One of the most conservative newspapers in the country,

One of the most expensive airports to fly out of, and

One of the most polluted rivers in the country.

A former capital of The Confederate States of America, Richmond was also home to a controversial county-annexation program in the 1970s, an attempt to bring more white people to the newly-integrated public school system.

Richmond, Virginia
Population (1998 estimate): 194,173
Density: 3,231 people per square mile
Population change (1990-1998): -4.3%
Land Area: 60 square miles
Jobs: 92,805
Unemployment: 3.4%
Per Capita Income: $28.035

Sources: Bureau of the Census, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Bureau of Economic Analysis