Editing Richland, Mississippi

{{About|the city in Rankin County|the unincorporated community in Holmes County|Richland, Holmes County, Mississippi|other uses}}
{{distinguish|Ridgeland, Mississippi}}
{{Use American English|date=March 2017}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=March 2017}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name               = Richland, Mississippi
| image_skyline      = File:Richland Water Tower in Richland,MS.jpg
| image_caption      = Richland Water Tower reads "City of Richland, Home of the Rangers"
| image_flag         = Flag of Richland, Mississippi.png
| image_blank_emblem = Logo of Richland, Mississippi.svg
| blank_emblem_type  = Logo
| settlement_type    = [[City]]
| official_name      = City of Richland
| motto              = "Proud to Call it Home!", "An Excellent Choice"
| image_map          = Rankin_County_Mississippi_Incorporated_and_Unincorporated_areas_Richland_Highlighted.svg
| map_caption        = Location of Richland, Mississippi
| pushpin_map        = USA
| pushpin_relief     = yes
| pushpin_label      = Richland
| pushpin_map_caption = Location of Richland in the US
| coordinates        = {{coord|32|13|47|N|90|9|35|W|region:US-MS_type:city|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type   = [[List of sovereign states|Country]]
| subdivision_type1  = [[U.S. state|State]]
| subdivision_type2  = [[List of counties in Mississippi|County]]
| subdivision_name   = {{flag|United States}}
| subdivision_name1  = {{flag|Mississippi}}
| subdivision_name2  = [[Rankin County, Mississippi|Rankin]]
| subdivision_type3  = District
| subdivision_name3  = 1
| established_title  = [[Municipal corporation|Incorporated]]<ref>{{cite web|author=<!--Not stated-->|title=City of Jackson and City of Pearl v. Petitioners for Incorporation of the City of Richland|url=http://www.leagle.com/decision/19751161318So2d843_11156/CITY%20OF%20JACKSON%20v.%20PETITIONERS%20FOR%20INCORPORATION#|publisher=[[Supreme Court of Mississippi]]|date=1975|access-date=April 15, 2017|via=Leagle}}</ref>
| established_date   = {{Start date and age|1974|10|31}}
| government_footnotes = <ref>{{cite web |author=<!--Not stated--> |date=2016 |title=City of Richland |url=http://www.richlandms.org/ |website=Richland, MS |access-date=May 12, 2017 |via=Central Mississippi Planning & Development District}}</ref>
| government_type    = [[Mayor–council government|Mayor–Council]]
| leader_party       = [[Independent (politician)|I]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Official Recapitulation |url=https://sos.ms.gov/elections/electionresults/2021MunicipalGeneral/Richland.pdf |access-date=November 28, 2024 |website=Mississippi Secretary of State}}</ref>
| leader_title       = [[Mayor]]
| leader_name        = Clay Burns
| leader_title1      = [[City council|Board of Aldermen]]
| leader_name1       = Clay Burns<br>Robert Craft<br>Beth Sanford<br>Gus Black<br>Cathey Wynne<br>
| unit_pref          = Imperial
| area_total_km2     = 32.61
| area_land_km2      = 32.44
| area_water_km2     = 0.17
| area_total_sq_mi   = 12.59
| area_land_sq_mi    = 12.53
| area_water_sq_mi   = 0.07
| population_as_of   = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
| population_total   = 7137
| population_density_km2 = 220.01
| population_density_sq_mi = 569.82
| timezone           = [[North American Central Time Zone|Central (CST)]]
| utc_offset         = -6
| timezone_DST       = CDT
| utc_offset_DST     = -5
| elevation_m        = 81
| elevation_ft       = 266
| postal_code_type   = [[ZIP code|ZIP code(s)]]
| postal_code        = 39218
| area_code_type     = [[North American Numbering Plan|Area code(s)]]
| area_code          = [[Area code 601|601]]
| blank_name         = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
| blank_info         = {{FIPS|28|62400}}
| blank1_name        = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] feature ID
| blank1_info        = {{GNIS4|690674}}
| blank2_name        = Major airport
| blank2_info        = [[Jackson–Evers International Airport|JAN]]
| website            = {{URL|richlandms.org}}
| pop_est_as_of      = 
| pop_est_footnotes  = 
| population_est     = 
| area_footnotes     = <ref name="CenPopGazetteer2020">{{cite web|title=2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2020_Gazetteer/2020_gaz_place_28.txt|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=July 24, 2022}}</ref>
| population_footnotes = 
}}

'''Richland''' is a city in [[Rankin County, Mississippi|Rankin County]], [[Mississippi]], United States. The population was 7,137 at the 2020 census. A suburb of [[Jackson, Mississippi|Jackson]], Richland is part of the [[Jackson, Mississippi metropolitan area|Jackson Metropolitan Statistical Area]], and is located southeast of the state capital.

