Richmond, Texas | |
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![]() St. John's United Methodist Church, designated as a Recorded Texas Historic Landmark in 1983. | |
Motto: "A Charming Past. A Soaring Future"[1] | |
![]() Location of Richmond, Texas | |
Coordinates: 29°34′56″N 95°45′39″W / 29.58222°N 95.76083°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Texas |
County | Fort Bend |
incorporated | 1837 |
Government | |
• Type | Commission-manager |
• Mayor | Rebecca "Becky" Haas[2] |
Area | |
• Total | 4.44 sq mi (11.50 km2) |
• Land | 4.09 sq mi (10.58 km2) |
• Water | 0.35 sq mi (0.92 km2) |
Elevation | 92 ft (28 m) |
Population (2020) | |
• Total | 11,627 |
• Density | 3,077.56/sq mi (1,188.39/km2) |
Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
ZIP Codes | 77406, 77407, 77469 |
Area code(s) | 281, 346, 713, and 832 |
FIPS code | 48-61892[4] |
GNIS feature ID | 1345187[5] |
Website | richmondtx |
Richmond is a suburb of Houston and the county seat of Fort Bend County, Texas, United States.[5] The city is located within the Houston–The Woodlands–Sugar Land metropolitan area. As of the 2020 U.S. census, the city population was 11,627. It is home to the founders of the former company Oswego, Nick Mide and Trace.[6]