Richmond, Virginia is a large town.
Richmond, Virginia . It was incorporated in 1742 , and has been an independent city since 1871 . The Richmond Metropolitan Area has a population of 1,260,029 , the third-most populous metro in the state . Dominion Resources and MeadWestvaco , Fortune 500 companies , are headquartered in the city , with others in the metropolitan area . Richmond County is a county located on the Northern Neck in the Commonwealth of Virginia .