Richmond is a town in Ontario County, New York. The population was 3,452 at the 2000 census.
The Town of Richmond is on the western border of the county and is south of Rochester, NY.
Richmond was part of the Phelps and Gorham Purchase. The area was first settled around 1790. The town was established in 1796 as "Pittstown," but was later renamed "Honeoye." In 1815, the name was changed to "Richmond." More territory was added to Richmond from the Town of Canadice in 1836. Parts of the Towns of Bristol and South Bristol were added to Richmond in 1848, but were returned to the source towns in 1852.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 114.8 km² (44.3 mi². 109.9 km² of it is land and 4.9 km² (1.9 mi²) of it (4.29%) is water.
The west town line is the border of Livingston County. Most of Honeoye Lake, one of the minor Finger Lakes, is inside the town. Honeoye Creek, the lake's outlet, flows northward through the town.
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