== Geography ==
Richland is located at {{coord|32|13|47|N|90|9|35|W|type:city}} (32.229844, -90.159724).<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=2011-04-23|date=2011-02-12|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref>  According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|12.2|sqmi|km2}}, of which {{convert|12.2|sqmi|km2}} is land and {{convert|0.04|sqmi|km2|adj=on}} (0.16%) is water.

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1980= 3955
|1990= 4014
|2000= 6027
|2010= 6912
|2020= 7137
|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|accessdate=June 4, 2015|df=mdy-all}}</ref>
}}

===2020 census===
{| class="wikitable"
|+Richland racial composition<ref>{{Cite web|title=Explore Census Data|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=1600000US2862400&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|access-date=2021-12-16|website=data.census.gov}}</ref>
!Race
!Num.
!Perc.
|-
|[[White (U.S. Census)|White]] (non-Hispanic)
|4,776
|66.92%
|-
|[[African American (U.S. Census)|Black or African American]] (non-Hispanic)
|1,419
|19.88%
|-
|[[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]]
|3
|0.04%
|-
|[[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]]
|163
|2.28%
|-
|[[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]]
|3
|0.04%
|-
|[[Race (United States Census)|Other/Mixed]]
|176
|2.47%
|-
|[[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]]
|597
|8.36%
|}
As of the [[2020 United States census]], there were 7,137 people, 2,645 households, and 1,888 families residing in the city.

===2000 census===
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=2008-01-31|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref> of 2000, there were 6,027 people, 2,303 households, and 1,688 families residing in the city. The population density was {{convert|492.7|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 2,540 housing units at an average density of {{convert|207.6|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the city was 60% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 40% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.08% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 1.51% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.02% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 0.20% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.95% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.88% of the population.

There were 2,303 households, out of which 37.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.8% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 13.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.7% were non-families. 21.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.62 and the average family size was 3.05.

In the city, the population was spread out, with 27.3% under the age of 18, 9.8% from 18 to 24, 33.6% from 25 to 44, 20.1% from 45 to 64, and 9.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females, there were 98.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.0 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $38,996, and the median income for a family was $44,800. Males had a median income of $32,377 versus $22,700 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $17,574. About 8.3% of families and 10.4% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 11.2% of those under age 18 and 19.8% of those age 65 or over.

==Government==
The Mayor of Richland is former three-term alderman Clay Burns, who was elected in a 2024 special election following the resignation of the past mayor.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Osborne |first=James |date=2024-04-02 |title=Clay Burns sworn in as new Richland mayor |url=https://www.swrankinnews.com/news/richland/clay-burns-sworn-in-as-new-richland-mayor/article_293f5638-f10e-11ee-9d8d-bb6fbe8856e2.html |access-date=2024-11-28 |website=Southwest Rankin News |language=en}}</ref>

==Education==
The three public schools in Richland are operated by the [[Rankin County School District]].

==Notable person==
* [[Lester Spell]], [[Mississippi Department of Agriculture and Commerce|Mississippi Commissioner of Agriculture and Commerce]] from 1996 to 2012<ref>{{cite news |title=AP – Lester Spell won't seek 5th |url=https://magnoliatribune.com/2010/06/17/ap_lester_spell_wont_seek_5th/ |access-date=5 March 2025 |work=Magnolia Tribune |date=June 17, 2010}}</ref>

==See also==
* [[List of municipalities in Mississippi]]
* [[National Register of Historic Places listings in Rankin County, Mississippi]]

==References==
{{Reflist|30em}}

==External links==
<!--Please:
1)Follow the [[WP:EL]] guideline where possible and consider discussing on the talk page;
2)Do not turn these bullets into headers! They expand the TOC too much-->
; Government
*{{Official website}}
; General information
* {{osmrelation-inline}}
* [http://www.rcsd.ms/ Rankin County School District] at [[Blackboard Inc.|Blackboard, Inc.]]
* [http://cmrls.lib.ms.us/cmrlsbranches/richland Richland Public Library] at Central Mississippi Regional Library System (cmrls.lib.ms.us)

{{Rankin County, Mississippi}}
{{Portal bar|1970s|Cities|Mississippi}}
{{Authority control}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Richland, Mississippi}}
[[Category:1974 establishments in Mississippi]]
[[Category:Cities in Jackson metropolitan area, Mississippi]]
[[Category:Cities in Mississippi]]
[[Category:Cities in Rankin County, Mississippi]]
[[Category:Populated places established in 1974]]