Richmond is a city in Stearns County, Minnesota, United States.

[6] Richmond was platted in 1856 by Reuben Richardson,[7] a farmer from Sauk Rapids who later served in Minnesota Legislature.

Brauning (also spelled Bruening), on the eastern side of the town, was added to Richmond's plat.

[9] The same year of its incorporation, a Great Northern Railway station was built.

[9] The pontoon boat was invented in Richmond in the 1950s by Ambrose Weeres, who was involved in the milling business, and Edwin Torborg, a farmer who manufactured feed mixers.

Richmond has since grown to become a separate municipality that has also annexed portions of Wakefield Township.

[14][15] Richmond is located about 15 miles west of Interstate 94 following State Highway 23.

[14][16] Glacial Lakes State Trail also runs through Richmond and connects it through different towns all the way to Willmar.

[19] The area is known as "Granite Country", as the material has been mined there for over 100 years and is home to around twenty different quarries.

26.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 14% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.