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Welcome to Richardson ...The city of Richardson is located Richardson is primarily located in Dallas County<1>. A portion of Richardson extends into Collin County. While we don't have a date for the founding of Richardson, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was on a map dated ?. From the Census Estimates for 2019, Richardson has a population of 121,574 people<2> (see below for details). The community of Richardson is 630 feet [192 m] above sea level.<3>. Time Zone: Richardson lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time Richardson is served by one (or more) of the following area codes: (214), (469)<4> and (972). The ZIP codes for Richardson: 75080-75083, 75085<5> Junior League: www.jlrtx.com/ Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Richardson had an population of 121,574 people. This is an increase of 22.53% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 32.43% since the 2000 Census). At the time of the 2010 Census, Richardson had a population of 99,223 people. This makes Richardson the county's 7th most populous community. The population of Richardson represents 0.39% of the total population of Texas (which has 25,145,561 people), making it the state's 32nd most populous community. With a 2010 count of 99,223 people, the population of Richardson increased 8.08% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 91,802 people). More information can be found on the Census Page for Richardson. Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 31 communities that are also named Richardson - they are located in Alabama (2), Alaska, Arkansas, Georgia, Illinois, Kansas (3), Kentucky, Louisiana, Michigan, Mississippi (2), New Brunswick, New Hampshire, New Mexico, North Carolina, Ontario (2), Oregon, Saskatchewan, Tennessee (2), Utah, Virginia (3), Washington, West Virginia and Wisconsin. For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Richardson. We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Richardson. We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy. We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Richardson. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Richardson. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Richardson. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Richardson. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Richardson. Our list includes 4 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Richardson. Looking for more information about Richardson? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions. In addition to the Tourism page for Richardson, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Richardson. We originally found mention of Richardson in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page. From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Richardson was on a map titled Map of Texas (from Rand McNally, 1911). We also found Richardson in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
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