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About Richton Park

Richton Park is a village and a southern suburb of Chicago in Cook County, Illinois, United States. The population was 12,775 at the 2020 census. The community was named after a Richton in Vermont, the native home of a first settler. == Geography == Richton Park is located at 41°28′55″N 87°43′31″W (41.481992, -87.725352).The village is bordered by Matteson to the north, Park Forest to the east, and University Park to the south. According to the 2021 census gazetteer files, Richton Park has a total area of 4.40 square miles (11.40 km2), of which 4.39 square miles (11.37 km2) (or 99.73%) is land and 0.01 square miles (0.03 km2) (or 0.27%) is water. == Tornado == On Saturday June 7, 2008, an EF2 tornado went through Richton Park around 6:00pm. The tornado tore apart the Richton Square Apartments damaging 40 units and leaving at least 80 residents homeless. Some commercial properties along Sauk Trail were also heavily damaged. The tornado continued northeast through Park Forest before dissipating near the intersection of Lincoln Highway and Western Avenue. == Demographics == As of the 2020 census there were 12,775 people, 5,244 households, and 3,298 families residing in the village.