Riverside is a city in Platte County, Missouri, United States, that is part of the Kansas City metropolitan area. The population was 4,013 at the 2020 census.
History
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Riverside lies on the edge of the Missouri River and was formally incorporated in 1951.
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. 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. , the store was still owned by the Young family.
The Renner Village Archeological Site was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1969.
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , of which is land and is water. The Kansas City neighborhoods of Parkdale-Walden and Briarcliff West bound Riverside to the north and east, with the cities of Parkville and Northmoor interspersed along those boundaries.
Demographics
2020 census
As of the 2020 census, Riverside had a population of 4,013. The median age was 35.0 years. 25.9% of residents were under the age of 18 and 12.3% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 104.5 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 102.6 males age 18 and over.
100.0% of residents lived in urban areas, while 0.0% lived in rural areas.
There were 1,667 households in Riverside, of which 34.1% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 37.9% were married-couple households, 27.1% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 28.1% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 35.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.
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 census, there were 2,979 people, 1,222 households and 727 families living in the city. The population density was . There were 1,384 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 84.66% White, 6.14% African American, 1.04% Native American, 2.32% Asian, 0.07% Pacific Islander, 3.05% from other races, and 2.72% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 7.08% of the population.
Four elementary schools take portions of Riverside: English Landing, Graden, Line Creek, and Southeast. Much of it is zoned to Lakeview Middle School while some is zoned to Walden Middle School. All residents are zoned to Park Hill South High School, which is in Riverside.
Metropolitan Community College has the Park Hill school district in its taxation area.
Riverside has a branch of the Mid-Continent Public Library.
See also
- List of cities in Missouri