Richmondtown, Staten Island
Richmondtown is a neighborhood in the Mid-Island section of Staten Island, New York City. It is bounded by Arthur Kill Road on the northwest, Richmond Road on the north, Amboy Road on the east and southeast, and the United Hebrew and Ocean View cemeteries on the southwest.
Name
Originally known as Coccles Town, sometimes Cuckolds Town, because of the abundance of oyster and clam shells found in the waters of the nearby Fresh Kills, Richmondtown gained its present name in 1728 when the village now preserved as Historic Richmond Town was founded. The village became the county seat of Richmond County and remained as such until the emergence of St. George soon after the ferries to Manhattan and Brooklyn began to proliferate at the latter site near the end of the 19th century.Location
Located at the base of Lighthouse Hill with New Dorp and Oakwood to the east, Richmondtown has seen much new home construction since the mid-1960s, and ranks as one of the most popular destinations for families seeking to relocate to Staten Island from New York City's other boroughs, especially Brooklyn.The town is also home to one of the ten remaining Volunteer Fire Departments in New York City Richmond Engine Company 1, which operates a 2005 American LaFrance Engine purchased through a federal home security grant.
The Church of St. Andrew and Voorlezer's House are listed on the National Register of Historic Places. St. Patrick's Church was declared a New York City Landmark in 1968.
Demographics
For census purposes, the New York City Department of City Planning classifies Richmondtown as part of a larger Neighborhood Tabulation Area called Oakwood-Richmondtown SI0301. This neighborhood had 22,388 inhabitants based on data from the 2020 United States Census. This was an increase of 339 persons from the 22,049 counted in 2010. The neighborhood had a population density of 17.0 inhabitants per acre.The racial makeup of the neighborhood was 72.9% White (Non-Hispanic), 2.6% Black (Non-Hispanic), 10.6% Asian, 2.7% from some other race or from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 11.3% of the population.
According to the 2020 United States Census, this area has many cultural communities of over 1,000 inhabitants. These groups are residents who identify as Puerto Rican, Chinese, German, Irish, and Italian.
Most inhabitants are higher-aged adults: 23.1% are between 50-64 years old. 72.4% of the households had at least one family present. Out of the 8,202 households, 51.3% had a married couple, 3.9% had a cohabiting couple, 16.0% had a single male, and 28.8% had a single female. 30.3% of households had children. In this neighborhood, 34.3% of non-vacant housing units are renter-occupied.