Editing Riverside, Colquitt County, Georgia

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'''Riverside''' was a town in [[Colquitt County, Georgia|Colquitt County]], [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]], United States. The population was 35 at the 2010 census.<ref name="Census 2010">{{Cite web| url=https://www.census.gov| title=Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (DP-1): Riverside town, Georgia| publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]| accessdate=February 1, 2012}}</ref> Riverside surrendered its municipal charter effective August 18, 2016, due to low population.<ref name="GR10">{{cite web|url=https://www.ajc.com/blog/politics/riverside-more-how-about-johns-creek/cKmy6pCbsweLas288jsewL/|publisher=[[Atlanta Journal-Constitution]]|accessdate=April 18, 2020|date=October 25, 2016|title=Riverside, Ga., is no more. How about it, Johns Creek?}}</ref>

==History==
The community was named for its riverside setting on the [[Ochlockonee River]].<ref>{{cite book | url=http://www.kenkrakow.com/gpn/r.pdf| title=Georgia Place-Names: Their History and Origins | publisher=Winship Press | author=Krakow, Kenneth K. | year=1975 | location=Macon, GA | pages=189 | isbn=0-915430-00-2}}</ref> The [[Georgia General Assembly]] incorporated Riverside as a town in 1907.<ref>{{cite book|title=Acts Passed by the General Assembly of Georgia|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ZQk4AAAAIAAJ&pg=PA894|year=1907|publisher=J. Johnston|page=894}}</ref>

==Geography==
Riverside was located at {{coord|31|10|43|N|83|48|18|W|type:city}} (31.178587, -83.805121).<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=April 23, 2011|date=February 12, 2011|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref>

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the town had a total area of {{convert|0.2|sqmi|km2}}, all land.

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|deleted=yes
|1910= 170
|1920= 249
|1930= 294
|1940= 307
|1950= 395
|1960= 329
|1970= 114
|1980= 99
|1990= 74
|2000= 57
|2010= 35
|estyear=2016
|estimate=35
|estref=<ref name="USCensusEst2016">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/tables.2016.html|title=Population and Housing Unit Estimates|accessdate=June 9, 2017}}</ref>
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|accessdate=June 4, 2015}}</ref>
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As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 57 people, 20 households, and 16 families residing in the town. The population density was {{convert|263.7|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 26 housing units at an average density of {{convert|120.3|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|units&nbsp;|units|}}. The racial makeup of the town was 98.25% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], and 1.75% from two or more races.

There were 20 households, out of which 50.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.0% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 15.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 20.0% were non-families. 15.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.85 and the average family size was 3.19.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 29.8% under the age of 18, 10.5% from 18 to 24, 38.6% from 25 to 44, 15.8% from 45 to 64, and 5.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 29 years. For every 100 females, there were 62.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.5 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $28,125, and the median income for a family was $35,000. Males had a median income of $27,917 versus $14,063 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the town was $10,102. There were 25.0% of families and 29.0% of the population living below the [[poverty line]], including 44.0% of under eighteens and none of those over 64.

==References==
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{{Colquitt County, Georgia}}

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[[Category:Towns in Colquitt County, Georgia]]
[[Category:Towns in Georgia (U.S. state)]]
[[Category:Populated places disestablished in 2016]]