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Richfield is a city in Hennepin County, Minnesota. An inner-ring suburb of Minneapolis, Richfield is bordered by Minneapolis to the north, Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport and Fort Snelling to the east, Bloomington to the south, and Edina to the west.
As Minnesota's self-styled "oldest suburb" begins its centennial celebration this month, Richfield is not only acknowledging its past but also saluting its future.
Early Richfield History. All of the territory in this part of Summit County had once been occupied by Native American tribes including the Miami, the Pottawatomie, the Delaware, the Shawnese, the Ottawa, the Seneca and a Mingo settlement on the Cuyahoga River in Boston Township.
Richfield, Minnesota was named for its rich farmland back in the 1850s, when it was a farming community. But its real growth came following World War II, when Richfield became a popular first-ring Minneapolis suburb for returning war veterans in the late 1940s and 1950s.
Richfield is a city in Hennepin County, Minnesota, United States. An inner-ring suburb of the Minneapolis-St. Paul region, it is bordered by Minneapolis on the north, Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport to the east, Bloomington to the south, and Edina to the west.
Richfield's Beginning. Long before suburban homes were built here, Richfield was characterized by its abundance of rich farmland (hence the name) as the Minneapolis and St. Paul area was beginning to grow. In 1908, Richfield officially became a city by adopting a President/Trustee form of government.
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Visit our History Center and receive a FREE tour of Richfield’s Oldest Home, the Riley Bartholomew House! Riley Bartholomew came here from Ashtabula, Ohio in 1852 and claimed over 19 acres on the shore of Wood Lake.
