Richmond, Illinois

Richmond is a village in McHenry County, Illinois, United States, 65 miles northwest of Chicago. It is a commuter village within the Chicago metropolitan area. The population was 2,089 at the 2020 census.

History

Carpenter William A. McConnell was Richmond's first settler, arriving in 1837 and erecting the village's first building, a log structure. Eight other settlers arrived in 1838 and growth progressed rapidly after that point. McConnell and Dr. R.R. Stone established a cheese factory in Richmond, and a creamery, other cheese factories, a box factory, a wagon works and a pickle factory followed.

On Christmas Eve 1902 a devastating fire swept through most of Richmond's commercial district destroying 20 buildings. The fire was a setback for Richmond's economic growth as most of the buildings were either uninsured or underinsured. Many business owners did not bother to rebuild at all following the fire. Another building spurt did occur in Richmond between 1903 and 1905.

Major streets

20px Main Street
20px Kenosha Street
Mill Street
Broadway Street
George Street

Demographics

Racial and ethnic composition

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"

|+Richmond village, Illinois – Racial and ethnic composition

!Race / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic)

!Pop 2000

!Pop 2010

!% 2000

!% 2010

|White alone (NH)

|1,036

|1,670

|style='background: #ffffe6; |1,798

|94.96%

|89.11%

|style='background: #ffffe6; |86.07%

|Black or African American alone (NH)

|16

|style='background: #ffffe6; |29

|0.09%

|0.85%

|style='background: #ffffe6; |1.39%

|Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)

|style='background: #ffffe6; |1

|0.18%

|0.32%

|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.05%

|Asian alone (NH)

|32

|style='background: #ffffe6; |28

|0.64%

|1.71%

|style='background: #ffffe6; |1.34%

|Pacific Islander alone (NH)

|style='background: #ffffe6; |0

|0.00%

|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.00%

|Other race alone (NH)

|style='background: #ffffe6; |4

|0.00%

|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.19%

|Mixed race or Multiracial (NH)

|20

|style='background: #ffffe6; |72

|0.09%

|1.07%

|style='background: #ffffe6; |3.45%

|Hispanic or Latino (any race)

|44

|130

|style='background: #ffffe6; |157

|4.03%

|6.94%

|style='background: #ffffe6; |7.52%

|Total

|1,091

|1,874

|style='background: #ffffe6; |2,089

|100.00%

|style='background: #ffffe6; |100.00%

2020 census

As of the 2020 census, Richmond had a population of 2,089. The median age was 42.2 years. 17.2% of residents were under the age of 18 and 18.8% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 95.1 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 93.3 males age 18 and over.

67.2% of residents lived in urban areas, while 32.8% lived in rural areas.

There were 1,017 households in Richmond, of which 20.8% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 35.9% were married-couple households, 23.8% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 31.0% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 40.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. of 2010, there were 1,901 people, 415 households, and 285 families residing in the village. The population density was . There were 441 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the village was 97.89% White, 0.27% African American, 0.18% Native American, 0.64% Asian, 0.92% from other races, and 0.09% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 4.03% of the population.

There were 415 households, out of which 35.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.4% were married couples living together, 8.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.3% were non-families. 25.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.63 and the average family size was 3.19.

In the village, the population was spread out, with 27.3% under the age of 18, 7.3% from 18 to 24, 29.9% from 25 to 44, 22.6% from 45 to 64, and 12.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females, there were 99.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.3 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $52,361, and the median income for a family was $60,417. Males had a median income of $41,136 versus $27,344 for females. The per capita income for the village was $22,332. About 2.6% of families and 6.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 4.4% of those under age 18 and 10.2% of those age 65 or over.