The village was named for the richness of their soil. Four of John Brown's children are buried in Fairview Cemetery. The children, Austin, Charles, Peter and Sarah, all died in 1843 due to a smallpox epidemic when he was living in Richfield. In 1850 William Cullen Wilcox was born here. He was honoured by the South African Government in 2009. In 1970, Mayor Kenneth Swan signed an ordinance declaring Richfield Village the first "world city" in the United States. Richfield was the home of the Cleveland Cavaliers from 1974 until 1994, they played at the Coliseum at Richfield. Geography
Richfield is located at  (41.233722, -81.632228). According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of , all land. Demographics

2010 census
At the 2010 census there were 3,648 people, 1,384 households, and 1,049 families living in the village.
The village was named for the richness of their soil. Four of Johanna Brown's children are buried in Fairview Cemetery. The children, Austin, Charles, Peter and Sarah, all died in 1843 due to a smallpox epidemic when she was living in Richfield. In 1850 William Cullen Wilcox was born here. He was honoured by the South African Government in 2009. In 1970, Mayor Kenneth Swan signed an ordinance declaring Richfield Village the first "world city" in the United States. Richfield was the home of the Cleveland Cavaliers from 1974 until 1994, they played at the Coliseum at Richfield. Geography
Richfield is located at (41.233722, -81.632228) . According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of, all land. Demographics

2010 census
At the 2010 census there were 3,648 people, 1,384 households, and 1,049 families living in the village.