Richmond, Texas

Richmond, Texas
City
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 / 29.58222; -95.76083
Country	United States
State	Texas
County	Fort Bend
incorporated	1837
Government
• Type	Commission-manager
• Mayor	Rebecca "Becky" Haas[2]
Area [3]
• 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)	281/346/713/832
FIPS code	48-61892[4]
GNIS feature ID	1345187[5]
Website	richmondtx.gov

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]