[4] The John Brown Tannery Site was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.

[4] Richmond Township is located in the Glaciated Plateau of Northwest Pennsylvania.

The lowest elevation, 1,168 ft (356 m), is located where Muddy Creek flows out of the township at Eaton Corners, while the highest elevation, 1,670 ft (510 m), is located on a high point south of South Richmond Corners.

As of the census[7] of 2000, there were 1,379 people, 515 households, and 397 families residing in the township.

17.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.