Richmond, Michigan
Encyclopedia
Richmond is a city on the border between Macomb
and St. Clair
counties in the U.S. state
of Michigan
. The population was 4,897 at the 2000 census
. The 2008 Census Bureau Estimate places the population at 5,606. Most of the city is located in Macomb County, though there is a small portion in St. Clair County. The city is adjacent to Richmond Township
and Lenox Township in Macomb County, although it is administratively autonomous. It is also adjacent to St. Clair County's Columbus Township
and Casco Township
.
, the city has a total area of 3.0 square miles (7.6 km²), of which, 2.9 square miles (7.5 km²) of it is land and 0.1 square miles (0.2 km²) of it (2.03%) is water.
of 2000, there were 4,897 people, 1,977 households, and 1,332 families residing in the city. The population density
was 1,691.6 per square mile (654.2/km²). There were 2,062 housing units at an average density of 712.3 per square mile (275.5/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 95.43% White, 0.25% African American, 0.31% Native American, 0.82% Asian, 0.18% Pacific Islander, 1.86% from other races
, and 1.16% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 4.74% of the population.
There were 1,977 households out of which 31.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.1% were married couples
living together, 10.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.6% were non-families. 27.8% of all households were made up of sole individuals and 11.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.45 and the average family size was 2.99.
In the city the population was spread out with 24.2% under the age of 18, 9.0% from 18 to 24, 30.8% from 25 to 44, 22.7% from 45 to 64, and 13.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 92.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.6 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $43,378, and the median income for a family was $57,917. Males had a median income of $41,519 versus $26,445 for females. The per capita income
for the city was $21,384. About 4.8% of families and 6.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 7.2% of those under age 18 and 5.4% of those age 65 or over.
The city has a local library and a local community theatre (Richmond Community Theatre).
The city has three major parks – Beebe Street Memorial Park, Bailey Park, and Gierk Park. Beebe Street Memorial Park is 38.5 acres (155,804.1 m²) and includes five baseball fields and an outdoor swimming pool. Bailey Park is a 2 acres (8,093.7 m²) park with a baseball field, soccer field, and four tennis courts. Gierk Park is approximately one acre and includes a small playground. Various other outdoor recreational facilities can be found adjacent to the public school buildings, St. Augustine Catholic Elementary School, and St. Peter Lutheran School.
The city is a starting point for the Macomb Orchard Trail, which is a 23.5 miles (37.8 km) multi-use, non-motorized trail currently being developed on an abandoned railroad right-of-way in Northern Macomb County. The new trail also connects with the Stony Creek Metropark, Bloomer Park, and the Paint Creek Trail.
Each year the city hosts the Richmond Good Old Days Festival. The bulk of the festival's activities occur at Beebe Street Memorial Park. Major events at past festivals have included the "Little Miss Richmond" pageant, sporting tournaments, demolition derby, figure 8 derby, fair-cross, musical entertainment, craft show, and fireworks. The festival hosts a children's parade and a grand parade. The Detroit News
voted the grand parade Michigan's Best Small Town Parade in 2004, 2005, and 2006.
The local paper was the Richmond Review, which was bought out by The Voice.
The Richmond Area Historical and Genealogical Society owns and maintains three historic buildings and one replica building in Bailey Historic Park. The buildings include: 1) a one-room schoolhouse built in 1885 and originally located on School Section Road in Richmond Township; 2) a Grand Trunk Railroad Depot built in the early 1900s and originally located in Hickey, which was in Columbus Township, MI
, and 3) the Donley Family Log Cabin and Outhouse, which was built in 1850 and originally located on 29 Mile Road in Lenox Township. The newest building is a replica of a Blacksmith Shop that will serve as the Society's museum and office. Grand opening of the blacksmith shop is scheduled for Summer 2009.
