Editing Richmond, Minnesota (section)

==Geography and transportation==
[[File:City of Richmond, Minnesota - Water Tower (29152123210).jpg|thumb|left|Richmond's eastern end, featuring a water tower with the town's motto]]
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|1.05|sqmi|sqkm|2}}; {{convert|1.03|sqmi|sqkm|2}} is land and {{convert|0.02|sqmi|sqkm|2}} is water.<ref name="Gazetteer files">{{cite web |title=US Gazetteer files 2010 |url=https://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=2012-11-13 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120112090031/http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt |archive-date=January 12, 2012 }}</ref>

When first platted, Richmond was within [[Munson Township, Stearns County, Minnesota|Munson Township]]. Richmond has since grown to become a separate municipality that has also annexed portions of [[Wakefield Township, Stearns County, Minnesota|Wakefield Township]].<ref name=MNDOT>[https://www.dot.state.mn.us/maps/gdma/data/maps/county/stearns2.pdf Stearns County Map 2]. Minnesota Department of Transportation. Accessed 19 August 2024.</ref> Richmond serves as the northern terminus for [[Minnesota State Highway 22|State Highway 22]], with the route ending when it connects with [[Minnesota State Highway 23|State Highway 23]].<ref name=MNDOT /><ref name="highways">{{cite web |last1=Riner |first1=Steve |title=Details of Routes 1-25 |url=http://www.steve-riner.com/mnhighways/r1-25.htm#22 |website=Unofficial Minnesota Highways Page |access-date=October 13, 2020}}</ref> Richmond is located about 15 miles west of [[Interstate 94]] following State Highway 23.<ref name=MNDOT /><ref name=logpoint>{{cite web|url=http://www.dot.state.mn.us/roadway/data/reports/logpoint/statelpt.pdf |title=Trunk Highway Log Point Listing |publisher=[[Minnesota Department of Transportation]] |date=September 6, 2011 |access-date=October 4, 2011 |url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120914220734/http://www.dot.state.mn.us/roadway/data/reports/logpoint/statelpt.pdf |archive-date=September 14, 2012 }}</ref> [[Glacial Lakes State Trail]] also runs through Richmond and connects it through different towns all the way to [[Willmar, Minnesota|Willmar]].<ref name="glst">{{cite web |title=Glacial Lakes State Trail |url=https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/state_trails/glacial_lakes/index.html |website=[[Minnesota Department of Natural Resources]] |access-date=October 13, 2020}}</ref>

The town's nickname, "On the Horseshoe Chain of Lakes", is a nod to a geographical feature of the town. The town is home to a group of over a dozen lakes along the [[Sauk River (Minnesota)|Sauk River]], with the largest being [[Horseshoe Lake (Stearns County, Minnesota)|Horseshoe Lake]], hence the name "Horseshoe Chain of Lakes".<ref name="lake">{{cite web |title=Horseshoe Chain of Lakes, Minnesota, USA |url=https://www.lakelubbers.com/horseshoe-chain-of-lakes-2139/ |website=Lake Lubbers |access-date=October 13, 2020}}</ref>

Richmond is located in an area with many [[outcrop]]s of [[granite]].<ref name="rocks">{{cite web |title=Common Minnesota Rocks |url=https://cse.umn.edu/mgs/common-minnesota-rocks#:~:text=Granite%20is%20found%20throughout%20northern,quartz%2C%20mica%2C%20and%20hornblende. |website=[[University of Minnesota]] |access-date=October 13, 2020}}</ref> The area is known as "Granite Country", as the material has been mined there for over 100 years and is home to around twenty different [[quarries]].<ref name="granitecountry">{{cite news |last1=Rosier |first1=Jessica Leigh |title=These days, Granite Country in central Minnesota is hard at work attracting pleasure seekers |url=https://www.twincities.com/2010/10/02/these-days-granite-country-in-central-minnesota-is-hard-at-work-attracting-pleasure-seekers/ |access-date=October 13, 2020 |work=[[St. Paul Pioneer Press]] |date=October 2, 2010}}</ref>