Welcome to Richmond Heights ...

The city of Richmond Heights is located in Saint Louis County<1>.

The location of Richmond Heights has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Richmond Heights, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was on a map dated 1956.

A typical abbreviation for Richmond Heights: Richmond Hts. (in Canada, 'Hgts.' is the more common abbreviation.)

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Richmond Heights has a population of 8,817 people<3> (see below for details).

Richmond Heights is 480 feet [146 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

Websites for Richmond Heights ...

Official Website: www.richmondheights.org/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Richmond Heights had an population of 8,817 people. This is an increase of 2.49% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 8.18% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Richmond Heights had a population of 8,603 people. This makes Richmond Heights the county's 23rd most populous community.

The population of Richmond Heights represents 0.14% of the population of Missouri (which has 5,988,927 people), making it the state's 85th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 8,603 people, the population of Richmond Heights decreased 10.4% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 9,602 people).

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

Communities Also Named Richmond Heights ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Richmond Heights - they are located in Florida, Ohio, South Dakota and Virginia.

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

Communities near Richmond Heights ...

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

• Saint Louis
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Louis
  • Saint Louis is located in Saint Louis City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 297,645 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Louis <5>
• Saint Charles
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Charles
  • Saint Charles is located in Saint Charles County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 71,761 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Charles <5>
• Saint Peters
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Peters
  • Saint Peters is located in Saint Charles County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 58,043 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Peters <5>
• Florissant
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florissant
  • Florissant is located in Saint Louis County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 50,795 people
• Chesterfield
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesterfield
  • Chesterfield is located in Saint Louis County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 47,570 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chesterfield <5>
• Wildwood
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wildwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood
  • Wildwood is located in Saint Louis County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 35,460 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wildwood <5>
• Ballwin
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ballwin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballwin
  • Ballwin is located in Saint Louis County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 30,094 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ballwin <5>
• Granite City
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granite City
  • Granite City is located in Madison County (IL)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,959 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Granite City <5>
• Maryland Heights
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maryland Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maryland Heights
  • Maryland Heights is located in Saint Louis County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,895 people
• East Saint Louis
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Saint Louis
  • East Saint Louis is located in Saint Clair County (IL)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,776 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for East Saint Louis <5>

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 Heights. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Richmond Heights.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Richmond Heights. 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 Heights.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Richmond Heights ...

Looking for more information about Richmond Heights? 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 Heights, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Richmond Heights.

Adding Richmond Heights to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Richmond Heights 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 for Richmond Heights was on a map titled Road Map for Missouri (from Shell Oil, 1956).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Richmond Heights.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Richmond Heights: www.richmondheights.org/

The official website for Saint Louis County: www.co.st-louis.mo.us/

The official website for State of Missouri: https://www.mo.gov/