Macomb County, Michigan
-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 788,149 people, 309,203 households, and 210,876 families residing in the county. The population density was 1,640 people per square mile . There were 320,276 housing units at an average density of 667 per square mile...
and St. Clair
St. Clair County, Michigan
-Interstates:* I-69 enters the county from the west, coming from Lansing and Flint, terminating at the approach to the Blue Water Bridge in Port Huron....
counties in the U.S. state
U.S. state
A U.S. state is any one of the 50 federated states of the United States of America that share sovereignty with the federal government. Because of this shared sovereignty, an American is a citizen both of the federal entity and of his or her state of domicile. Four states use the official title of...
of Michigan
Michigan
Michigan is a U.S. state located in the Great Lakes Region of the United States of America. The name Michigan is the French form of the Ojibwa word mishigamaa, meaning "large water" or "large lake"....
. The population was 4,897 at the 2000 census
United States Census, 2000
The Twenty-second United States Census, known as Census 2000 and conducted by the Census Bureau, determined the resident population of the United States on April 1, 2000, to be 281,421,906, an increase of 13.2% over the 248,709,873 persons enumerated during the 1990 Census...
. The 2008 Census Bureau Estimate places the population at 5,606. Most of the city is located in Macomb County, though there is a small portion in St. Clair County. The city is adjacent to Richmond Township
Richmond Township, Macomb County, Michigan
Richmond Township is a civil township of Macomb County, Michigan, USA. At the 2000 census, the township population was 3,416. The 2008 Census Bureau Estimate places the population at 3,784...
and Lenox Township in Macomb County, although it is administratively autonomous. It is also adjacent to St. Clair County's Columbus Township
Columbus Township, St. Clair County, Michigan
Columbus Township is a civil township of St. Clair County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 4,615 at the 2000 census.-Communities:...
and Casco Township
Casco Township, St. Clair County, Michigan
Casco Township is a civil township of St. Clair County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2000 census, the township population was 4,747.-Communities:...
.
Geography
According to the United States Census BureauUnited States Census Bureau
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, the city has a total area of 3.0 square miles (7.6 km²), of which, 2.9 square miles (7.5 km²) of it is land and 0.1 square miles (0.2 km²) of it (2.03%) is water.
- It is sometimes considered to be part of the ThumbThe ThumbThe Thumb is a region and a peninsula of Michigan, so named because the Lower Peninsula is shaped like a mitten; thus the Thumb is the area that looks like the thumb of the mitten. The Thumb is generally considered to be in the Mid-Michigan area of the state, located east of Flint/Tri-Cities...
of Michigan- Richmond can also be considered as in the Blue Water Area, a subregion of the Thumb.
Demographics
As of the censusCensus
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of 2000, there were 4,897 people, 1,977 households, and 1,332 families residing in the city. The population density
Population density
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was 1,691.6 per square mile (654.2/km²). There were 2,062 housing units at an average density of 712.3 per square mile (275.5/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 95.43% White, 0.25% African American, 0.31% Native American, 0.82% Asian, 0.18% Pacific Islander, 1.86% from other races
Race (United States Census)
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, and 1.16% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 4.74% of the population.
There were 1,977 households out of which 31.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.1% were married couples
Marriage
Marriage is a social union or legal contract between people that creates kinship. It is an institution in which interpersonal relationships, usually intimate and sexual, are acknowledged in a variety of ways, depending on the culture or subculture in which it is found...
living together, 10.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.6% were non-families. 27.8% of all households were made up of sole individuals and 11.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.45 and the average family size was 2.99.
In the city the population was spread out with 24.2% under the age of 18, 9.0% from 18 to 24, 30.8% from 25 to 44, 22.7% from 45 to 64, and 13.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 92.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.6 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $43,378, and the median income for a family was $57,917. Males had a median income of $41,519 versus $26,445 for females. The per capita income
Per capita income
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for the city was $21,384. About 4.8% of families and 6.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 7.2% of those under age 18 and 5.4% of those age 65 or over.
