In 1806 the first European Americans in the area, Quaker families from the state of North Carolina, settled along the East Fork of the Whitewater River. This was part of a general westward migration in the early decades after the See more

• Hayes Arboretum
• Cope Environmental Center
• Wayne County Historical Museum
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Richmond is the headquarters of Friends United Meeting, and hosts the Quaker Hill Conference Center, of the Religious Society of Friends See more

The daily newspaper is the Gannett-owned Palladium-Item.
Full-power radio stations include WKBV, WFMG, WQLK, WKRT, and Earlham College's student-run … See more

According to the 2010 census, Richmond has a total area of 24.067 square miles (62.33 km ), of which 23.91 square miles (61.93 km ) (or … See more

2010 census
As of the census of 2010, there were 36,812 people, 15,098 households, and 8,909 families … See more

Richmond is home to four colleges: Earlham College, Indiana University East, Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana, and the Purdue Polytechnic Institute – Richmond. It is also home to two seminaries, the Quaker Earlham School of Religion See more