Editing New Richmond, Ohio

{{short description|Village in Clermont County, Ohio, United States}}
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| name               = New Richmond, Ohio
| official_name      = Village of New Richmond
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| leader_title       = [[Mayor]]
| leader_name        = Glenn Ewing{{citation needed|date=February 2024}}
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| established_date   = June 3, 1778{{sfn|Everts|1880|p=406}}
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| established_date1  = September 22, 1814<ref name="History">{{cite web|title=Our History|publisher=Village of New Richmond|date=February 1, 2013|access-date=September 17, 2013|url=http://www.newrichmond.org/HISTORY.pdf|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131126183003/http://newrichmond.org/HISTORY.pdf|archive-date=November 26, 2013}}</ref>

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| population_total   = 2727
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| postal_code_type   = [[ZIP code]]
| postal_code        = 45157
| area_code          = [[Area code 513|513]]
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'''New Richmond''', also known as '''New Richmond on the Ohio''', is a [[village (United States)#Ohio|village]] in [[Ohio Township, Clermont County, Ohio|Ohio]] and [[Pierce Township, Clermont County, Ohio|Pierce]] townships in [[Clermont County, Ohio|Clermont County]], [[Ohio]], [[United States]], founded in 1814, along the [[Ohio River]]. The population was 2,727 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]].

==Geography==
[[File:NewRichmondOH1.JPG|thumb|left|upright|New Richmond corporation limit sign]]

New Richmond is located within [[Ohio Township, Clermont County, Ohio|Ohio Township]], with the exception of the [[Beckjord Power Station]], which lies within [[Pierce Township, Clermont County, Ohio|Pierce Township]].<ref name="Sun Roller" />

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the village has a total area of {{convert|3.72|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, of which {{convert|3.41|sqmi|sqkm|2}} is land and {{convert|0.31|sqmi|sqkm|2}} is water.<ref name="Gazetteer files">{{cite web|title=US Gazetteer files 2010|url=https://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=January 6, 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120125061959/http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt|archive-date=January 25, 2012}}</ref>

==History==
New Richmond was once the largest and most flourishing village in Clermont County. Located along the banks of the Ohio River, it had a superior location about twenty miles east and south of [[Cincinnati]].

Present-day New Richmond was surveyed on June 3, 1778, consisting of Robert Beal's {{convert|1000|acre|adj=on}} survey No. 847 (purchased by Gen. [[William Haines Lytle|William Lytle]] and sold to Thomas Ashburn in 1813) and David Jackson's {{convert|333|acre|adj=on}} survey No. 1539 (purchased by Jacob Light in 1804). Light laid out the village on September 19–22, 1814, reportedly with the help of his nephew, who suggested the name of his hometown of [[Richmond, Virginia]]. In February 1816, Ashburn platted the village of Susanna (named for his second wife) adjoining the upper east side of New Richmond.  Among the principal features of Susanna was a large promenade along the Ohio River which still exists today as Captain Ernest Wagner Park.{{sfn|Everts|1880|p=406}}<ref name="Parks">{{cite web|title=Village of New Richmond Park Locations|publisher=Village of New Richmond|date=November 13, 2008|page=4|access-date=September 17, 2013|url=http://www.newrichmond.org/parks.pdf|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150211011634/http://www.newrichmond.org/parks.pdf|archive-date=February 11, 2015}}</ref>

In 1817, the [[Ohio General Assembly]] formed [[Brown County, Ohio|Brown County]] out of Clermont County's eastern half, leaving Clermont County's courthouse in [[Williamsburg, Ohio|Williamsburgh]] at the far eastern edge of the county. In 1823, despite opposition in Williamsburgh, the General Assembly moved the county seat to New Richmond. No courthouse was ever built there; only a year later, a central location for the county seat was found in [[Batavia, Ohio|Batavia]].<ref name="Common Pleas history 3">{{cite web|title=Courthouses History, Page 3|publisher=Clermont County Common Pleas Court|access-date=September 17, 2013|url=http://www.clermontcommonpleas.com/history3.aspx}}</ref><ref name="Collins">{{cite web|title=Clermont County, Ohio General History|first1=Tammy|last1=Collins|publisher=[[Ancestry.com|RootsWeb]]|year=2007|access-date=September 17, 2013|url=http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~clermontcountyohio/generalhistory.htm}}</ref>

