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Population (year 2000): 7,222. Estimated population in July 2006: 7,740 (+7.2% change)
 

Males: 3,623  (50.2%)
Females: 3,599  (49.8%)

Kent County

Median resident age:  36.2 years
Rhode Island median age:  36.7 years

Estimated median household income in 2005: $71,900 (it was $59,840 in 2000)
Richmond  $71,900
Rhode Island:  $51,458

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $292,500 (it was $141,700 in 2000)
Richmond  $292,500
Rhode Island:  $281,300

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Races in Richmond:

  • White Non-Hispanic (96.2%)
  • American Indian (1.5%)
  • Hispanic (1.2%)
  • Two or more races (1.1%)

Ancestries: Irish (23.5%), English (20.7%), Italian (14.0%), French (12.9%), German (9.7%), French Canadian (6.8%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Incorporated in 1747

Elevation: 40 feet

Land area: 40.6 square miles.

Population density: 191 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Richmond

  • High school or higher: 87.3%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 26.8%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 10.7%
  • Unemployed: 5.4%
  • Mean travel time to work: 29.7 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Richmond town

  • Never married: 19.5%
  • Now married: 68.3%
  • Separated: 0.8%
  • Widowed: 4.0%
  • Divorced: 7.3%

166 residents are foreign born (0.9% Asia, 0.7% Europe, 0.6% North America).

This town:  2.3%
Rhode Island:  11.4%

According to our research there were no registered sex offenders living in this town in early 2007.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Richmond:  1.6% ($2,326)
Rhode Island:  1.9% ($2,507)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Warwick, RI (23.3 miles , pop. 85,808).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Boston, MA (69.7 miles , pop. 589,141).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Queens, NY (157.4 miles , pop. 2,229,379).

Nearest cities: Hope Valley, RI (3.4 miles ), Hopkinton, RI (5.9 miles ), Exeter, RI (6.5 miles ), Charlestown, RI (7.5 miles ), Bradford, RI (8.4 miles ), West Greenwich, RI (9.4 miles ), Ashaway, RI (9.6 miles ), Kingston, RI (9.9 miles ).


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 1996: 40 buildings, average cost: $99,200
  • 1997: 74 buildings, average cost: $110,600
  • 1998: 76 buildings, average cost: $118,100
  • 1999: 80 buildings, average cost: $116,400
  • 2000: 56 buildings, average cost: $142,600
  • 2001: 50 buildings, average cost: $154,200
  • 2002: 47 buildings, average cost: $130,900
  • 2003: 44 buildings, average cost: $173,400
  • 2004: 44 buildings, average cost: $194,400
  • 2005: 41 buildings, average cost: $177,100
  • 2006: 18 buildings, average cost: $166,000
  • 2007: 20 buildings, average cost: $176,400

Number of permits per 10,000 residents
Average cost (in 1000s)

Latitude: 41.49 N, Longitude: 71.67 W


24 people in homes for the mentally retarded
4 people in other noninstitutional group quarters

Area code commonly used in this area: 401

Unemployment in September 2007:
Here:  2.5%
Rhode Island:  4.4%


Unemployment by year (%)

Historical population

Historical housing units


Most common industries for males:
  • Construction (17%)
  • Educational services (9%)
  • Public administration (7%)
  • Transportation equipment (5%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (5%)
  • Health care (4%)
  • Arts, entertainment, and recreation (4%)


Most common industries for females:
  • Health care (16%)
  • Educational services (15%)
  • Accommodation and food services (6%)
  • Finance and insurance (6%)
  • Arts, entertainment, and recreation (5%)
  • Miscellaneous manufacturing (5%)
  • Personal and laundry services (4%)


Most common occupations for males
  • Engineers (6%)
  • Carpenters (5%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (4%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (4%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (4%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)


Most common occupations for females
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (8%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (6%)
  • Registered nurses (5%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
  • Health technologists and technicians (4%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (4%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)



 

Crime in Richmond by Year
Type 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
Murders 000000
    per 100,000 0.00.00.00.00.00.0
Rapes 012110
    per 100,000 0.013.626.212.913.00.0
Robberies 001002
    per 100,000 0.00.013.10.00.026.0
Assaults 531012
    per 100,000 68.540.713.10.013.026.0
Burglaries 88147513
    per 100,000 109.7108.6183.690.665.0168.7
Thefts 604764878767
    per 100,000 822.5637.8839.21126.51130.5869.3
Auto thefts 504236
    per 100,000 68.50.052.525.939.077.9
Arson 000000
    per 100,000 0.00.00.00.00.00.0
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 239.8) 59.852.178.263.865.965.8

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Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 17 (12 officers).
Officers per 1,000 residents here:  1.55
US city average:  3.00

Richmond-area historical tornado activity is near Rhode Island state average. It is 55% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 6/9/1953, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 56.7 miles away from the Richmond town center killed 90 people and injured 1228 people and caused between $50,000,000 and $500,000,000 in damages.

On 6/9/1953, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 47.3 miles away from the town center injured 17 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.


