[3] The main settlement of Richmond, in the north-central part of town, is a census-designated place (CDP), with a population of 853 at the 2020 census;[4] it was formerly an incorporated village.

They abandoned their efforts in the fall of that year, but returned in the spring of 1784, at the close of the Revolutionary War.

Industries began to manufacture wagons, harnesses, tinware, brass, cabinet work and woodenware.

[5] Originally designed to be a town meeting place and a Protestant church, today it is open to the public and a popular tourist destination.

[6] In October 2022, the town's water superintendent resigned after admitting that he had, without notifying city officials, lowered the water's fluoridation levels to less than half that recommended by the state to protect health.

The superintendent confessed that he had done so since 2011 without seeking permission; the town's water and sewer commission immediately voted to restore fluoridation to the levels recommended by public health authorities.

A scenic view of Camel's Hump and the foothills of the Green Mountains presents itself to southbound motorists around mile marker 80.2, as the interstate descends a 6% grade into Richmond.

On November 4, 2014, the communities of Bolton, Jericho, Richmond, Underhill ID and Underhill Town voted to form the Mount Mansfield Modified Union School District (MMMUSD).