Richmond, Kentucky

Richmond, Kentucky
City
Madison County courthouse, Richmond, with flags at half-staff in honor of Veterans Day (2007).
Flag Seal
Location of Richmond in Madison County, Kentucky.
Coordinates: 37°43′52″N 84°17′38″W / 37.73111°N 84.29389°W / 37.73111; -84.29389[1]
Country	United States
State	Kentucky
County	Madison
Named for	Richmond, Virginia
Government
• Type	City Mayor/Manager
• Mayor	Robert Blythe [citation needed]
Area [2]
• Total	20.57 sq mi (53.28 km2)
• Land	20.32 sq mi (52.63 km2)
• Water	0.25 sq mi (0.65 km2)
Elevation [1]	978 ft (298 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	34,585
• Estimate  (2022)[3]	36,129
• Density	1,701.93/sq mi (657.12/km2)
Time zone	UTC−5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
ZIP codes	40475-40476
Area code	859
FIPS code	21-65226
GNIS feature ID	2404614[1]
Website	richmond.ky.us

Richmond is a home class city in Kentucky and the county seat of Madison County, Kentucky, United States.^[4] It is named after Richmond, Virginia, and is home to Eastern Kentucky University. The population was 38,030 as of 2024. Richmond is the fourth-largest city in the Bluegrass region (after Louisville, Lexington and Georgetown) and the state's seventh-largest city. It is the ninth largest population center in the state with a Micropolitan population of 106,864. The city serves as the center for work and shopping for south-central Kentucky, with many local and chain options alike. Richmond KY is home to numerous festivals, notably the Millstone Festival. In addition, Richmond is the principal city of the Richmond-Berea, Kentucky Micropolitan Area, which includes all of Madison and Rockcastle counties.