Richmond (Ohio)

Richmond is a village in Jefferson County, Ohio, United States. The population was 481 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH Metropolitan Statistical Area.During Morgan's Raid of 1863, Confederate Brig. Gen. John Hunt Morgan traveled through the Moorefield, Harrisville, New Athens, Smithfield, New Alexandria, Wintersville, Two Ridge, Richmond, East Springfield, Bergholz, and Monroeville on his way to defeat at the Battle of Salineville.HistoryRichmond was laid out in 1815. A post office called Richmond has been in operation since 1817.GeographyRichmond is located at .According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 0.55sqmi, all land.Demographics2010 censusAs of the census of 2010, there were 481 people, 213 households, and 136 families residing in the village. The population density was 874.5PD/sqmi. There were 245 housing units at an average density of 445.5/sqmi. The racial makeup of the village was 98.8% White, 0.6% African American, 0.4% Asian, and 0.2% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.8% of the population.