Hospitals/medical centers near Richmond:
  • SOUTH COUNTY HOSPITAL INC (about 10 miles; WAKEFIELD, RI)
  • WESTERLY HOSPITAL (about 14 miles; WESTERLY, RI)
  • KENT COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 21 miles; WARWICK, RI)

Political contributions by individuals in Richmond, RI

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Richmond:
  • THEODORE FRANCIS GREEN STATE (about 24 miles; PROVIDENCE, RI; ID: PVD)
  • GROTON-NEW LONDON (about 28 miles; GROTON NEW LONDON, CT; ID: GON)
  • WORCESTER REGIONAL (about 55 miles; WORCESTER, MA; ID: ORH)
Other public-use airports nearest to Richmond:
  • RICHMOND (about 4 miles; WEST KINGSTON, RI; ID: 08R)
  • WESTERLY STATE (about 15 miles; WESTERLY, RI; ID: WST)
  • QUONSET STATE (about 20 miles; NORTH KINGSTOWN, RI; ID: OQU)

Amtrak stations near Richmond:
  • 8 miles: KINGSTON (WEST KINGSTON, FAIRGROUNDS RD.). Services: ticket office, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for car rental service, call for taxi service, public transit connection.
  • 14 miles: WESTERLY (14 RAILROAD AVE.). Services: ticket office, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, vending machines, paid short-term parking, call for car rental service, call for taxi service, public transit connection.

Local government website: www.richmondri.com

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Richmond:
  • UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND (about 10 miles; KINGSTON, RI; Full-time enrollment: 11,759)
  • COMMUNITY COLLEGE OF RHODE ISLAND (about 21 miles; WARWICK, RI; FT enrollment: 8,650)
  • NEW ENGLAND INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY (about 21 miles; WARWICK, RI; FT enrollment: 2,419)
  • RHODE ISLAND COLLEGE (about 29 miles; PROVIDENCE, RI; FT enrollment: 6,208)
  • JOHNSON & WALES UNIVERSITY (about 29 miles; Providence, RI; FT enrollment: 8,218)
  • RHODE ISLAND SCHOOL OF DESIGN (about 29 miles; PROVIDENCE, RI; FT enrollment: 2,086)
  • PROVIDENCE COLLEGE (about 29 miles; PROVIDENCE, RI; FT enrollment: 4,456)

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Notable locations in Richmond: Shannock Mill Complex (A), Carolina Station (B), Richmond Country Club (C), Meadow Brook Golf Club (D), Boulder HIlls Country Club (E), Octagon House (F), Richmond Town Hall (G), Clark Memorial Library (H). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemetery: White Brook Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Lakes, reservoirs, and swamps: Sandy Pond (A), Canob Pond (B), Long Pond (C), Frying Pan Pond (D), Meadow Brook Pond (E), Grass Pond (F), Diamond Pond (G), Carolina Trout Pond (H). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Roaring Brook (A), Diamond Brook (B), Chickasheen Brook (C), Taney Brook (D), Beaver River (E), Pasquiset Brook (F), Usquepaug River (G). Display/hide their locations on the map

Parks in Richmond include: Usquepaug Road Historic District (1), Packer State Fishing Access (2), Carolina Management Area (3), Sahnnock Historic District (4), Wyoming Village Historic District (5). Display/hide their locations on the map

Beach: Browning Mill Pond Area Beach (A). Display/hide its location on the map

 

Drinking water stations with addresses in Richmond and their reported violations in the past:

SALS PIZZA (Population served: 106, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - Between APR-2006 and JUN-2006, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (APR-26-2006), St Violation/Reminder Notice (APR-26-2006), St Formal NOV issued (APR-26-2006), St Boil Water Order (APR-26-2006), St Public Notif received (JUN-06-2006)
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - Between JUL-2004 and SEP-2004, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (SEP-07-2004), St Violation/Reminder Notice (SEP-07-2004), St Public Notif requested (SEP-07-2004), St Boil Water Order (SEP-07-2004), St Tech Assistance Visit (2 times from SEP-30-2004 to OCT-18-2004), St Compliance achieved (OCT-18-2004), St Public Notif received (OCT-18-2004)
Past monitoring violations:
  • One routine major monitoring violation
Drinking water stations with addresses in Richmond that have no violations reported:
  • OCEAN STATE GOLF INVESTORS, LLC.DBA FOXW (Population served: 170, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
  • HOMESTEAD RESTAURANT, M.S.T., INC. (Population served: 160, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
  • SOUTH COUNTY PLAZA (Population served: 85, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)

Average household size:
This town:  2.8 people
Rhode Island:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This town:  80.2%
Whole state:  65.0%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This town:  6.3%
Whole state:  5.7%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.5% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.2% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This town:  3.0%
Whole state:  11.9%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This town:  2.0%
Whole state:  5.4%

Richmond compared to Rhode Island state average:
  • Black race population percentage below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Median age significantly above state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Renting percentage significantly below state average.
  • Number of college students below state average.


