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Richmond, Texas

9 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1950 and the latest in 1992. It stands in the Rosenberg-Richmond census division. It lies in ZIP code area 77469. The Survey maps it on the Richmond quadrangle. 11,627 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 92 feet above sea level.

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Richmond within Fort Bend County

On record in Richmond

Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.

On the National Register 4 records

Population over time

2 figures

Richmond fell from 11,679 to 11,627 between 2010 and 2020. These are the recorded population figures Wikidata holds for this place, reached through the Geographic Names Information System number this page is keyed on rather than by name, so they belong to this place and not to another of the same name. Most are census counts, but not all are: an early figure may be a founding or settlement estimate, and an estimate published within five years of a census is left out. The change column is computed, and is left blank where more than 20 years separate a figure from the one before it, because a gap that long is not a change between two counts.

YearPeople Change
201011,679
202011,627-52 (-0%)

Topographic sheets covering this place

6 surveys from 9 printed sheets

Matched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.

Fires near this place

13 since 2003

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 13 fires within 5 miles of Richmond between 2003 and 2017, burning about 82 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 2 were recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Reported cause Fires
Missing data/not specified/undetermined4
Debris and open burning4
Power generation/transmission/distribution2
Arson/incendiarism2
Natural1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
11 September 2011Arson/incendiarism5.0 acresTexas A & M Forest ServiceCLAY ST
3 August 2003Debris and open burning4.0 acresTexas A & M Forest ServiceCONROE - 62
15 August 2011Missing data/not specified/undetermined3.0 acresTexas A & M Forest ServiceGRASS FIRE
25 July 2011Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreTexas A & M Forest ServiceGRASS FIRE
6 June 2011Natural10 acresTexas A & M Forest ServiceGRASS FIRE
29 June 2013Debris and open burning5.0 acresTexas A & M Forest Service715 SECR 1190
8 May 2011Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreTexas A & M Forest ServiceGRASS FIRE
28 May 2011Arson/incendiarismunder an acreTexas A & M Forest ServiceGRASS FIRE

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Fort Bend County

Mines and quarries near this place

9 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 9 workings within 5 miles of Richmond: 5 past producers, 4 producers. 4 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
UnknownSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
UnknownSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
UnknownSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
UnknownSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
UnknownSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Unnamed Dredging CorporationSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducerGravel, Sand
Unnamed PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducerSand
Unnamed PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducerGravel, Sand
Unnamed PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducerGravel, Sand

