Welcome to Richwood ...

The city of Richwood is located on the Gulf Coast.

Richwood is located in Brazoria County<1>.

The location of Richwood has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Richwood has a population of 3,983 people<3> (see below for details).

The community of Richwood is near sea level<4>.

Time Zone: Richwood lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Richwood had an population of 3,983 people. This is an increase of 13.48% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 32.24% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Richwood had a population of 3,510 people. This makes Richwood the county's 10th most populous community.

The population of Richwood represents 0.01% of the population of Texas (which has 25,145,561 people), making it the state's 414th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 3,510 people, the population of Richwood increased 16.53% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 3,012 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Richwood.

Communities Also Named Richwood ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 11 communities that are also named Richwood - they are located in Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Minnesota, New Jersey, Ohio, Ontario, South Carolina, West Virginia (2) and Wisconsin.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Richwood.

Communities near Richwood ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Richwood.

• Angleton
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Angleton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angleton
  • Angleton is located in Brazoria County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,521 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Angleton <5>
• Freeport
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Freeport have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeport
  • Freeport is located in Brazoria County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,126 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Freeport <5>
• West Columbia
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Columbia
  • West Columbia is located in Brazoria County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,830 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Columbia <5>
• Sweeny
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweeny
  • Sweeny is located in Brazoria County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,618 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sweeny <5>
• Brazoria
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brazoria
  • Brazoria is located in Brazoria County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,063 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brazoria <5>
• Jones Creek
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Creek
  • Jones Creek is located in Brazoria County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,062 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jones Creek <5>
• Danbury
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Danbury have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danbury
  • Danbury is located in Brazoria County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,757 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Danbury <5>
• Holiday Lakes
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holiday Lakes have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Lakes
  • Holiday Lakes is located in Brazoria County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,225 people
• Oyster Creek
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oyster Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oyster Creek
  • Oyster Creek is located in Brazoria County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,212 people
• Bailey's Prairie
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey's Prairie
  • Bailey's Prairie is located in Brazoria County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 777 people

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Richwood. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Richwood.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Richwood. 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 Richwood.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Richwood. See our Newspapers Page for Richwood.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Richwood ...

Looking for more information about Richwood? 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 Richwood, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Richwood.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Richwood. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Brazoria County: www.brazoria-county.com/

The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/