Riverside, Wyoming
Encyclopedia
Riverside is a town in Carbon County
, Wyoming
, United States
. The population was 59 at the 2000 census
.
According to the United States Census Bureau
, the town has a total area of 0.3 square miles (0.7 km²), all of it land.
According to the U.S. National Climatic Data Center, Riverside is, together with a place in Yellowstone National Park, the coldest (inhabited) spot in the whole state of Wyoming. On Feb. 9, 1933, -66°F (-54.4°C) was recorded there.
of 2000, there were 59 people, 28 households, and 21 families residing in the town. The population density
was 225.6 people per square mile (87.6/km²). There were 45 housing units at an average density of 172.1 per square mile (66.8/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 100.00% White.
There were 28 households out of which 10.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 71.4% were married couples
living together, and 25.0% were non-families. 21.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.11 and the average family size was 2.33.
In the town the population was spread out with 11.9% under the age of 18, 3.4% from 18 to 24, 18.6% from 25 to 44, 44.1% from 45 to 64, and 22.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 50 years. For every 100 females there were 110.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 126.1 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $48,125, and the median income for a family was $55,000. Males had a median income of $23,750 versus $25,417 for females. The per capita income
for the town was $40,276. None of the population or families were below the poverty line.
. Encampment School http://www.crb2.k12.wy.us/encampment/, a K-12 campus in neighboring Encampment
, serves the town.
Carbon County, Wyoming
Carbon County is a county located in the U.S. state of Wyoming. As of 2010, the population was 15,885. Its county seat is Rawlins.- History :Carbon County was organized in 1868....
, Wyoming
Wyoming
Wyoming is a state in the mountain region of the Western United States. The western two thirds of the state is covered mostly with the mountain ranges and rangelands in the foothills of the Eastern Rocky Mountains, while the eastern third of the state is high elevation prairie known as the High...
, United States
United States
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. The population was 59 at the 2000 census
United States Census, 2000
The Twenty-second United States Census, known as Census 2000 and conducted by the Census Bureau, determined the resident population of the United States on April 1, 2000, to be 281,421,906, an increase of 13.2% over the 248,709,873 persons enumerated during the 1990 Census...
.
Geography
Riverside is located at 41°12′55"N 106°46′59"W (41.215243, -106.782961).According to the United States Census Bureau
United States Census Bureau
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, the town has a total area of 0.3 square miles (0.7 km²), all of it land.
According to the U.S. National Climatic Data Center, Riverside is, together with a place in Yellowstone National Park, the coldest (inhabited) spot in the whole state of Wyoming. On Feb. 9, 1933, -66°F (-54.4°C) was recorded there.
Demographics
As of the censusCensus
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of 2000, there were 59 people, 28 households, and 21 families residing in the town. The population density
Population density
Population density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. It is frequently applied to living organisms, and particularly to humans...
was 225.6 people per square mile (87.6/km²). There were 45 housing units at an average density of 172.1 per square mile (66.8/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 100.00% White.
There were 28 households out of which 10.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 71.4% were married couples
Marriage
Marriage is a social union or legal contract between people that creates kinship. It is an institution in which interpersonal relationships, usually intimate and sexual, are acknowledged in a variety of ways, depending on the culture or subculture in which it is found...
living together, and 25.0% were non-families. 21.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.11 and the average family size was 2.33.
In the town the population was spread out with 11.9% under the age of 18, 3.4% from 18 to 24, 18.6% from 25 to 44, 44.1% from 45 to 64, and 22.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 50 years. For every 100 females there were 110.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 126.1 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $48,125, and the median income for a family was $55,000. Males had a median income of $23,750 versus $25,417 for females. The per capita income
Per capita income
Per capita income or income per person is a measure of mean income within an economic aggregate, such as a country or city. It is calculated by taking a measure of all sources of income in the aggregate and dividing it by the total population...
for the town was $40,276. None of the population or families were below the poverty line.
Education
Public education in the town of Riverside is provided by Carbon County School District #2Carbon County School District Number 2
Carbon County School District #2 is a public school district based in Saratoga, Wyoming, United States.-Geography:Carbon County School District #2 serves the eastern portion of Carbon County, including the following communities:*Incorporated places...
. Encampment School http://www.crb2.k12.wy.us/encampment/, a K-12 campus in neighboring Encampment
Grand Encampment, Wyoming
Grand Encampment is a town in Carbon County, Wyoming, United States. The population was 443 at the 2000 census.-History:Known also as "Encampment", this town along the Colorado-Wyoming border was, at the turn of the twentieth century, a booming center of copper mining and smelting...
, serves the town.