Riva, Maryland
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Riva is a census-designated place
Census-designated place
A census-designated place is a concentration of population identified by the United States Census Bureau for statistical purposes. CDPs are delineated for each decennial census as the statistical counterparts of incorporated places such as cities, towns and villages...

 (CDP) in Anne Arundel County
Anne Arundel County, Maryland
Anne Arundel County is a county located in the U.S. state of Maryland. It is named for Anne Arundell , a member of the ancient family of Arundells in Cornwall, England and the wife of Cæcilius Calvert, 2nd Baron Baltimore. Its county seat is Annapolis, which is also the capital of the state...

, Maryland
Maryland
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, United States
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. The population was 3,966 at the 2000 census. The area is scenic, especially where the two-lane Riva Road crosses the South River on a bridge. The area is growing with large new homes as the city of Annapolis grows outward.

History

Aisquith Farm E Archeological Site
Aisquith Farm E Archeological Site
Aisquith Farm E Archeological Site is an archaeological site near Riva in Anne Arundel County, Maryland. It is one of several small sites located within the confines of Aisquith farm. It is associated with the Early and Middle Woodland periods of cultural development in Anne Arundel County...

 was listed on the National Register of Historic Places
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 in 1991.

Geography

Riva is located at 38°57′7"N 76°34′56"W (38.952079, -76.582135).

According to the United States Census Bureau
United States Census Bureau
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, the CDP has a total area of 2.9 square miles (7.5 km²), of which, 2.5 square miles (6.5 km²) of it is land and 0.4 square miles (1 km²) of it (14.14%) is water.

Demographics

As of the census
Census
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of 2000, there were 3,966 people, 1,423 households, and 1,169 families residing in the CDP. The population density
Population density
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 was 1,589.0 people per square mile (612.5/km²). There were 1,453 housing units at an average density of 582.2/sq mi (224.4/km²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 94.23% White, 3.43% African American, 1.21% Asian, 0.15% from other races
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, and 0.98% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.12% of the population.

There were 1,423 households out of which 37.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 72.1% were married couples
Marriage
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 living together, 6.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 17.8% were non-families. 13.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 4.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.79 and the average family size was 3.07.

In the CDP the population was spread out with 26.1% under the age of 18, 5.1% from 18 to 24, 28.8% from 25 to 44, 32.0% from 45 to 64, and 7.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 102.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 98.3 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $88,287, and the median income for a family was $95,457. Males had a median income of $54,750 versus $36,122 for females. The per capita income
Per capita income
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 for the CDP
Census-designated place
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 was $41,975. About 1.1% of families and 0.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 1.2% of those under age 18 and 1.5% of those age 65 or over.

Notable residents

Peter Bondra
Peter Bondra
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 - Former NHL player, now general manager of the Slovakia men's national ice hockey team
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