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Richmond is a city in east central Indiana, United States, bordering on Ohio. It is the county seat of Wayne County, and in the 2010 census had a population of 36,812.Situated largely within Wayne Township, its area includes a non-contiguous portion in nearby Boston Township where the Richmond Municipal Airport is located.The city is sometimes called the "cradle of recorded jazz" because some early jazz records were made there at the studio of Gennett Records, a division of the Starr Piano Company.The city has twice received the All-America City Award, most recently in 2009.GeographyRichmond is located at.According to the 2010 census, Richmond has a total area of 24.067sqmi, of which 23.91sqmi (or 99.35%) is land and 0.157sqmi (or 0.65%) is water.Richmond is located about 12 miles S of Hoosier Hill, the highest point in Indiana.Demographics2010 censusAs of the census of 2010, there were 36,812 people, 15,098 households, and 8,909 families residing in the city. The population density was 1539.0PD/sqmi. There were 17,649 housing units at an average density of 737.8/sqmi. The racial makeup of the city was 83.9% White, 8.6% African American, 0.3% Native American, 1.1% Asian, 0.1% Pacific Islander, 1.9% from other races, and 4.0% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 4.1% of the population.