Richmond

About Richmond

Population

223,170 in city
1,238,137 in metro

Size

162 km² (63 mi²)

Altitude

51.6583976747 m

First settled 1607; became capital of Commonwealth of Virginia, 1779; attacked by British under Benedict Arnold 1781; incorporated as city 1782; capital of Confederate States of America, 1861-65. Located in east-central Virginia at the head of navigation on the James River between Tidewater Virginia and the Piedmont. The Blue Ridge Mountains lie about 90 miles to the west and the Chesapeake Bay 60 miles to the east. A water and mountain-modified climate produces warm, humid summers and generally mild winters. The mountains to the west act as a barrier to outbreaks of cold, continental air in winter; the open waters of the Chesapeake Bay and the Atlantic also contribute to mild winters and humid summers.

Boroughs

Central (11), Downtown (134), East End (15), Northside (7), Southside (8), Southwest (3), West End (7)

Metro Cities

Ashland, Bermuda District, Bon Air, Brookland, Colonial Heights, Doswell, Fairfield, Glen Allen, Hopewell, Midlothian, Petersburg, Richmond, Varina

No. of Buildings

No.	Current status
332	All Buildings
287	existing
5	under construction
5	planned
10	unbuilt
25	demolished

Tallest Buildings

#	Building	Height	Year
1	James Monroe Building	449 ft	1981
2	SunTrust Plaza	400 ft	1983
3	Federal Reserve Bank Building	393 ft	1978
4	Bank of America Center	333 ft	1974
5	Richmond City Hall	316 ft	1971

Building types

No.	Type
175	low-rise building
79	high-rise building
23	mast (pole)
16	open-air structure
11	mast (framework)
7	church
7	skyscraper
3	mast (wired)
2	chimney
2	clock/bell tower
1	monument
1	pyramid
1	airport tower
1	bridge
1	sculpture
1	building with towers
1	hall

Other buildings

No.	Type
1	Famous buildings
11	Buildings with construction images