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Richmond, IN Economic Statistics

NumberPercentEMPLOYMENT STATUSPopulation 16 years and over31,046100.0In labor force19,50662.8Civilian labor force19,49862.8Employed17,71657.1Unemployed1,7825.7Percent of civilian labor force9.1…

Richmond, IN Social Statistics

NumberPercentSCHOOL ENROLLMENTPopulation 3 years and over enrolled in school9,395100.0Nursery school, preschool6206.6Kindergarten5265.6Elementary school (grades 1-8)4,09143.5High school (grades…

Chickahominy

(Encyclopedia) ChickahominyChickahominychĭkəhŏmˈĭnē [key], river, c.90 mi (140 km) long, rising NW of Richmond, Va., and flowing SE to the James River. In the Civil War fighting was heavy along its…

Glasgow, Ellen

(Encyclopedia) Glasgow, EllenGlasgow, Ellenglăsˈgō [key], 1873–1945, American novelist, b. Richmond, Va. In revolt against the romantic treatment of Southern life, Glasgow presented in fiction a…

Petersburg

(Encyclopedia) Petersburg, city (1990 pop. 38,386), politically independent and in no county, SE Va., on the Appomattox River; inc. 1850. A port of entry and an important tobacco market, it has…

Lismore, city, Australia

(Encyclopedia) LismoreLismorelĭzˈmôr [key], city (2016 pop. 43,135), New South Wales, E Australia, on the North Arm of the Richmond River. An important industrial city, Lismore is a leading producer…

San Quentin

(Encyclopedia) San QuentinSan Quentinsăn kwĕnˈtən [key], peninsula extending into San Francisco Bay, W Calif., N of San Francisco. The state prison there was begun in 1852. San Quentin is the western…

Lenox

(Encyclopedia) Lenox, town (1990 pop. 5,069), Berkshire co., W Mass., in the Berkshire Mts., 7 mi (11 km) south of Pittsfield. It is primarily a summer resort. The Tanglewood Music Festival, one of…

Bontemps, Arna

(Encyclopedia) Bontemps, Arna, 1902–73, African-American writer, b. Alexandria, La. He is best remembered as the author of the novel God Sends Sunday (1931), the basis of the play St. Louis Woman (…

Richmond–San Rafael Bridge

(Encyclopedia) Richmond–San Rafael Bridge, W Calif., c.4 mi (6 km) long, part of the network of bridges serving the San Francisco Bay area; completed in 1957. It provides an essential link between…