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Banks with branches in Richmond (2007 data):
  • Citizens Bank of Rhode Island: Stop & Shop - Richmond Branch at 3 Stilson Road, branch established on 2001-05-29. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $13,877.6 mil, Deposits: $9,214.7 mil, headquarters in Providence, RI, positive income, Consumer Lending Specialization, 81 total offices, Holding Company: Royal Bank Of Scotland Group Plc, The
  • Sovereign Bank: Richmond Stop & Shop at 3 Stilson Road - Route 138, branch established on 1998-03-19. Info updated 2006-12-07: Bank assets: $89,506.4 mil, Deposits: $51,244.7 mil, headquarters in Wyomissing, PA, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 860 total offices, Holding Company: Banco Santander Central Hispano, S.A.



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Most commonly used house heating fuel:

6.37% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($47,105 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  6.37%
Rhode Island average:  5.39%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Providence County, RI  3.25% ($46,126 average AGI)
from Washington County, RI  0.90% ($47,970)
from Newport County, RI  0.18% ($48,315)


7.07% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($49,102 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  7.07%
Rhode Island average:  6.42%

0.04% of residents moved to foreign countries ($360 average AGI)
Kent County:  0.04%
Rhode Island average:  0.08%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Providence County, RI  2.72% ($40,023 average AGI)
to Washington County, RI  0.94% ($52,383)
to Bristol County, MA  0.22% ($61,203)


Strongest AM radio stations in Richmond:
  • WJJF (1180 AM; daytime; 2 kW; HOPE VALLEY, RI; Owner: CHARLES RIVER BROADCASTING WJJF LICENSE CORPORATION)
  • WALE (990 AM; 50 kW; GREENVILLE, RI; Owner: NORTH AMERICAN BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
  • WCRN (830 AM; 50 kW; WORCESTER, MA; Owner: CARTER BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WEEI (850 AM; 50 kW; BOSTON, MA; Owner: ENTERCOM BOSTON LICENSE, LLC)
  • WKOX (1200 AM; 50 kW; FRAMINGHAM, MA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WRKO (680 AM; 50 kW; BOSTON, MA; Owner: ENTERCOM BOSTON LICENSE, LLC)
  • WBIX (1060 AM; 40 kW; NATICK, MA; Owner: LANGER BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WNNZ (640 AM; 50 kW; WESTFIELD, MA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WAMG (890 AM; 25 kW; DEDHAM, MA; Owner: MEGA COMMUNICATIONS OF DEDHAM LICENSEE, LLC)
  • WRNI (1290 AM; 10 kW; PROVIDENCE, RI; Owner: WRNI FOUNDATION)
  • WVNE (760 AM; daytime; 25 kW; LEICESTER, MA; Owner: BLOUNT MASSCOM, INC.)
  • WBZ (1030 AM; 50 kW; BOSTON, MA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WPRO (630 AM; 5 kW; PROVIDENCE, RI; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)

Strongest FM radio stations in Richmond:
  • WSKO-FM (99.7 FM; WAKEFIELD-PEACEDALE, RI; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WWRX-FM (103.7 FM; WESTERLY, RI; Owner: FNX BROADCASTING OF RHODE ISLAND, LLC)
  • WRIU (90.3 FM; KINGSTON, RI; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND)
  • WXLM (102.3 FM; STONINGTON, CT; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WHJM (107.7 FM; PAWCATUCK, CT; Owner: FULLER BROADCASTING INTERNATIONAL, LLC)
  • WKKB (100.3 FM; MIDDLETOWN, RI; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WWBB (101.5 FM; PROVIDENCE, RI; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WPRO-FM (92.3 FM; PROVIDENCE, RI; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WWLI (105.1 FM; PROVIDENCE, RI; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WAKX (102.7 FM; NARRAGANSETT PIER, RI; Owner: AAA ENTERTAINMENT LICENSING LLC)
  • WBMW (106.5 FM; LEDYARD, CT; Owner: RED WOLF BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WBRU (95.5 FM; PROVIDENCE, RI; Owner: BROWN BROADCASTING SERVICE, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Richmond:
  • WPXQ (Channel 69; BLOCK ISLAND, RI; Owner: OCEAN STATE TELEVISION, L.L.C.)
  • WHPX (Channel 26; NEW LONDON, CT; Owner: PAXSON HARTFORD LICENSE, INC.)
  • WNAC-TV (Channel 64; PROVIDENCE, RI; Owner: WNAC, LLC)
  • WPRI-TV (Channel 12; PROVIDENCE, RI; Owner: TVL BROADCASTING OF RHODE ISLAND, LLC)
  • WLNE-TV (Channel 6; NEW BEDFORD, MA; Owner: FREEDOM BROADCASTING OF SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND, INC.)
  • WRIW-LP (Channel 50; PROVIDENCE, RI; Owner: ZGS PROVIDENCE, INC.)
  • WJAR (Channel 10; PROVIDENCE, RI; Owner: OUTLET BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WSBE-TV (Channel 36; PROVIDENCE, RI; Owner: RHODE ISLAND PUBLIC TELECOM. AUTHORITY)

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