Richland

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Richland is on Farm Road 514 seven miles northwest of Emory in northern Rains County. It was first settled around the time of the Civil War. In the mid-1930s the settlement had a church, a store, and a number of scattered dwellings. After World War II the store closed, and in 1990 only a cemetery and a few houses remained. That year the reported population was 100. The population remained the same in 2000.

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Christopher Long | © TSHA

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Belongs to

Richland is part of or belongs to the following places:

Currently Exists

Yes

Place type

Richland is classified as a Town

Location

Latitude: 32.95400780
Longitude: -95.82718620

Has Post Office

No

Is Incorporated

No

Richland by the Numbers

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Pop. Year Source
50 2014 Official Website