of Richmond on YouTube
- Richmond Lions Rugby Football Club Website