Editing Richardson, Texas (section)

==Geography==
[[File:RichardsonTXMap.gif|thumb|Map of Richardson|left]]
The cities of [[Dallas]], [[Plano, Texas|Plano]] and [[Garland, Texas|Garland]] constitute almost all of the Richardson border apart from the municipality's extreme northeastern "panhandle."

Richardson borders the [[Lake Highlands]] area of northeast [[Dallas]] to the south, [[North Dallas]] to the southwest, [[Far North Dallas]] to the west, West Plano to the northwest, East Plano to the north, the city of [[Murphy, Texas|Murphy]] to the northeast, [[Sachse, Texas|Sachse]] to the east, and [[Garland, Texas|Garland]] to the southeast.

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|74.2|sqkm|order=flip}}, of which {{convert|74.0|sqkm|order=flip}} is land and {{convert|0.2|sqkm|order=flip|2}}, or 0.32%, is water.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.census.gov |title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Richardson city, Texas |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=January 19, 2012 }}</ref>

Approximately two-thirds of the city is in [[Dallas County, Texas|Dallas County]], with the northern third of the city in [[Collin County, Texas|Collin County]]. Of the {{convert|74.2|km2|order=flip}} contained within the borders of the city of Richardson, {{convert|18.2|sqmi|km2}} lie in Dallas County; the other {{convert|9.2|sqmi|km2}} are in Collin County.

===Climate===
The climate in this area is characterized by hot, humid summers and generally mild to cool winters. According to the [[Köppen Climate Classification]] system, Richardson has a [[humid subtropical climate]], abbreviated "Cfa" on climate maps.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.weatherbase.com/weather/weather-summary.php3?s=885714&cityname=Richardson,+Texas,+United+States+of+America&units=|title=Richardson, Texas Köppen Climate Classification (Weatherbase)|website=Weatherbase|access-date=20 March 2018}}</ref>