1798Government
== History ==
Richmond was founded in 1798 by Colonel John Miller from Richmond, Virginia.
1809Government
Richmond was incorporated in 1809.
1862History
control after early 1862.
1906Military
One historian called this battle "the nearest thing to a Cannae ever scored by any general, North or South, in the course of the whole war."
In 1906, Eastern Kentucky State Norm...
1909Education
The school graduated its first class of 11 teachers in 1909.
1922Government
In 1922, it was established as a four-year college and in 1935 added a graduate degree program.
1965Education
In 1965, the institution was renamed Eastern Kentucky University.
1986History
State Route 1986 runs northeast of Richmond to Union City and Doylesville.
1988Education
In 1988 the Richmond Independent School District merged into the Madison County school district.
2000History
== Demographics ==
As of the census of 2000, there were 27,152 people, 10,795 households, and 5,548 families residing in the city.
2009History
In the late 1990s and early 2000s, Richmond had significant growth, becoming the state's seventh-largest city in 2009.
2020History
It is the principal city of the Richmond–Berea micropolitan area, which includes all of Madison and Rockcastle counties and had 123,000 residents in 2020.
2023History
The median household income in Richmond is $63,295 as of 2023.