Wayne County
Boston | Cambridge City
Centerville | Dublin
East Germantown | Economy
Fountain City | Greens Fork
Hagerstown | Milton
Richmond | Spring Grove
Webster | Whitewater
Williamsburg
Area
404.34 sq mi
Population
66,613
Density
176/sq mi
County Seat
Richmond
Events
Meltdown Winter Ice Festival
January
January
Richmond Shakespeare Festival
June
June
Historic National Road Yard Sale
August
August
Archway Days Festival
August
August
Top Employers
Reid Health
Richmond Community Schools
Belden
SugarCreek Packing
Richmond State Hospital
Notable Residents
Levi and Catherine Coffin
Underground railroad organizers
Underground railroad organizers
Ralph Teetor
Industrialist and inventor of the automobile cruise control
Industrialist and inventor of the automobile cruise control
Oliver P. Morton
War Governor of Indiana during the Civil War
War Governor of Indiana during the Civil War
Trivia
Richmond is known as the birthplace of recorded jazz. During the early 19th century, jazz greats like Louis Armstrong, Hoagy Carmichael, Jelly Roll Morton, Duke Ellington, Charley Patton, Thomas A. Dorsey, Gene Autry and many other artists recorded at Gennett Records.
The Richmond Art Museum is the only active public art museum housed within an active public high school in the United States.
Wayne County is the home to the only two Egyptian Mummies in Indiana.
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