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Welcome to Richmond ...

The village of Richmond is located in Madison Parish<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Richmond, you might consider that their post office opened in 1838.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Richmond has a population of 543 people<2> (see below for details).

Richmond is 70 feet [21 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Richmond lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Richmond: 318 & 457<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Richmond had an population of 543 people. This is a decrease of 5.89% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 8.82% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Richmond had a population of 577 people. This makes Richmond the parish's 2nd most populous community.

The population of Richmond represents 0.01% of the population of Louisiana (which has 4,533,372 people), making it the state's 222nd most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 577 people, the population of Richmond increased 15.63% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 499 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Richmond.

Communities Also Named Richmond ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 62 communities that are also named Richmond - they are located in Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, British Columbia, California (2), Florida, Georgia, Illinois (2), Indiana, Iowa, Kansas (2), Kentucky, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan (2), Minnesota (2), Mississippi (2), Missouri (2), Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Nova Scotia (4), Ohio (2), Oklahoma, Ontario (3), Oregon, Pennsylvania (5), Prince Edward Island, Quebec (3), Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia (2), Washington and Wisconsin.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Richmond.

Communities near Richmond ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Richmond.

  • Vicksburg
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Delhi
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Delhi is located in Richland Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delhi
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,753 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Delhi <5>
  • Delta
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Mound
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Mound is located in Madison Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 15 people
  • Ashly
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Ashly is located in Madison Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashly
  • Thomastown
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Thomastown is located in Madison Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomastown
  • Coleman
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Coleman is located in Madison Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleman
  • Quebec
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Quebec is located in Madison Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quebec
  • Duck Port ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Duck Port is located in Madison Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duck Port
  • Omega
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Omega is located in Madison Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omega

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Richmond. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Richmond.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Richmond. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Richmond.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Richmond. Our list includes 4 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Richmond.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Richmond ...

Looking for more information about Richmond? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Richmond, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Richmond.

Adding Richmond to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Richmond in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Richmond was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Richmond post office opened in 1838. The Richmond post office closed in 1871.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Richmond.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Louisiana's parishes, including Madison, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Richmond.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Richmond - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 318 code has been Overlayed with the 457 area code. New phone numbers in the Richmond area will be assigned with one of these codes: 318 or 457. As a result, placing a call in the Richmond area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/