Richmond

independent city in and capital of the U.S. state of Virginia
Organization independent_city_in_the_united_states Q43421
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Richmond

Summary

Richmond is an independent city in the United States[1]. Richmond ranks in the top 5% of independent_city_in_the_united_states entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (9,233 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Richmond is located in Virginia[3].
  • Richmond is in the country of United States[4].
  • Richmond's head of government is recorded as Danny Avula[5].
  • Richmond's instance of is recorded as independent city in the United States[6].
  • Richmond's instance of is recorded as city in the United States[7].
  • Richmond's instance of is recorded as big city[8].
  • Richmond's instance of is recorded as Q141162078[9].
  • Richmond's shares border with is recorded as Henrico County[10].
  • Richmond's shares border with is recorded as Chesterfield County[11].
  • Richmond's basic form of government is recorded as strong mayor-council government[12].
  • Richmond is named after Richmond[13].
  • Richmond's flag is recorded as flag of Richmond[14].
  • Richmond's twinned administrative body is recorded as Windhoek[15].
  • Richmond's twinned administrative body is recorded as London Borough of Richmond upon Thames[16].
  • Richmond's twinned administrative body is recorded as Olsztyn[17].
  • Richmond's legislative body is recorded as Richmond City Council[18].
  • Richmond's postal code is recorded as 23173[19].
  • Richmond's postal code is recorded as 23218[20].
  • Richmond's postal code is recorded as 23219[21].
  • Richmond's postal code is recorded as 23220[22].
  • Richmond's postal code is recorded as 23221[23].
  • Richmond's postal code is recorded as 23222[24].
  • Richmond's postal code is recorded as 23223[25].
  • Richmond's postal code is recorded as 23224[26].
  • Richmond's postal code is recorded as 23225[27].

Body

Founding

1607 marks the founding of Richmond[28].

Brands and Namesakes

Things named for Richmond include Richmond[29], a city of California[30], in United States[31], founded in 1905[32]; Richmond International Airport[33], an international airport[34], in United States[35], founded in 1927[36]; and USS Richmond[37], a light cruiser[38].

Why It Matters

Richmond ranks in the top 5% of independent_city_in_the_united_states entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (9,233 views/month).[2] Richmond has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[39] Richmond is known by 38 alternative names across languages and contexts.[40]

Entities named for Richmond include Richmond[29], a city of California[30], in United States[31], founded in 1905[32]; Richmond International Airport[33], an international airport[34], in United States[35], founded in 1927[36]; and USS Richmond[37], a light cruiser[38].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [37] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [30] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [31] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [32] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [34] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [35] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [36] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [38] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [39] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [40] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 20d ago · Theklan · 2026-09-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14687 → Data:US presidential elections by county/Richmond, Virginia.
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P14687]]: Data:US presidential elections by county/Richmond, Virginia.tab, Link US presidential election dataset (P14687, subject: United States presidential el"
  2. 4w ago · JuxtaposedJacob · 2026-08-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Territory overlaps → Richmond urban area, Virginia Senate, District 14
    Basic form of government → strong mayor-council government
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P3179]]: [[Q16939099]]"
  3. 4w ago · JuxtaposedJacob · 2026-08-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Different from → Richmond County, Richmond
    Instance of → independent city in the United States, city in the United States, big city +1
    Located in time zone → —
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P31]]: [[Q141162078]], #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1787553646073"
  4. 10w ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14541 → 4KHfq6
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/40849|batch #40849]]: ZGBK ID"
  5. 11w ago · Susmuffin · 2026-07-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Harper's tag → richmond, richmond-va
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P13772]]: richmond, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/289963810|richmond (#289963810)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/7915|Harper's tag]] #mix'n"
  6. 12w ago · Moosebird · 2026-07-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Flag image → Flag of Richmond, Virginia.svg
    Wikidata description → independent city in and capital of the U.S. state of Virginia
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1|1 */ [[Property:P244]]: n79060700"
  7. 19w ago · Mahir256 · 2026-05-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Umls cui → C3828327
    Taxonomicon id → 1808185
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/31546|batch #31546]]"
  8. 19w ago · Mahir256 · 2026-05-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Nci thesaurus id → C110633
    Tclf id → places/view-cultural-landscape-guides/national-park-service-
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P1748]]: C110633, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1778695477825"
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