Although New Richmond and Susanna complimented each other, the General Assembly passed an act on January 11, 1828, that merged them as the Village of New Richmond.{{sfn|Everts|1880|p=406}}<ref name="History 2008">{{cite web|title=History of New Richmond|publisher=Village of New Richmond|year=2008|access-date=September 17, 2013|url=http://www.newrichmond.org/historyofnr.htm|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141013050843/http://www.newrichmond.org/historyofnr.htm|archive-date=October 13, 2014}}</ref>

In 1833, New Richmond contained one [[gristmill]], one saw mill, two [[carding]] machines, ten stores, two churches, and 120 residential houses.<ref>{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=dt48AAAAYAAJ&pg=PA344 | title=The Ohio Gazetteer, or, a Topographical Dictionary | publisher=Scott and Wright | year=1833 | access-date=December 12, 2013 | author=Kilbourn, John | pages=344}}</ref>

The residents of New Richmond took an early stance against slavery. The [[Abolitionism in the United States|abolitionist]] [[James G. Birney]] began publishing ''[[The Philanthropist (Cincinnati, Ohio)|The Philanthropist]]'' in New Richmond until moving it to Cincinnati in 1836.<ref name="History 2008" />

New Richmond was a busy hub of [[steamboat]] building with names such as ''Allegheny'', ''Zephyr'', Lancasters ''No. 1'', ''No. 2'', ''No. 3'', and ''No. 4'', ''William Tell'', and ''Clermont''.{{sfn|Everts|1880|p=413}}

Most of New Richmond lies on the [[floodplain]] of the Ohio River, making it vulnerable to severe flooding. Some of the first recorded floods occurred in 1898, 1907, and 1913.<ref name="Historic photos">{{cite web|title=Photo Album|publisher=Historic New Richmond|year=2004|url=http://www.historicnewrichmond.org/photoalbum.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20041209193145/http://www.historicnewrichmond.org/photoalbum.html|archive-date=December 9, 2004}}</ref> In the [[Ohio River flood of 1937|Great Flood of 1937]], the worst natural disaster in New Richmond's history, the village lost 250 homes out of 415 total.<ref name="Whitt">{{cite book|chapter=1937 Flood, New Richmond|title=New Richmond, Ohio: Historical Collections|first1=Aileen|last1=Whitt|year=1997|location=[[Owensville, Ohio]]|publisher=Owensville Historical Society|access-date=September 17, 2013|url=http://www.owensvillehistoricalsociety.com/Articles/The_1937_Flood.htm}}</ref><ref name="1937 video">{{cite press release|title=Clermont Video Captures Memories of the 1937 Flood|publisher=Clermont County, Ohio|date=February 7, 2011|access-date=September 17, 2013|url=http://www.clermontcountyohio.gov/nr0212flood.aspx|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131031003832/http://www.clermontcountyohio.gov/nr0212flood.aspx|archive-date=October 31, 2013}}</ref> Floods in 1955, 1964, 1967, 1997 and 2018 again devastated the village.<ref name="Historic photos" /><ref name="Enquirer Wolff rebuilding">{{cite news|title=Hardy rebuild in New Richmond|first1=Christine|last1=Wolff|work=[[The Cincinnati Enquirer]]|publisher=[[Gannett Company]]|date=June 10, 1997|access-date=September 17, 2013|url=http://enquirer.com/flood/061097_flnewrichmond.html|quote=When the river crested March 5 at 64.7 feet, the worst flooding since 1964 left New Richmond soaked and stunned but not subdued.}}</ref> The [[Floods in the United States: 1901–2000#Ohio River Valley flood of March 1997|March 1997 flood]] sent {{convert|6|ft}} of floodwaters "the color of coffee with milk" up Center Street and into the homes of about two-thirds of the village's population of 2,500.<ref name="Enquirer Wolff moving">{{cite news|title=Lord will take care of us|first1=Christine|last1=Wolff|work=The Cincinnati Enquirer|publisher=Gannett Company|date=March 13, 1997|access-date=September 17, 2013|url=http://enquirer.com/flood/031397_flelam.html|quote=Opaque water the color of coffee with milk flowed 6 feet deep on Center Street.}}</ref> Houses were found covered in "several feet of river slime", and the New Richmond School District closed for at least a week. Residents relied on personal boats for transportation between rooftops or for evacuation. Governor [[George Voinovich]] visited [[New Richmond High School]], which was being used as a [[American Red Cross|Red Cross]] shelter for flood victims.<ref name="Enquirer Theis">{{cite news|title=Voinovich pleased with efforts|first1=Sandy|last1=Theis|work=The Cincinnati Enquirer|publisher=Gannet Company|date=March 8, 1997|access-date=September 17, 2013|url=http://enquirer.com/flood/030897_flvoinovich.html|quote=The pledge drew smiles from stressed New Richmond leaders, who found several feet of river slime Friday when they returned to the evacuated village.}}</ref>

