Richmond, Texas
| Richmond, Texas | |
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| City | |
| Motto: "A Charming Past. A Soaring Future" | |
 Location of Richmond, Texas |
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| Coordinates: 29°34′51″N 95°45′47″W / 29.58083°N 95.76306°WCoordinates: 29°34′51″N 95°45′47″W / 29.58083°N 95.76306°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Texas |
| County | Fort Bend |
| incorporated | 1837 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Commission-manager |
| • Mayor | Evalyn (Wendt) Moore Republican |
| Area | |
| • Total | 4.3 sq mi (11.1 km2) |
| • Land | 3.9 sq mi (10.2 km2) |
| • Water | 0.3 sq mi (0.9 km2) |
| Elevation | 92 ft (28 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 11,679 |
| • Density | 2,973/sq mi (1,147.9/km2) |
| Time zone | Central (CST) (UTC-6) |
| • Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| ZIP codes | 77406, 77407, 77469 |
| Area code(s) | 281 832 |
| FIPS code | 48-61892 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1345187 |
| Website | richmondtx |
Richmond is a city in the U.S. state of Texas and the seat of Fort Bend County, within the Houston–The Woodlands–Sugar Land metropolitan area. As of the 2010 U.S. census, the city population was 11,679.
Even though it is the county seat, thus containing most of the local government offices, and the historic center of the area, it is actually one of the smaller cities in the area. Nearby Sugar Land is the largest city in the county.
In 1822, a group of Austin's colonists went up the Brazos River, stopping near present-day Richmond where they built a fort called "Fort Bend". Named after Richmond, England, the town was among the 19 cities first incorporated by the short-lived Republic of Texas, in 1837. Early residents of the city include many prominent figures in Texas lore such as Jane Long, Deaf Smith, and Mirabeau Lamar, who are all buried in Richmond. On August 16, 1889, the town was the site of the "Battle of Richmond", an armed fight culminating the Jaybird–Woodpecker War, a violent feud over post-Reconstruction political control of Fort Bend County. The mayor from 1949 until his death in 2012 was Hilmar Moore.
Historically Richmond had government agencies and nonprofit organizations, while most of the area private businesses were located in Rosenberg.
The Long-Smith Cottage was built around 1837 on Jane Long's property and later moved to its current site.
The John M. Moore Home was built in 1883 and remodeled in 1905. It is now a museum.
The historic McNabb House was built by Phillip Vogel in the 1850s and bought by A. D. McNabb in the 1880s.
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