| Significant City History |
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The settlement of Richmond was laid out in April, 1737.
In 1775, Patrick Henry delivered his famous, Give me Liberty Give me Death, speech in St. John's Church in Richmond.
Thomas Jefferson writes Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom, which was the basis for the separation of church and state.
Ulysses S. Grant & the Union Army captured Richmond, & six days later, Robert E. Lee's retreating Army of Northern Virginia surrendered to Grant at Appomattox Court House.
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| Famous people |
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Edgar Allan Poe, Warren Beatty, Arthur Ashe, Tom Wolfe
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| City |
State |
Population |
Year Founded |
| Richmond |
VA |
192,913 |
1737 |
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| Elevation |
Industry |
% Unemploy |
Avg. Income |
| 166 feet |
Capital One |
6.50% |
$39,661 |
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| Ethnic Groups |
% of Population |
Average Age |
Pop. Density |
| White Non-Hispanic |
54% |
33 |
3,211 per sq mile |
| Black |
37% |
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| Hispanic |
4% |
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| Asian |
2% |
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| Other / Mixed |
3% |
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| Avg Max Mean Temp |
Avg Max Mean Temp |
Avg Min Mean Temp |
Avg Min Mean Temp |
| July 1961 |
July 2000 |
Jan 1961 |
Jan 2000 |
| 89.9 |
94.5 |
22 |
39.5 |
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| Avg July Precip |
Avg July Precip |
Avg Jan Precip |
Avg Jan Precip |
| July 1961 |
July 2000 |
Jan 1961 |
Jan 2000 |
| 2.8 |
6.5 |
2.5 |
2.9 |
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| Current Avg |
% of Sunny Days |
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| Precip |
(Yearly) |
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| 3.8 |
53% |
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| State Ranking |
Total Carbon |
Total Carbon |
Resid. Carbon |
| C02 Footprint |
Output Per Person |
Output Richmond |
Output Richmond |
| (most consumption) |
Metric Tons of |
Metric Tons of |
Metric Tons of |
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CO2 Per Year |
CO2 Per Year |
CO2 Per Year |
| 17th |
17.32 |
3,341,253 |
1,591,532 |
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