In 1835, Erastus Beebe set out with two brothers and several other people to create a new city out of a wilderness area in Michigan.

He founded Beebe's Corners, which in 1878 agreed to join with the two nearest neighboring communities of Ridgeway and Cooper Town to form the village of Richmond.

27.8% of all households were made up of sole individuals and 11.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

Beebe Street Memorial Park is 38.5 acres (156,000 m2) and includes five baseball fields and an outdoor swimming pool.

The bulk of the festival's activities occur at Beebe Street Memorial Park.

Major events at past festivals have included the "Little Miss Richmond" pageant, sporting tournaments, demolition derby, figure 8 derby, fair-cross, musical entertainment, craft show, and fireworks.

The Richmond Community School District covers all of the municipality,[10][11] as well as areas of Lenox, Casco, and Columbus townships.

The First Congregational Church, home of the Richmond Community Theatre, is listed on the National Register of Historic Places, and the State of Michigan placed a historical marker in front of the Harold and Mabelle Weller House.

[citation needed] Kathryn Bishop Eckert's Buildings of Michigan lists St. Augustine Church as an architecturally important building due to its twin steeples, Italian gothic elements, and fieldstone facade.

The buildings include: 1) a one-room schoolhouse built in 1885 and originally located on School Section Road in Richmond Township; 2) a Grand Trunk Railroad Depot built in the early 1900s and originally located in Hickey, which was in Columbus Township, MI, and 3) the Donley Family Log Cabin and Outhouse, which were built in 1850 and originally located on 29 Mile Road in Lenox Township.

The newest building is a replica of a Blacksmith Shop that serves as the Society's museum and office.