- New Richmond, Ohio
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old Richmond, Ohio — Village — Location of New Richmond, Ohio
Coordinates: 38°57′18″N 84°16′54″W / 38.955°N 84.28167°WCoordinates: 38°57′18″N 84°16′54″W / 38.955°N 84.28167°W Country United States State Ohio County Clermont Government – Mayor Ramona Carr Area – Total 3.5 sq mi (9.2 km2) – Land 3.4 sq mi (8.9 km2) – Water 0.1 sq mi (0.2 km2) Elevation[1] 469 ft (143 m) Population (2000) – Total 2,219 – Density 644.6/sq mi (248.9/km2) Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) – Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4) ZIP code 45157 Area code(s) 513 FIPS code 39-55384[2] GNIS feature ID 1068211[1] Website http://www.newrichmond.org/ New Richmond is a village in Clermont County, Ohio, United States, founded 1814, along the Ohio River. The population was 2,219 at the 2000 census.
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Geography
New Richmond is located at 38°57′18″N 84°16′54″W / 38.955°N 84.28167°W (38.955086, -84.281720)[3].
According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 3.5 square miles (9.1 km2), of which, 3.4 square miles (8.8 km2) of it is land and 0.1 square miles (0.26 km2) of it (2.82%) is water.
Demographics
As of the census[2] of 2000, there were 2,219 people, 788 households, and 580 families residing in the village. The population density was 644.6 people per square mile (249.1/km²). There were 888 housing units at an average density of 258.0 per square mile (99.7/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 96.26% White, 2.34% African American, 0.14% Native American, 0.09% Asian, 0.14% from other races, and 1.04% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.72% of the population.
There were 788 households out of which 38.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.8% were married couples living together, 13.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.3% were non-families. 21.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 6.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.79 and the average family size was 3.25.
In the village the population was spread out with 29.6% under the age of 18, 10.0% from 18 to 24, 28.9% from 25 to 44, 22.2% from 45 to 64, and 9.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 33 years. For every 100 females there were 100.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.6 males.
The median income for a household in the village was $40,000, and the median income for a family was $44,271. Males had a median income of $34,318 versus $24,792 for females. The per capita income for the city was $16,744. About 14.3% of families and 17.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 22.0% of those under age 18 and 21.4% of those age 65 or over.
Government
- The Mayor is a communist Ms.Gee.
- The Village maintains its own police and fire departments.
Education
The New Richmond Exempted Village School District consists of five schools: Locust Corner, Monroe, and New Richmond Elementary Schools; New Richmond Middle School; and New Richmond High School. The district and has been rated Excellent by the [1] for the 2009-2010 school year.
Community
New Richmond was once the largest and most flourishing village in Clermont County. Located along the banks of the Ohio River, it had a superior location about twenty miles East and South of Cincinnati. Blessed with fertile plain, many fruit-fields encircled the bustling community.
Originally laid out as Robert Beal's survey No. 847 (purchased by Gen. Wm. Lytle in 1813) and David Jackson's Survey No. 1539 (purchased by Jacob Light in 1814). It is thought that New Richmond was platted by a nephew of Mr. Light who had formerly resided in Richmond, Virginia and thus thought the name would be a compliment to his own hometown. Gen. Lytle conveyed his acreage to Thomas Ashburn, who platted the village of Susanna (named for his second wife) adjoining the upper east side of New Richmond. Among the principal features of Susanna was a large promenade along the Ohio River which still exists today. Although the two villages complimented each other, an act of the Ohio General Assembly in 1828 joined and christened both villages as New Richmond.[4]
New Richmond also was a busy hub of steamboat building with names such as Allegheny, Zephyr, Lancasters No. 1, No. 2, No. 3, and No. 4, William Tell, and Clermont.[5]
Community associations for knothole, soccer, girls fastpitch softball, and basketball exist in New Richmond.[6][7][8][9]
Flood of 1997
As the main part of the village lies along the Ohio River, New Richmond was devastated in March 1997 by flooding, the worst Ohio River flood since the Great Flood of 1937. Houses were covered in nine feet or more of brown water, and the New Richmond School District closed all schools for at least seven days. Transportation consisted mostly of personal boats that carried people from rooftop to rooftop or out of the flooded area. During this time, New Richmond High School was used as a Red Cross shelter for flood victims, where they received a visit from Ohio Governor George Voinovich.
Villagers, no strangers to flooding in the previous 180+ years, returned to find homes covered in what the Cincinnati Enquirer referred to as "several feet of river slime" but rebounded as usual, encouraged by the support of other local communities and unsolicited donations from across Ohio directed toward New Richmond schoolchildren that had been victims of the flood.
Notable residents
- James G. Birney, abolitionist[10]
- Earl Cranston - a bishop of the Methodist Episcopal Church
See also
References
- ^ a b "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. http://geonames.usgs.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ^ a b "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. http://factfinder.census.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2011-02-12. http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/gazette.html. Retrieved 2011-04-23.
- ^ Everts, Louis H. History of Clermont County Ohio. N.p.: Philadelphia, 1880, 406.
- ^ Everts, Louis H. History of Clermont County Ohio. N.p.: Philadelphia, 1880, 413.
- ^ New Richmond Knothole Association
- ^ New Richmond Soccer Association
- ^ New Richmond Youth Basketball
- ^ New Richmond Youth Softball
- ^ Everts, Louis H. History of Clermont County Ohio. N.p.: Philadelphia, 1880, 159.
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Municipalities and communities of Clermont County, Ohio Cities 
Villages Amelia | Batavia | Bethel | Chilo | Felicity | Moscow | Neville | New Richmond | Newtonsville | Owensville | Williamsburg
Townships CDPs Unincorporated
communitiesGoshen | Marathon | Miamiville | Point Pleasant | Utopia
Footnotes ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
Categories:- Villages in Ohio
- Populated places in Clermont County, Ohio
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