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Population in July 2007: 1,990.

Males: 1,012	(50.9%)
Females: 978	(49.1%)

Median resident age:	39.7 years
Wisconsin median age:	36.0 years

Estimated median household income in 2009: $55,365 (it was $51,776 in 2000)

Richmond:	$55,365
Wisconsin:	$49,993

Estimated per capita income in 2009: $27,319

Richmond town income, earnings, and wages data

Estimated median house or condo value in 2009: $223,341 (it was $138,700 in 2000)

Richmond:	$223,341
Wisconsin:	$170,800

Mean prices in 2009: All housing units: $244,206; Detached houses: $244,562; Townhouses or other attached units: $968,235; Mobile homes: $93,303

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White alone - 1,733 (94.4%)
Hispanic - 83 (4.5%)
Asian alone - 8 (0.4%)
Two or more races - 5 (0.3%)
American Indian alone - 4 (0.2%)
Black alone - 1 (0.05%)
Other race alone - 1 (0.05%)

Races in Richmond detailed stats: ancestries, foreign born residents, place of birth

Mar. 2012 cost of living index in Richmond: 90.6 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: German (44.5%), Irish (16.0%), English (9.0%), Norwegian (8.4%), Polish (7.7%), Italian (4.9%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Elevation: 990 feet

Land area: 35.3 square miles.

Population density: 56 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Richmond:

High school or higher: 83.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 23.7%
Graduate or professional degree: 7.3%
Unemployed: 1.9%
Mean travel time to work (commute): 27.1 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Richmond town:

Never married: 20.4%
Now married: 64.4%
Separated: 0.4%
Widowed: 4.8%
Divorced: 10.0%

36 residents are foreign born

This town:	2.0%
Wisconsin:	3.6%

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

Richmond town:	1.4% ($1,900)
Wisconsin:	2.0% ($2,245)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Janesville, WI (15.9 miles , pop. 59,498).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Madison, WI (42.6 miles , pop. 208,054).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (80.5 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Whitewater, WI (2.1 miles ), Sugar Creek, WI (2.5 miles ), Johnstown, WI (2.5 miles ), Delavan, WI (2.7 miles ), Darien, WI (2.7 miles ), Whitewater, WI (2.8 miles ), La Grange, WI (2.9 miles ), Darien, WI (2.9 miles ).

Single-family new house construction building permits:

1997: 12 buildings, average cost: $126,900
1998: 14 buildings, average cost: $119,500
1999: 20 buildings, average cost: $137,900
2000: 27 buildings, average cost: $146,200
2001: 62 buildings, average cost: $144,900
2002: 112 buildings, average cost: $143,100
2003: 115 buildings, average cost: $149,500
2004: 95 buildings, average cost: $161,600
2005: 80 buildings, average cost: $176,200
2006: 57 buildings, average cost: $172,600
2007: 39 buildings, average cost: $152,400
2008: 13 buildings, average cost: $142,100
2009: 8 buildings, average cost: $146,700
2010: 6 buildings, average cost: $120,800
2011: 10 buildings, average cost: $167,000

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Average cost (in $1000s)

Latitude: 42.72 N, Longitude: 88.71 W

Area code: 608

Unemployment in August 2012:

Here:	7.3%
Wisconsin:	7.1%

Unemployment by year (%)

Most common industries (%)

Males Females

Construction (20%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (9%)
Machinery (8%)
Educational services (5%)
Metal and metal products (5%)
Food (4%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (4%)

Health care (15%)
Educational services (12%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (7%)
Social assistance (4%)
Administrative and support and waste management services (4%)
Miscellaneous manufacturing (4%)
Machinery (3%)

Most common occupations (%)

Males Females

Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (7%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (7%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
Farmers and farm managers (5%)
Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (4%)
Carpenters (4%)

Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (8%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)
Financial clerks except bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (5%)
Assemblers and fabricators (5%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (5%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (4%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)

Work and jobs in Richmond: detailed stats about occupations, industries, unemployment, workers, commute