City history
In 1835 Erastus Beebe set out with two brothers and several other people to create a new city out of a wilderness area in Michigan. He founded Beebe's Corners, which in 1878 agreed to join with the two nearest neighboring communities of Ridgeway and Cooper Town to form the Village of Richmond. In 1879, the Michigan Legislature officially created the village charter. In 1989, the city annexed the Muttonville area of Lenox Township, parts of Richmond Township in Macomb County, and part of Casco and Columbus Townships in St. Clair County.Arts and recreation
The city has three major parks – Beebe Street Memorial Park, Bailey Park, and Gierk Park. Beebe Street Memorial Park is 38.5 acres (155,804.1 m²) and includes five baseball fields and an outdoor swimming pool. Bailey Park is a 2 acres (8,093.7 m²) park with a baseball field, soccer field, and four tennis courts. Gierk Park is approximately one acre and includes a small playground. Various other outdoor recreational facilities can be found adjacent to the public school buildings, St. Augustine Catholic Elementary School, and St. Peter Lutheran School.
The city is a starting point for the Macomb Orchard Trail, which is a 23.5 miles (37.8 km) multi-use, non-motorized trail currently being developed on an abandoned railroad right-of-way in Northern Macomb County. The new trail also connects with the Stony Creek Metropark, Bloomer Park, and the Paint Creek Trail.
Each year the city hosts the Richmond Good Old Days Festival. The bulk of the festival's activities occur at Beebe Street Memorial Park. Major events at past festivals have included the "Little Miss Richmond" pageant, sporting tournaments, demolition derby, figure 8 derby, fair-cross, musical entertainment, craft show, and fireworks. The festival hosts a children's parade and a grand parade. The Detroit News
The Detroit News
The Detroit News is one of the two major newspapers in the U.S. city of Detroit, Michigan. The paper began in 1873, when it rented space in the rival Free Press's building. The News absorbed the Detroit Tribune on February 1, 1919, the Detroit Journal on July 21, 1922, and on November 7, 1960,...
voted the grand parade Michigan's Best Small Town Parade in 2004, 2005, and 2006.
The local paper was the Richmond Review, which was bought out by The Voice.
Education
The Richmond Community School District covers areas of Richmond, Lenox, Casco, and Columbus townships. It includes an elementary, middle, and high school. In 2002, it had approximately 2,000 full time students and a teacher/student ratio of 20:1.Historic buildings
The First Congregational Church, home of the Richmond Community Theatre, is listed on the National Register of Historic Places, and the State of Michigan placed a historical marker in front of the Harold and Mabelle Weller House. Kathryn Bishop Eckert's Buildings of Michigan lists St. Augustine Church as an architecturally important building due to its twin steeples, Italian gothic elements, and fieldstone facade.The Richmond Area Historical and Genealogical Society owns and maintains three historic buildings and one replica building in Bailey Historic Park. The buildings include: 1) a one-room schoolhouse built in 1885 and originally located on School Section Road in Richmond Township; 2) a Grand Trunk Railroad Depot built in the early 1900s and originally located in Hickey, which was in Columbus Township, MI
Columbus Township, St. Clair County, Michigan
Columbus Township is a civil township of St. Clair County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 4,615 at the 2000 census.-Communities:...
, and 3) the Donley Family Log Cabin and Outhouse, which was built in 1850 and originally located on 29 Mile Road in Lenox Township. The newest building is a replica of a Blacksmith Shop that will serve as the Society's museum and office. Grand opening of the blacksmith shop is scheduled for Summer 2009.
Famous citizens
- Robert B. Herrick II, an actor who has appeared in several large Hollywood motion picture films. http://www.imdb.com/name/nm3659995/
- Andrea LaFontaine, elected as a Republican state representative in 2010 at the age of 23. She received a great deal of press attention because of her youth. http://detnews.com/article/20101206/POLITICS02/12060323/20-something-politicians-head-to-House
- Sanford Stone (1828–1888) moved to Richmond in 1843. He held many public offices, including state representative, village president, and county coroner. In 1878 he built an Eastlake style house in Richmond, which was eventually sold to Harold and Mabelle Weller and ultimately was recognized as an historic building by the State of Michigan.
External links
- http://www.richmondwrestling.vnsports.com/
- City of Richmond – Official Site
- Lois Wagner Memorial Library
- Richmond Community School District
- Richmond Community Theatre
- Macomb Orchard Trail
- Friends of Macomb Orchard Trail
- Richmond Area Good Old Days Festival
- Richmond Area Historical and Genealogical Society
- The Voice