Riverside, Ohio

Riverside, Ohio
—  City  —
Motto: "Pride. Progress. Possibilities"
Location of Riverside, Ohio
Location within Montgomery County, Ohio
Coordinates:
Country United States
State Ohio
County Montgomery
Incorporated 1995 [1]
Government
 • Mayor Bill Flaute
 • City Manager Bryan Chodkowski
Area
 • Total 7.9 sq mi (20.5 km2)
 • Land 7.9 sq mi (20.4 km2)
 • Water 0.0 sq mi (0.1 km2)
Elevation[2] 781 ft (238 m)
Population (2010)
 • Total 23,201
 • Density 2,996.6/sq mi (1,157.0/km2)
Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
 • Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
FIPS code 39-67468[3]
GNIS feature ID 1071094[2]
Website http://www.riverside.oh.us/

Riverside is a city in Montgomery County, Ohio, United States. The population was 23,201 at the 2010 census.[4] It is part of the Dayton Metropolitan Statistical Area.

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Geography

Riverside is located at (39.778858, -84.123094)[5].

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 7.9 square miles (20 km2), of which, 7.9 square miles (20 km2) of it is land and 0.04 square miles (0.10 km2) of it (0.51%) is water.

In 1994, Riverside merged with the surrounding Mad River Township. This merger resulted in the creation of several separated sections of the city in parts of the township that had experienced annexations by Dayton, Huber Heights, and Wright-Patterson Air Force Base. There are a total of six disconnected sections of the city. The southernmost section comprises four smaller sections that are attached solely by annexed roadways and not surrounding properties.

The city is adjacent to Dayton, Kettering, Huber Heights, and Wright-Patterson Air Force Base and a small part of Harrison Township in Montgomery County. The city of Beavercreek, Bath Township and Beavercreek Township in Greene County border Riverside on the east.

Demographics

As of the census[3] of 2000, there were 23,545 people, 9,768 households, and 6,427 families residing in the city. The population density was 2,996.6 people per square mile (1,156.6/km²). There were 10,289 housing units at an average density of 1,309.5 per square mile (505.4/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 91.45% White, 4.26% African American, 0.21% Native American, 1.76% Asian, 0.05% Pacific Islander, 0.61% from other races, and 1.66% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.55% of the population.

There were 9,768 households out of which 28.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.3% were married couples living together, 12.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.2% were non-families. 27.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.41 and the average family size was 2.95.

In the city the population was spread out with 23.5% under the age of 18, 10.3% from 18 to 24, 28.4% from 25 to 44, 23.0% from 45 to 64, and 14.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 94.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.6 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $37,034, and the median income for a family was $43,650. Males had a median income of $33,987 versus $23,525 for females. The per capita income[ for the city was $18,702. About 6.7% of families and 10.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 12.4% of those under age 18 and 10.6% of those age 65 or over.

Surrounding communities

References

  1. ^ http://www.riverside.oh.us/
  2. ^ a b "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. http://geonames.usgs.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31. 
  3. ^ a b "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. http://factfinder.census.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31. 
  4. ^ "American FactFinder2". http://factfinder2.census.gov/faces/nav/jsf/pages/index.xhtml. Retrieved 2010-03-20. 
  5. ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2011-02-12. http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/gazette.html. Retrieved 2011-04-23. 

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