Average climate in Richmond, Wisconsin

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Richmond, Wisconsin average temperatures

Richmond, Wisconsin average precipitation

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Tornado activity:

Richmond-area historical tornado activity is above Wisconsin state average. It is 128% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/27/1984, a category F4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 24.8 miles away from the Richmond town center killed one person and injured 14 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 4/21/1967, a category F4 tornado 29.3 miles away from the town center killed 24 people and injured 450 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

Earthquake activity:

Richmond-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Wisconsin state average. It is 99% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 6/28/2004 at 06:10:52, a magnitude 4.2 (4.0 MB, 4.2 MW, Depth: 6.2 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 87.8 miles away from the city center
On 9/2/1999 at 16:17:29, a magnitude 3.5 (3.5 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 78.5 miles away from Richmond center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), moment magnitude (MW)

Natural disasters:

The number of natural disasters in Walworth County (11) is near the US average (12).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 7
Emergencies Declared: 4

Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 6, Storms: 6, Tornadoes: 3, Wind: 1, Winter Storm: 1, Drought: 1, Hurricane: 1, Snow: 1, Snowstorm: 1, Winter Storm: 1 (Note: Some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
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Birthplace of: Matt Slocum (drummer) - Jazz drummer, Roy Vassau - Football player.

Hospitals/medical centers near Richmond:

AURORA LAKELAND MED CTR (Acute Care Hospitals, Voluntary non-profit - Private, provides emergency services, about 9 miles away; ELKHORN, WI)
MERCY WALWORTH HOSPITAL & MEDICAL CENTER (Critical Access Hospitals, Voluntary non-profit - Private, provides emergency services, about 16 miles away; LAKE GENEVA, WI)
FORT HEALTHCARE (Acute Care Hospitals, Voluntary non-profit - Private, provides emergency services, about 16 miles away; FORT ATKINSON, WI)

Amtrak stations near Richmond:

15 miles: JANESVILLE (3136 EAST COUNTY ROAD O)
15 miles: JANESVILLE (HWY. 26 & HWY. 14) - Bus Station . Services: enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, paid short-term parking, paid long-term parking, call for taxi service, public transit connection.

Local government website: TOWN.RICHMOND.WI.US

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Richmond:

University of Wisconsin-Whitewater (about 9 miles; Whitewater, WI; Full-time enrollment: 9,532)
Carroll University (about 32 miles; Waukesha, WI; FT enrollment: 2,756)
Rock Valley College (about 33 miles; Rockford, IL; FT enrollment: 3,903)
Waukesha County Technical College (about 34 miles; Pewaukee, WI; FT enrollment: 2,559)
McHenry County College (about 37 miles; Crystal Lake, IL; FT enrollment: 3,149)
Madison Area Technical College (about 42 miles; Madison, WI; FT enrollment: 5,928)
University of Wisconsin Colleges (about 43 miles; Madison, WI; FT enrollment: 8,846)

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Cemeteries: Richmond Cemetery (1), Lyons Cemetery (2). Display/hide their locations on the map

Lakes: Turtle Lake (A), Lake Number Ten (B), Lake Lorraine (C). Display/hide their locations on the map

Walworth County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level greater than 4 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Highest Potential

Air pollution and air quality trends
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AQI SO₂ Ozone PM_2.5

Air Quality Index (AQI)

Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2010 was 32.5. This is about average.

City:	32.5
U.S.:	32.0

Carbon Monoxide (CO) [ppm] level in 2006 was 0.468. This is about average. There were 46 monitors within city limits.

City:	0.468
U.S.:	0.464

Sulfur Dioxide (SO₂) [ppb] level in 2010 was 1.53. This is significantly better than average. There were 90 monitors within city limits.

City:	1.53
U.S.:	2.43

Particulate Matter (PM₁₀) [µ/m³] level in 2006 was 18.2. This is better than average. There were 51 monitors within city limits.

