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Richmond, IL
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McHenry County, 54 miles NW of the Loop. Sheltering a well-maintained collection of two dozen beautiful Victorian-era homes, Richmond was founded in 1844 adjacent to a mill on the Nippersink Creek. Incorporated in 1872 to accommodate
railroad
-related growth which never materialized, the community is now a mecca for antique collectors. Its population in 2000 was 1,091.
| Richmond, IL (inc. 1865) | |||||
| Year |
Total
(and by category) |
Foreign Born | Native with foreign parentage | Males per 100 females | |
| 1900 | 576 | — | — | — | |
| 1930 | 514 | — | — | — | |
| 1960 | 855 | — | — | — | |
| 1990 | 1,016 | 3.4% | — | 93 | |
| 1,011 | White (99.5%) | ||||
| 5 | Black (0.5%) | ||||
| 8 | Hispanic Origin* (0.8%) | ||||
| 2000 | 1,091 | 3.4% | — | 99 | |
| 1,068 | White alone (97.9%) | ||||
| 3 | Black or African American alone (0.3%) | ||||
| 2 | American Indian and Alaska Native alone (0.2%) | ||||
| 7 | Asian alone (0.6%) | ||||
| 10 | Some other race alone (0.9%) | ||||
| 1 | Two or more races (0.1%) | ||||
| 44 | Hispanic or Latino* (4.0%) | ||||
Bibliography
McHenry County in the Twentieth Century, 1968–1994.
McHenry County Historical Society. 1994.
Nye, Lowell A., ed.
McHenry County, Illinois, 1832–1968.
1968.
The Electronic Encyclopedia of Chicago © 2005 Chicago Historical Society.
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The Encyclopedia of Chicago © 2004 The Newberry Library. All Rights Reserved. Portions are copyrighted by other institutions and individuals. Additional information on copyright and permissions.