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Richmond is located just southwest of the Houston, Texas metro area toward Beasley on US 59 in Fort Bend County. On the Brazos River, it is the county seat.

The city's transportation links include US 90A and US 59, the Southern Pacific Railroad, and the Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railway.

Beginning in the late 1940s people began moving to the Richmond-Rosenberg area to commute to jobs in Houston, and the trend intensified during and after the 1950s. As a result the town's population grew rapidly, rising from 2,026 in 1950 to 3,668 by 1960, to 5,777 by 1970, and to 9,692 by 1980. As Richmond and Rosenberg grew together the towns increasingly cooperated in development and planning projects.

By 1990 there were 9,801 people living in Richmond.


History Decker Park | Fort Bend Museum | Long-Smith Cottage | McFarlane House | Moore Home |
Science George Observatory |

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