| RICHMOND COMMUNITY PROFILE |
Population - 6,116
Top Ten Employers |
Industry Type |
Employees |
Union |
| 1. Orbseal | Automotive |
330 |
No |
| 2. Ray County Hospital | Health Care |
220 |
No |
| 3. Richmond R-XVI | School System |
209 |
No |
| 4. Shirkey Leisure Acres | Rest Home |
160 |
No |
| 5. Wal-Mart | Retail Sales |
300 |
No |
| 6. Ideal Industries | Packaging |
100 |
No |
| 7. City of Richmond | Municipality |
48 |
No |
| 8. Richmond Hills Apple Market | Grocery |
48 |
Yes |
| 9. McDonalds | Fast Food |
39 |
No |
| Educational Institutions | Type | # of Students | Total
Richmond Public School |
| Dear Elementary School | Public |
277 |
|
| Sunrise Elementary School
Richmond Middle School |
Public Public |
504 421 |
|
| Richmond High School | Public |
528 |
1730 |
| Lexington VoTech | Public |
300 |
|
| Maple Woods College | Public |
4900 |
|
| William Jewell College | Private |
1,370 |
|
| Wentworth Military College | Private |
250 |
|
Community Tax |
Tax Rate per $100 |
| Real Estate: Property Tax | $1.57 City / $6.40 County |
| Sales Tax | 1.75% City / 5.7525 County |
| Utilities | |
| Electric | Aquila |
| Natural Gas | Aquila |
| Water | City of Richmond |
| Sewer | City of Richmond |
| Telephone | Southwestern Bell |
| Digital Switch | Yes |
| Fiber Optics | Yes |
| ISDN | Yes |
| Fire Department | Fire Insurance Rating |
# of Full Time - 5 |
Inside City Limits - 5 |
# of Volunteers - 12 |
Outside City Limits - 7-10 |
| Air Service | |
| Nearest Public Airport | Lexington Airport - 5 Miles |
| Length of Runway | 3,300 Feet |
| Lighted Runway - Yes | Paved Runway - Yes |
| Aircraft Maintenance - Yes | Private Aircraft Storage - Yes |
| Fuel Available - Yes | |
| Nearest Commercial Airport | Kansas City International |
Membership | Tourism
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