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Quick facts about Richmond, Virginia

Important Web sites
Greater Richmond Chamber
Richmond’s official Web site
Virginia’s official Web site

Governing body
Virginia’s governor – Tim Kaine
Richmond’s mayor – L. Douglas Wilder
U.S. Senate – Sen. John Warner and Sen. Jim Webb represent Virginia

City symbols
Official seal, flag, logo and flower

Elevation

• The elevation above mean tide ranges from 9 feet along the James River to 312 feet in the western part of the metropolitan area.

Area

• 62.5 square miles

Geographic location

• Longitude: 77 degrees 25 minutes West
• Latitude: 37 degrees 32 minutes North

Average temperature

• Summer: 76 degrees Fahrenheit
• Winter: 39 degrees Fahrenheit
• Duration of Freeze-Free Period: 280 days
• Link for current weather conditions

Yearly precipitation

• 43.16 inches rainfall
• 14 inches snowfall

Population (based on the 2000 Census)

• Metropolitan Richmond population – 197,800
• Greater Richmond – 826,400

Ethnicity (based on the 2000 Census)

• African-American 57.2 percent
• White 38.3 percent
• Other and mixed race 4.5 percent
• Additionally, 2.6 percent of respondents identified themselves as Hispanic

Median age (2000 Census)

• 33.9 years

Median income (2000 Census)
Household $31,121
Family $29,021
Per capita $31,279 (CY 2000, U.S. Dept. of Commerce)

Civilian Labor Force (Employment) (June 2002, Virginia Employment Commission)
101, 694

Unemployment (June 2002, Virginia Employment Commission)
6.0 percent

Voter registration
92,126

Public school enrollment (2001-02 Richmond Public Schools)
26,245

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