City:	18.2
U.S.:	25.4

Particulate Matter (PM_2.5) [µ/m³] level in 2010 was 9.70. This is about average. There were 18 monitors within city limits.

City:	9.70
U.S.:	9.59

Average household size:

This town:	2.6 people
Wisconsin:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This town:	72.2%
Whole state:	66.5%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This town:	7.2%
Whole state:	5.7%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

Lesbian couples: 0.3% of all households
Gay men: 0.1% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2009:

This town:	4.1%
Whole state:	8.7%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2009:

This town:	1.3%
Whole state:	3.7%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Richmond, WI

4 people in nursing homes

Richmond compared to Wisconsin state average:

Unemployed percentage below state average.
Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
Foreign-born population percentage below state average.
Renting percentage significantly below state average.

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Educational Attainment (%)

School Enrollment by Level of School (%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

Utility gas (60%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (25%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (8%)
Electricity (4%)
Wood (3%)

2004 Presidential Election results in Walworth County Wisconsin:

2008 Presidential Election results in Walworth County Wisconsin:

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Religion statistics for Richmond (based on Walworth County data)

Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 49.26%

Here		49.3%
USA		50.2%

Adherents

Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations

Name	Catholic Church	Evangelical Lutheran Church in America	United Methodist Church	United Church of Christ	Lutheran Church
Adherents	57.1%	11.0%	6.0%	5.3%	5.1%
Congregations	11.3%	11.3%	16.3%	11.3%	7.5%

Name	Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod	American Baptist Churches in the USA	Evangelical Free Church of America	Christian Reformed Church in North America	Other
Adherents	4.9%	1.9%	1.3%	1.3%	6.0%
Congregations	6.3%	5.0%	5.0%	1.3%	25.0%

Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Tables represent county-level data.

Food Environment Statistics:

Number of grocery stores: 21

Here:	2.09 / 10,000 pop.
Wisconsin:	1.86 / 10,000 pop.

Number of supercenters and club stores: 1

This county:	0.10 / 10,000 pop.
Wisconsin:	0.11 / 10,000 pop.

Number of convenience stores (no gas): 6

Walworth County:	0.60 / 10,000 pop.
Wisconsin:	0.38 / 10,000 pop.

Number of convenience stores (with gas): 46

This county:	4.59 / 10,000 pop.
State:	4.12 / 10,000 pop.

Number of full-service restaurants: 110

Walworth County:	10.97 / 10,000 pop.
Wisconsin:	8.64 / 10,000 pop.

Adult diabetes rate:

Walworth County:	6.8%
State:	7.6%

Adult obesity rate:

Here:	25.1%
State:	27.5%

Low-income preschool obesity rate:

This county:	15.0%
Wisconsin:	13.0%

7.50% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($43,122 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.50%
Wisconsin average:	6.06%

0.07% of residents moved from foreign countries ($291 average AGI)
Walworth County:
0.07%
Wisconsin average:
0.08%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:

from Waukesha County, WI	0.79% ($48,571 average AGI)
from Racine County, WI	0.68% ($39,217)
from McHenry County, IL	0.58% ($44,310)

6.99% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($39,167 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.99%
Wisconsin average:	6.22%

0.03% of residents moved to foreign countries ($118 average AGI)
Walworth County:
0.03%
Wisconsin average:
0.04%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:

to Rock County, WI	0.70% ($32,842 average AGI)
to Milwaukee County, WI	0.59% ($30,468)
to Waukesha County, WI	0.58% ($36,065)

Strongest AM radio stations in Richmond:

WTMJ (620 AM; 50 kW; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
WISN (1130 AM; 50 kW; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WGN (720 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: WGN CONTINENTAL BROADCASTING CO.)
WSCR (670 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
WBBM (780 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
WMVP (1000 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: ABC, INC.)
WTSO (1070 AM; 10 kW; MADISON, WI; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WLS (890 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: WLS, INC.)
WTJK (1380 AM; 5 kW; SOUTH BELOIT, IL; Owner: GOOD KARMA BROADCASTING, L.L.C.)
WAUK (1510 AM; daytime; 10 kW; WAUKESHA, WI; Owner: WALT-WEST WISCONSIN, INC.)
WYLL (1160 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: SCA LICENSE CORPORATION)
WKSH (1640 AM; 10 kW; SUSSEX, WI; Owner: ABC, INC.)
WNAM (1280 AM; 50 kW; NEENAH-MENASHA, WI; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Richmond:

