Riverside, Missouri

Coordinates: 39°10′13″N 94°37′50″W / 39.17028°N 94.63056°W / 39.17028; -94.63056
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Riverside, Missouri
FIPS code
29-62156[3]
GNIS feature ID2396385[2]
George W. Bush visited the Corner Cafe in August 2007.

Riverside is a city in

2020 census.[4]

History

Riverside lies on the edge of the Missouri River and was formally incorporated in 1951.[5]

For many years, the town was known for its Riverside Race Track. The Riverside Park Jockey Club operated from 1928 to 1937 and was popularly called Pendergast Track after its patron, the city boss of Kansas City, Tom Pendergast, although he was not officially on its organization papers. The horse racing track was on the site of a former dog racing track.[6] The track operated under a questionable legal basis. The site was supplanted by an automobile race track, which closed in the 1990s.

The Argosy Gaming Company has a casino along the river.

The Riverside Red X store was founded as a gas station in 1948 by Edward Young. He and local business owners Ferd Filger and Dr. Thomas M. Eagle led the incorporation of Riverside in 1951, after both Parkville and Kansas City expressed interest in annexing the area. As of 2015, the store was still owned by the Young family.[7]

The Renner Village Archeological Site was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1969.[8]

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 5.79 square miles (15.00 km2), of which 5.51 square miles (14.27 km2) is land and 0.28 square miles (0.73 km2) is water.[9]

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
19601,315—
19702,12361.4%
19903,010—
20002,979−1.0%
20102,937−1.4%
20204,01336.6%
U.S. Decennial Census[10]

2010 census

As of the

Latino
of any race were 8.5% of the population.

There were 1,308 households, of which 26.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 33.3% were married couples living together, 13.0% had a female householder with no husband present, 5.1% had a male householder with no wife present, and 48.6% were non-families. 39.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.16 and the average family size was 2.91.

The median age in the city was 39.1 years. 21% of residents were under the age of 18; 8.7% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 29.2% were from 25 to 44; 28.6% were from 45 to 64; and 12.6% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 51.1% male and 48.9% female.

2000 census

At the 2000

Latino
of any race were 7.08% of the population.

There were 1,222 households, of which 29.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 40.1% were married couples living together, 12.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 40.5% were non-families. 33.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 5.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.28 and the average family size was 2.91.

22.3% of the population were under the age of 18, 10.9% from 18 to 24, 32.0% from 25 to 44, 22.7% from 45 to 64, and 12.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females, there were 103.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 102.2 males.

The

poverty line
, including 12.9% of those under age 18 and 2.4% of those age 65 or over.

Education

Park Hill School District operates Park Hill South High School at Riverside.[12]

Riverside has a branch of the Mid-Continent Public Library.[13]

References

  1. ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 28, 2022.
  2. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Riverside, Missouri
  3. ^ a b "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  4. ^ "Search Results". United States Census Bureau.
  5. ISBN 9780826210210
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  6. ^ "Local History - Kansas City Public Library". www.kclibrary.org. Archived from the original on May 3, 2005.
  7. ^ Burmesch, Leigh (August 15, 2015). "From Smokes And Booze To Teeth And Eyeballs, Riverside's Red-X Stays Unique". kcur.org. Retrieved December 20, 2017.
  8. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  9. ^ "US Gazetteer files 2010". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on January 25, 2012. Retrieved July 8, 2012.
  10. ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2015.
  11. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 8, 2012.
  12. ^ "Park Hill School District". Great Schools. Retrieved March 18, 2018.
  13. ^ "Locations". Mid-Continent Public Library. Retrieved March 17, 2018.
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