Richmond Heights
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Richmond Heights, a city in St. Louis County, is an inner-ring suburb of St. Louis, Missouri. The population was 8,603 at the 2010 census. According to Robert L. Ramsay, the name was suggested by Robert E. Lee, who thought the topography of the area resembled Richmond, Virginia., a joint study to consider the advantages and disadvantages of merging with the adjoining city of Clayton is underway.GeographyRichmond Heights is located at . According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 2.30sqmi, all of it land.HighwaysRichmond Heights has several major highways within its boundaries: Interstate 170, Interstate 64 and U.S. Route 40.Demographics2010 censusAs of the census of 2010, there were 8,603 people, 4,244 households, and 2,012 families residing in the city. The population density was 3740.4PD/sqmi. There were 4,680 housing units at an average density of 2034.8/sqmi. The racial makeup of the city was 81.7% White, 11.6% African American, 0.2% Native American, 4.2% Asian, 0.5% from other races, and 1.8% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.3% of the population.
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