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

The community of Richland Center is the Seat for Richland County.

Richland County was founded in 1842 and was created by taking area from Iowa County.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Richland had a population of 17,252 people. This is a decrease of 4.28% since the last Census (which gave a population of 18,024 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Richland represented 0.32% of the total population of Wisconsin.

Below are some of the communities located in Richland County:

  • Akan
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Akan is located in Richland County (WI)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 389 people
  • Bloom
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Bloom is located in Richland County (WI)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 496 people
  • Boaz
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Boaz is located in Richland County (WI)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 148 people
  • Buena Vista
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Buena Vista is located in Richland County (WI)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,820 people
  • Cazenovia
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Cazenovia is located in Richland County (WI)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 310 people
  • Dayton
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Dayton is located in Richland County (WI)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 672 people
  • Eagle
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Eagle is located in Richland County (WI)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 516 people
  • Forest
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Forest is located in Richland County (WI)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 341 people
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    • Henrietta
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Henrietta is located in Richland County (WI)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 477 people
    • Ithaca
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Ithaca is located in Richland County (WI)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 609 people
    • Lone Rock
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Lone Rock is located in Richland County (WI)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 835 people
    • Marshall
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Marshall is located in Richland County (WI)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 548 people
    • Orion
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Orion is located in Richland County (WI)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 562 people
    • Richland
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Richland is located in Richland County (WI)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,247 people
    • Richland Center
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Richland Center is located in Richland County (WI)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,949 people
    • Richwood
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Richwood is located in Richland County (WI)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 518 people
    • Rockbridge
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Rockbridge is located in Richland County (WI)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 695 people
    • Sylvan
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Sylvan is located in Richland County (WI)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 542 people
    • Viola
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Viola is located in Richland County (WI)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 665 people
    • Westford
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Westford is located in Richland County (WI)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 514 people
    • Willow
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Willow is located in Richland County (WI)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 568 people
    • Yuba
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Yuba is located in Richland County (WI)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 69 people

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Footnotes ...

<1>On a yearly basis, the US Census Bureau creates an estimate of the county's population. Keep in mind that this is an estimate and not an actual count. The last physical count was the 2010 Census and the next count will be for the 2020 Census.