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GEOGRAPHY Richmond is located at 37°44'41" North, 84°17'37" West (37.744720, -84.293562). According to the United States Census Bureau , the city has a total area of 49.9 Km&2 (19.2 Mi&2 ). 49.5 km&2 (19.1 mi&2) of it is land and 0.4 km&2 (0.1 mi&2) of it is water. The total area is 0.73% water. DEMOGRAPHICS As of the Census of 2000, there were 27,152 people, 10,795 households, and 5,548 families residing in the city. The Population Density was 548.3/km&2 (1,420.4/mi&2). There were 11,857 housing units at an average density of 239.4/km&2 (620.3/mi&2). The racial makeup of the city was 88.30% White , 8.27% African American , 0.29% Native American , 1.09% Asian , 0.03% Pacific Islander , 0.43% from Other Races , and 1.58% from two or more races. 1.21% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. There were 10,795 households out of which 24.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 35.2% were Married Couples living together, 12.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 48.6% were non-families. 34.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.14 and the average family size was 2.78. The age distribution, influenced strongly by the presence of Eastern Kentucky University, is: 17.5% under the age of 18, 31.7% from 18 to 24, 27.5% from 25 to 44, 13.8% from 45 to 64, and 9.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 25 years. For every 100 females there were 90.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.8 males. The median income for a household in the city was $25,533, and the median income for a family was $36,222. Males had a median income of $30,817 versus $22,053 for females. The Per Capita Income for the city was $15,815. 25.0% of the population and 16.6% of families were below the Poverty Line . 26.2% of those under the age of 18 and 19.9% of those 65 and older were living below the poverty line. However, traditional poverty measures can be misleading when applied to communities with substantial student populations, such as Richmond. EXTERNAL LINKS |
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