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.