WSLD (104.5 FM; WHITEWATER, WI; Owner: WPW BROADCASTING, INC.)
WSJY (107.3 FM; FORT ATKINSON, WI; Owner: NEWRADIO GROUP, LLC)
WSUW (91.7 FM; WHITEWATER, WI; Owner: BD. OF REGENTS, UNIV. OF WIS.)
WKCH (106.5 FM; WHITEWATER, WI; Owner: NEWRADIO GROUP, LLC)
WHAD (90.7 FM; DELAFIELD, WI; Owner: STATE OF WISCONSIN - EDUCATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS BOARD)
WLKG (96.1 FM; LAKE GENEVA, WI; Owner: CTJ COMMUNICATIONS, LTD.)
WJVL (99.9 FM; JANESVILLE, WI; Owner: SOUTHERN WISCONSIN BROADCASTING, L.L.C.)
WERN (88.7 FM; MADISON, WI; Owner: STATE OF WISCONSIN - EDUCATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS BOARD)
WFZH (105.3 FM; MUKWONAGO, WI; Owner: CARON BROADCASTING, INC.)
WKPO (105.9 FM; EVANSVILLE, WI; Owner: GOOD KARMA BROADCASTING, L.L.C.)
WFEN (88.3 FM; ROCKFORD, IL; Owner: FAITH ACADEMY, DBA WFEN)
WJJO (94.1 FM; WATERTOWN, WI; Owner: MID-WEST MANAGMENT, INC.)
WGFB (103.1 FM; ROCKTON, IL; Owner: WRWC, Inc.)
WGSL (91.1 FM; LOVES PARK, IL; Owner: CHRISTIAN LIFE CENTER SCHOOL)
WKMQ-FM (96.7 FM; LOVES PARK, IL; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)

TV broadcast stations around Richmond:

WISC-TV (Channel 3; MADISON, WI; Owner: TELEVISION WISCONSIN, INC.)
WMSN-TV (Channel 47; MADISON, WI; Owner: WMSN LICENSEE, LLC)
W64CQ (Channel 64; ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, IL; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
WKOW-TV (Channel 27; MADISON, WI; Owner: WKOW TELEVISION, INC.)
WHA-TV (Channel 21; MADISON, WI; Owner: BOARD OF REGENTS OF THE UNIV. OF WISCONSIN SYSTEM)
WDJT-TV (Channel 58; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: WDJT-TV LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WISN-TV (Channel 12; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: WISN HEARST-ARGYLE TV, INC. (CA CORP.))
WPXE (Channel 55; KENOSHA, WI; Owner: PAXSON MILWAUKEE LICENSE, INC.)
WMVS (Channel 10; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: MILWAUKEE AREA TECHNICAL COLLEGE DISTRICT BOARD)
WMVT (Channel 36; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: MILWAUKEE AREA TECHNICAL COLLEGE DISTRICT BOARD)
WMTV (Channel 15; MADISON, WI; Owner: GRAY MIDAMERICA TV LICENSEE CORP.)
WJJA (Channel 49; RACINE, WI; Owner: TV-49, INC.)
W65EE (Channel 65; JANESVILLE, WI; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)

National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics

Number of bridges: 1
Total length: 1 meters (3ft)
Total average daily traffic: 250
Total future (year 2027) average daily traffic: 250

2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:

Fire: 2

Top Patent Applicants

Gabriel G. Feuerheim (1)
Gabriel G. Feuerhelm (1)

Total of 2 patent applications in 2008-2013.

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