What is the population of Richmond County?

The population of Richmond County, VA is 9,071.

Where is Richmond County located?

Richmond County, VA is located at latitude 37.9370500 and longitude -76.7296800. It is in United States.

What is the area of Richmond County?

The area of Richmond County, VA is 560 km².

What is the elevation of Richmond County?

Richmond County, VA has an elevation of 23 meters (75 feet) above sea level.

What time zone is Richmond County in?

Richmond County, VA is in the America/New_York time zone.

How has the population of Richmond County changed?

The population of Richmond County, VA has decreased from 9,254 (2010) to 9,071 (2020), a change of -2%.

Richmond County, Virginia

Richmond County: county in Virginia, United States

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Richmond County is a county located in the U.S. state of Virginia. As of the 2010 census, the population was 9,254 and a population density of 17 people per km². After 10 years in 2020 county had an estimated population of 9,071 inhabitants. Its county seat is Warsaw. The county was created 334 years ago in 1691.

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Richmond County at a glance

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Warsaw

Population 1,490

Quick Facts about Richmond County

Population	9,071 (2020)
Country	United States of America
State	Virginia (United States)
Different from	Richmond, Richmond County, Richmond County, Richmond County
Area	560 km²
Water as percent of area	11.5%
Land as percent of area	88.5%
Latitude & Longitude	37.9371,-76.7297
Named for	Richmond
Capital	Warsaw
Establishment	January 01, 1692
Time Zone	America/New_York
Local time	22:56:08 (18th April 2026)
Density	16 Pop. per km² as of 2020
Population growth	-2.02% (2010-2020)
Weather	83℉ Sunny 7-days weather

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Geography

Richmond County is located at 37°56'13"N 76°43'47"W (37.9370500, -76.7296800). It has 4 neighbors: Essex County, Lancaster County, Northumberland County and Westmoreland County.

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The largest city of Richmond County is Warsaw with a population of 1,490. . See all Richmond County cities & populated places.

Richmond County Populated Places

Cities, towns, neighborhoods & other populated places in Richmond County.

City Name	Population	Title
Warsaw	1,490	Town in Virginia, United States

Weather

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Richmond County has 4 neighbours.

Essex County county in Virginia, United States
Lancaster County county in Virginia, United States
Northumberland County county in Virginia, United States
Westmoreland County county in Virginia, United States

Warsaw

Demographics

According to census records, the population of Richmond County decreased by 2.02% in 10 years.

Year	Population	% Change	Method
2010	9,254	-	census
2011	9,208	-0.5%	estimation process
2012	9,079	-1.42%	estimation process
2013	8,952	-1.42%	estimation process
2014	8,884	-0.77%	estimation process
2015	8,781	-1.17%	estimation process
2016	8,758	-0.26%	estimation process
2017	8,889	1.47%	estimation process
2018	8,970	0.9%	estimation process
2019	9,023	0.59%	estimation process
2020	9,071	0.53%	estimation process

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People born in Richmond County (4)

People born in Richmond County, including politician Samuel Griffin, army officer Thomas T. Fauntleroy, politician William Glascock, .

More notable people

John A. Carter he was born in 25/11/1808

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