Richmond, Indiana

Richmond, Indiana
City
Richmond Downtown Historic District
Flag Seal
Nickname:  City of Roses
Location of Richmond in Wayne County, Indiana.
Coordinates: 39°49′54″N 84°52′26″W / 39.83167°N 84.87389°W / 39.83167; -84.87389
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Wayne
Township	Boston, Center, Wayne
Government
• Mayor	Ron Oler
Area [1]
• Total	24.16 sq mi (62.56 km2)
• Land	24.00 sq mi (62.17 km2)
• Water	0.15 sq mi (0.39 km2)
Elevation [2]	978 ft (298 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	35,720
• Density	1,488.02/sq mi (574.54/km2)
Time zone	UTC−5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
ZIP codes	47374-47375
Area code	765
FIPS code	18-64260[3]
GNIS feature ID	2396366[2]
Website	richmondindiana.gov

Richmond (/ˈrɪtʃmənd/) is a city in eastern Wayne County, Indiana, United States. Bordering the state of Ohio, it is the county seat of Wayne County.^[4] In the 2020 census, the city had a population of 35,720. It is the principal city of the Richmond micropolitan area. Situated largely within Wayne Township, its area includes a non-contiguous portion in nearby Boston Township, where Richmond Municipal Airport is located.

Richmond is sometimes called the "cradle of recorded jazz" because the earliest jazz recordings and records were made at the studio of Gennett Records, a division of the Starr Piano Company.^[5] Gennett Records was the first to record such artists as Louis Armstrong, Bix Beiderbecke, Jelly Roll Morton, Hoagy Carmichael, Lawrence Welk, and Gene Autry.^[6] The city has twice received the All-America City Award, most recently in 2009.