New Richmond, Ohio

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New Richmond is a village in Clermont County, Ohio, along the Ohio River. The population was 2,219 at the 2000 census.

1 Geography
2 Government
3 Notable natives and residents
4 School system
5 Demographics
6 Flood of '97
7 See also
8 External links

[edit] Geography

New Richmond is located at 38°57′18″N, 84°16′54″W (38.955086, -84.281720)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 9.2 km² (3.5 mi²). 8.9 km² (3.4 mi²) of it is land and 0.3 km² (0.1 mi²) of it (2.82%) is water.

[edit] Government

The current Mayor is Terry Durette. The Village currently sports its own police and fire departments, and 15 churches.

[edit] Notable natives and residents

Earl Cranston, an American Bishop of the Methodist Episcopal Church

[edit] School system

The Village also has its own school district consisting of 3 elementary schools, Locust Corner, Monroe and New Richmond Elementary; New Richmond Middle School; and New Richmond High School, Home of the Lions. The school district is rated effective by the State's standards. NRHS Faculty:

Diana Spinnati- Principal
Rob Burnside- Assistant Principal
Pat Hill- Dean of Students/Athletic Director
James Reaker- Guidance Counselor
Carol Ann Coulter- Guidance Counselor

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 2,219 people, 788 households, and 580 families residing in the village. The population density was 249.1/km² (644.6/mi²). There were 888 housing units at an average density of 99.7/km² (258.0/mi²). Racially, the village's population is 96.26% White, 2.34% African American, 0.14% Native American, 0.09% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 0.14% from other races, and 1.04% from two or more races. 0.72% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

Of the 788 households, 38.5% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.8% were married couples living together, 13.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.3% were non-families. 21.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 6.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.79 and the average family size was 3.25.

29.6% of the village's population is under the age of 18; 10.0%, from 18 to 24; 28.9%, from 25 to 44; 22.2%, from 45 to 64; and 9.3%, 65 or older. The median age is 33 years. Overall, there are 100.3 males for every 100 females; among those age 18 or older, there are 97.6 males for every 100 females.

The village's median household income is $40,000, and its median family income is $44,271. The median male income is $34,318, and the median female income is $24,792. The per capita income is $16,774. 17.7% of the population, including 14.3% of families, 22.0% of those under the age of 18, and 21.4% of those age 65 or older, are living below the poverty line.

[edit] Flood of '97

As the main part of the village lies along the Ohio River, New Richmond was devastated in March of 1997 by flooding, the worst Ohio River flood since the Great Flood of '37. Houses were covered in nine feet or more of brown water, and the New Richmond School District closed all schools for at least seven days. Transportation consisted mostly of personal boats that carried people from rooftop to rooftop or out of the flooded area. During this time, New Richmond High School was used as a Red Cross shelter for flood victims, where they received a visit from Ohio Governor George Voinovich.

Villagers, no strangers to flooding, returned to find homes covered in what the Cincinnati Enquirer referred to as "several feet of river slime" but rebounded as usual, encouraged by the support of other local communities and unsolicited donations from across Ohio directed toward New Richmond schoolchildren that had been victims of the flood.