Every working recorded in Fort Bend County

Storms near this place

35 since 1996

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Richmond in 35 storm reports between 1996 and 2023: 12 thunderstorm wind, 11 hail, 6 flash flood, 3 lightning. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
April 2001Thunderstorm WindRichmond$100,000Roof was torn off a mobile home.
May 2000Thunderstorm WindRichmond$100,000Numerous trees and signs blown down in area. Small building destroyed at Cottonwood with barn blown down on Psencik Road. Power poles down at Cottonwood and on Band Road.
March 2002HailRichmond$75,000Quarter sized hail occurred in the Pecan Grove Plantation subdivision, reported by a ham radio operator.
January 2012Flash FloodRichmond$30,000Heavy rains produced flash flooding across portions of Fort Bend County from the Richmond area to the Sugar Land area. Boat rescues were needed due to submerged vehicles and stranded motorists.
June 2006Thunderstorm WindRichmond$25,000Trees and a fence down in the Pecan Creek Subdivision near the intersection of FM Road 359 and FM Road 723.
January 2020Thunderstorm WindRichmond$18,000There was some roof damage to the Richmond Police Department building. In the nearby park, several trees lost limbs or were blown down.
August 2010Thunderstorm WindRichmond$12,000Thunderstorm winds uprooted a tree that damaged a concrete path at the Fort Bend Country Club. There were also reports of roof and water line damage.
June 1996Thunderstorm WindRichmond$10,000no account filed
June 1996HailRichmond$10,000no account filed
August 2010Thunderstorm WindRichmond$8,000Thunderstorm wind gusts damaged windows at Hutchinson Elementary School.
February 2012Flash FloodRichmond$5,000Water was over the roads along FM 359 and Pitts Road near Melody Lane. Water was rising and threatening residences as nearby creeks were at bankfull.
March 2007HailRichmond$5,000Penny size hail.
October 2006LightningRichmond$5,000A lightning strike caused damage to a residential home.
June 1998Thunderstorm WindRichmond$5,000Downburst downed trees.
May 1996Thunderstorm WindRichmond$5,000no account filed
June 1996HailRichmond$5,000no account filed
March 2005HailRichmond$4,000Hail reported at intersection of Highways 90 and 36.
August 2010Thunderstorm WindRichmond$3,000Power lines were downed at FM 359 and Plantation Road.
March 2013HailRichmond$1,000Half dollar size hail fell on Thomson Crossing Drive. The hail damaged a residential home including a cracked window.
March 2007Thunderstorm WindRichmond$1,000Tree down.
March 2007HailRichmond$1,000Penny-size hail.
April 2007LightningRichmond$1,000Lightning strike at Richmond Police Department. Lightning struck an antique 1897 flag pole atop building and exploded it into several splinters. One 4 foot section of the pole was reported to have embedded itself in the ground across the street from the police station.
October 2006LightningRichmond$1,000A lightning strike caused minimal damage to a residential home.
April 2023HailRichmond-There was quarter sized hail in the Pecan Grove area.
October 2021Flash FloodRichmond-Heavy rainfall resulted in the US 90 underpass at Thompson Rd becoming impassable due to floodwaters.
May 2019Flash FloodRichmond-There was street flooding and road closures in the town of Richmond.
April 2017Flash FloodRichmond-The intersection of U.S. Highway 59 and FM 762 was flooded.
August 2017Flash FloodRichmond-Sections of FM 762 were flooded around SH 69 south of Richmond.||Major record level flooding of both the Brazos and San Bernard Rivers caused significant home flooding from Richmond to Rosharon. Massive flooding occurred in Tierra Grande subdivision along the San Bernard River in southwestern Fort Bend County. Home flooding occurred at Valley Lodge in Simonton, along Edgewood and Baudet Roads in Richmond, along Bar, Barker, Cumings, Sixth Street, Avenue B and Rio Brazos Roads in Rosenberg. Sections of FM 2759 as well as the Grand River, Rivers Edge and Pecan Estates in Thompsons flooded. Many countywide roads became inundated in flood waters including, but not limited to, Highway 90A, Pitts Road, FM 1489, FM 723, FM 1093, FM 359, SH 6 feeder roads, Sienna Parkway, Carrol Road, McKeever Road, Knights Court, Miller Road, river Oaks Road, Thompsons Ferry Road, Strange Drive, Greenwood Drive, Second Street and low lying roads in Quail Valley in Missouri City. Due to record pool levels in Barker Reservoir, homes in Cinco Ranch flooded. Big Creek flooding in Needville caused the flooding of homes on Ansel Road.
April 2015HailRichmond-Golf ball sized hail was reported in Richmond.
August 2015HailRichmond-Nickel sized hail was reported.
August 2015HailRichmond-Quarter sized hail was reported.
October 2013Heavy RainRichmond-Heavy rain caused street flooding in the town of Richmond.
August 2010Thunderstorm WindRichmond-A spotter reported strong winds that were lifting shingles off residences.
July 2008Funnel CloudRichmond-The funnel cloud was sighted near the intersection of US 90 and FM 359.
May 2001Funnel CloudRichmond-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Fort Bend County

Nearest settlements

The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.

Map PlaceDistance Sheets
Cumings2.0 miles9
Pecan Grove Plantation2.8 miles11
Harlem2.8 miles11
Rosenberg3.1 miles9
Pecan Grove3.4 miles14
Greatwood Village3.9 miles11
Crabb4.1 miles11
New Territory4.3 miles11

Elsewhere

Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.

Wikipedia article on RichmondAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q961272The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0).

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1345187. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.

Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.

Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.

Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.