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Some 2,142 people live in this town, in Pennsylvania.
Richmond Township’s weakest subject grade is a C− for walkability. 28% of residents are 65 or older in Richmond Township, where Pennsylvania’s towns sit at 21% and U.S. towns at 18%. The biggest place to walk is State Game Lands Number 37, 2,671 acres with 9.5 miles of trail. On history, just 130 of Pennsylvania’s 1,749 towns do worse. Richmond Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Pennsylvania), ordered by how far Richmond Township is from typical.
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Census counts: 2,475 in 2000, 2,164 in 2020. The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 2005 and 5 maps from 1900 on.
Explore the history →Who provides power, water and the rest in Richmond Township, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Ordered by what stands out in Richmond Township.
Just over a third of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in Richmond Township. Adults 18 to 34 are just over one in ten residents (22% statewide); people 65 and older are 28% of residents (20% statewide). The town’s midpoint age is 48.7 years.
| Richmond Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 48.7 years | 43.2 years | 40.5 years |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 34% | 29% | 29% |
| Under 18 | 23% | 20% | 22% |
Somewhere between 36% and 56% women
The Census survey reached too few of Richmond Township’s residents to say more: its margin here is ±10.1 points. Across Pennsylvania, 50.7% of residents are women.
| Richmond Township | PA | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 15.6% | 10.8% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 6.9% | 9.7% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 2.4% | 9% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 10% | 13% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 11.3% | 12.6% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 10.4% | 11.9% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 15% | 13.6% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 18.2% | 11.4% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 10.2% | 8.1% | 7% |
| No diploma | 6.3% | 7.9% | 10.4% |
| High school | 44% | 32.9% | 26% |
| Some college | 7.7% | 15.1% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 7.5% | 8.9% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 20.4% | 20.9% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 14% | 14.3% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 2,100, single groups can be off by several points
For Richmond Township, the typical July afternoon high is 81°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
The top destinations are Mansfield (17%), Wellsboro (9%) and Charleston Township (5%). Just 7% of Richmond Township’s working residents have a job in town. Half of commuters travel less than 16 miles.
| Richmond Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $72,000 | $81,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 7.3% | 7.6% | 9.6% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Across 2 parks and preserves: 15 miles of trail. The trail network density in Richmond Township is 0.3 miles per square mile.
| Richmond Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 8.3% | 8.2% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.3 miles per square mile | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. State Game Lands Number 37 | 9.5 mi | 2,671 |
| 2. Tioga-Hammond Lakes | 0.2 mi | 687 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
For adults in Richmond Township, the share who sleep under 7 hours is 39%. In Richmond Township, 19% of adults report frequent mental distress.
| Richmond Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 16% | 17% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 26% | 24% | 23% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 39% | 38% | 36% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 32% | 34% | 35% |
| What stands out | Richmond Township | PA |
|---|---|---|
| More uninsured adults | 7.5% | 5.8% |
| More adults in frequent mental distress | 18.9% | 16.4% |
| More adults with COPD | 8.7% | 7.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 59% of U.S. communities. 9 flood insurance claims have been paid in Richmond Township since 1978. Also worth knowing: of the losses FEMA expects in the town, 85% come from inland flooding.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
None within 15 miles of Richmond Township; the nearest are
About 2 of every 100 Richmond Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Pennsylvania.
Township in Pennsylvania, US
Richmond Township is a township in Tioga County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 2,164 at the 2020 census.
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2 towns share a border with Richmond Township.
| Town | PA rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richmond Township | — | — | C+ | — | C+ | C+ |
| Covington Township | — | — | B+ | — | C+ | C |
| Rutland Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Richmond Township and Covington Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Richmond Township and Covington Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Rutland Township isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Richmond Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Some 2,142 people live in this town, in Pennsylvania.
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C+.