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Sports in Richmond include soccer, softball, curling, hockey, and euchre, among others. The Ottawa Carleton Catholic School Board offers an Elementary school named St. Philip and a Secondary school in the neighbouring town of Sttitsville. The public board offers an elementary school and a high school. The middle school is in the neighbouring town.

The town mascot is a fox, after the fox with rabies who bit the Duke of Richmond and killed him. The town was the first established outpost in the area when the English moved into the area. The town of Richmond has many historical buildings such as St. Philip's Church which is the oldest church in the Archdiocese of Ottawa.

Richmond was incorporated as a village in 1850Events January 4 The first American ice-skating club is formed ( Philadelphia, Pennsylvania). January 29 Henry Clay introduces the Compromise of 1850 to the United States Congress February 28 University of Utah opens in Salt Lake City, Utah March 7 United and was annexed by Goulbourn Township in 19741974 is a common year starting on Tuesday (click on link for calendar). Events January-February January 5 Dungeons & Dragons officially released. February 4 Patricia Hearst, the 19 year old granddaughter of publisher William Randolph Hearst, is kidnapped. It is now within the City of Ottawa.

Population: ( 20012001 is a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar), and also: The International Year of the Volunteer The United Nations Year of Dialogue Among Civilizations Events January January 1 A black monolith measuring approximately nine feet tall ap Census) 3,287 (agg. 3,596)