On March 2, 2011, the Clermont County Commissioners denied a petition by New Richmond to withdraw from Ohio township by forming a [[paper township]].<ref name="Sun Roller">{{cite news|title=Commissioners to hold hearing on New Richmond 'paper' township|first1=Brett A.|last1=Roller|work=[[The Clermont Sun]]|location=Batavia, Ohio|date=February 17, 2011|access-date=September 17, 2013|url=http://clermontsun.com/2011/02/17/commissioners-to-hold-hearing-on-new-richmond-paper-township/}}</ref><ref name="No paper township">{{cite press release|title=No Fifteenth Township in Clermont County, For Now|publisher=Clermont County, Ohio|date=March 2, 2011|access-date=September 17, 2013|url=http://www.clermontcountyohio.gov/nr0311newrichmond.aspx|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150201150930/http://www.clermontcountyohio.gov/nr0311newrichmond.aspx|archive-date=February 1, 2015}}</ref>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1820= 391
|1860= 2211
|1870= 2516
|1880= 2545
|1890= 2379
|1900= 1916
|1910= 1733
|1920= 1714
|1930= 1830
|1940= 1767
|1950= 1960
|1960= 2834
|1970= 2650
|1980= 2769
|1990= 2408
|2000= 2219
|2010= 2582
|2020= 2727
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|access-date=June 4, 2015}}</ref>
}}
[[File:NewRichmondOH2.JPG|thumb|right|Looking north on Front Street]]

===2010 census===
As of the [[census]]<ref name ="wwwcensusgov">{{cite web|title=U.S. Census website|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=January 6, 2013}}</ref> of 2010, there were 2,582 people, 980 households, and 658 families residing in the village. The [[population density]] was {{convert|757.2|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 1,133 housing units at an average density of {{convert|332.3|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. The racial makeup of the village was 95.6% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 1.6% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.2% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.3% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.2% [[Race (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 0.6% from [[Race (U.S. Census)|other races]], and 1.5% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 1.5% of the population.

There were 980 households, of which 35.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.4% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 13.8% had a female householder with no husband present, 5.9% had a male householder with no wife present, and 32.9% were non-families. 26.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.63 and the average family size was 3.16.

The median age in the village was 36.7 years. 28.4% of residents were under the age of 18; 6.6% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 25.9% were from 25 to 44; 28.4% were from 45 to 64; and 10.7% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the village was 50.1% male and 49.9% female.

===2000 census===
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 2,219 people, 788 households, and 580 families residing in the village. The [[population density]] was {{convert|644.6|PD/sqmi}}. There were 888 housing units at an average density of {{cvt|258.0|/sqmi}}. The racial makeup of the city was 96.26% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 2.34% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.14% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.09% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.14% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 1.04% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.72% of the population.

There were 788 households, out of which 38.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.8% were [[Marriage|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.

In the village, the population was spread out, with 29.6% 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% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 33 years. For every 100 females, there were 100.3 males.  For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.6 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $40,000, and the median income for a family was $44,271. Males had a median income of $34,318 versus $24,792 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $16,744. About 14.3% of families and 17.7% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 22.0% of those under age 18 and 21.4% of those age 65 or over.

==Government==
The village maintains its own police and fire departments.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2019 |title=New Richmond Police Department |url=http://www.newrichmond.org/police.html |access-date=September 20, 2022 |website=Police-newrichmond.org}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|website=www.nrfems.org|access-date=September 21, 2023|title=Fire Department|url=https://www.nrfems.org/}}</ref>

==Education==
The [http://nrschools.org/ New Richmond Exempted Village School District] consists of four schools: Locust Corner and Monroe Elementary Schools; New Richmond Middle School; and [[New Richmond High School]].  The district has been rated Excellent by the [http://education.ohio.gov/ Ohio Department of Education] for the 2009–2010 school year.<ref>[http://www.ode.state.oh.us/reportcardfiles/2009-2010/DIST/045559.pdf]</ref>

New Richmond has a public library, a branch of the [[Clermont County Public Library]].<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.clermontlibrary.org/locations/ | title=Locations | publisher=Clermont County Public Library | access-date=February 25, 2018}}</ref>

