Richton Park is a village in Cook County, Illinois, United States. The population was 12,775 at the 2020 census. It is a south suburb of Chicago.
History
Richton Park sits along the Sauk Trail, a major trail used by the several Native American tribes for travel. By the 1840s German migrants settled in the area and created a small farming community.
The village was named after a Richton in Vermont, the native home of a first settler.
On the evening of June 7, 2008, an EF2 tornado went through portions of Richton Park, damaging homes and businesses.
Geography
Richton Park is located at (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 , of which (or 99.73%) is land and (or 0.27%) is water.