==Recreation==
Community associations for [[knothole]], [[football (soccer)|soccer]], girls fastpitch [[softball]], football, and [[basketball]] exist in New Richmond.<ref>[http://www.leaguelineup.com/nrka New Richmond Knothole Association]</ref><ref>[http://nrsoccer.org New Richmond Soccer Association]</ref><ref>[http://www.leaguelineup.com/nryb New Richmond Youth Basketball]</ref><ref>[http://www.leaguelineup.com/nrys New Richmond Youth Softball]</ref> On February 17, 2021, the ''[[Showboat Majestic]]'' left its home moor at the site of the Moyer Winery near [[Manchester, Ohio]] and arrived to its new mooring location in the village as part of the villages ''[http://www.newrichmond.org/dora.html Designated Outdoor Refreshment Area (DORA)]'', an economic tourist area where persons over 21 can possess and consume alcohol along the Ohio River.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Staff |first1=WLWT Digital |title=Showboat Majestic arrives at its new home on the Ohio River in New Richmond |url=https://www.wlwt.com/article/showboat-majestic-arrives-at-its-new-home-on-the-ohio-river-in-new-richmond/35542777 |access-date=February 18, 2021 |work=WLWT |date=February 18, 2021 |language=en}}</ref>

On June 28, 2022, the New Richmond Village Council voted to revoke owner Joe Brumley's license to moor the ''Showboat Majestic'' at New Richmond and gave Brumley 90 days to have her removed, citing lack of progress in Brumley's development of the showboat's riverfront attraction.<ref name="newrichmondRevolk">{{cite news |last1=Moorwood |first1=Victoria |title='We had high hopes': Showboat Majestic given 90 days to leave New Richmond after council vote |url=https://www.cincinnati.com/story/news/2022/06/29/showboat-majestic-leave-new-richmond-cincinnati/7767120001/ |access-date=June 30, 2022 |work=The Enquirer}}</ref>

==Notable people==
<!--- Keep list in alphabetical order --->
* [[Edgar R. Aston]]&nbsp;– soldier during the [[Apache Wars]] and [[Medal of Honor]] recipient
* [[Todd Benzinger]]&nbsp;– professional baseball player, [[San Francisco Giants]], Cincinnati Reds 
* [[James G. Birney]]&nbsp;– abolitionist<ref>Everts, Louis H.  ''History of Clermont County Ohio''.  N.p.: [[Philadelphia]], 1880, 159.</ref> and two-time [[Liberty Party (United States, 1840)|Liberty Party]] presidential nominee
* [[Earl Cranston]]&nbsp;– a [[bishop]] of the [[Methodist Episcopal Church]]
* [[Albert P. Forsythe]]&nbsp;– [[Greenback Party|Greenback]] member of the [[United States House of Representatives|U.S. House of Representatives]]
* [[Lauder William Jones]]&nbsp;– chemist
* [[Mary Lumpkin]]&nbsp;– enslaved woman, liberator<ref>{{cite news |last1=Styles |first1=Jasmine |title=''Tri-State students working to document later years of woman who turned enslaver's jail into a school. |url=https://www.wcpo.com/news/local-news/clermont-county/new-richmond/tri-state-students-working-to-document-later-years-of-woman-who-turned-enslavers-jail-into-a-school |access-date=February 29, 2024 |work=WCPO |date=July 27, 2023 |language=en}}</ref>
* [[Tom Niehaus]]&nbsp;– Former [[List of Presidents of the Ohio Senate|President of the Ohio Senate]]
* [[Hank Schenz]]&nbsp;– professional baseball player, [[History of the New York Giants (NL)|New York Giants]], 
* [[Rose Vesper]] &nbsp;- Ohio House of Representatives from 1993-2000 for the 72nd District

==See also==
* [[List of cities and towns along the Ohio River]]
* [[Parker Academy (Ohio)]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==Further reading==
*{{cite book|last1=Everts|first1=Louis H.|title=History of Clermont County, Ohio: With Illustrations and Biographical Sketches of Its Prominent Men and Pioneers|location=[[Philadelphia]]|publisher=[[J. B. Lippincott & Co.]]|year=1880|hdl=2027/yale.39002054234126|url=http://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/008726760}}

==External links==
* [http://www.newrichmond.org/ Village website]
* [http://www.cincinnatimemory.org/gsdl/collect/greaterc/archives/HASH629a/614d62f9.dir/ocp001375pcpfb.jpg Opera Hall, New Richmond, Ohio]
* [http://www.nrschools.org New Richmond School District]

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