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[[File:Riverside-bush.jpg|thumb|[[George W. Bush]] visited the Corner Cafe in August 2007.]]
'''Riverside''' is a city in [[Platte County, Missouri]], and part of the [[Kansas City metropolitan area]] in the United States. The population was 4,013 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/search-results.html|title=Search Results|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>

==History==
Riverside lies on the edge of the [[Missouri River]] and was formally incorporated in 1951.<ref>{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=xcxWsmxRzVEC&pg=PA101 | title=Missouri Roadsides: The Traveler's Companion | publisher=University of Missouri Press | author=Earngey, Bill | year=1995 | pages=101| isbn=9780826210210 }}</ref>

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.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.kclibrary.org/localhistory/media.cfm?mediaID=105659 |title=Local History - Kansas City Public Library |website=www.kclibrary.org |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050503231816/http://www.kclibrary.org/localhistory/media.cfm?mediaID=105659 |archive-date=2005-05-03}}</ref> 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, Missouri|Parkville]] and [[Kansas City, Missouri|Kansas City]] expressed interest in annexing the area. {{As of|2015}}, the store was still owned by the Young family.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://kcur.org/post/smokes-and-booze-teeth-and-eyeballs-riversides-red-x-stays-unique|title=From Smokes And Booze To Teeth And Eyeballs, Riverside's Red-X Stays Unique|last=Burmesch|first=Leigh|date=2015-08-15|work=kcur.org|access-date=2017-12-20|language=en}}</ref>

The [[Renner Village Archeological Site]] was listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]] in 1969.<ref name="nris">{{NRISref|version=2010a}}</ref>

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|5.79|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, of which {{convert|5.51|sqmi|sqkm|2}} is land and {{convert|0.28|sqmi|sqkm|2}} is water.<ref name="Gazetteer files">{{cite web|title=US Gazetteer files 2010|url=https://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=2012-07-08|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120125061959/http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt|archive-date=2012-01-25}}</ref>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1960= 1315
|1970= 2123
|1990= 3010
|2000= 2979
|2010= 2937
|2020= 4013
|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|access-date=June 4, 2015}}</ref>
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===2010 census===
As of the [[census]]<ref name ="wwwcensusgov">{{cite web|title=U.S. Census website|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=2012-07-08}}</ref> of 2010, there were 2,937 people, 1,308 households, and 672 families living in the city. The [[population density]] was {{convert|533.0|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 1,499 housing units at an average density of {{convert|272.1|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. The racial makeup of the city was 78.1% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 10.5% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 1.2% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 3.0% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.6% [[Race (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 3.5% from [[Race (U.S. Census)|other races]], and 3.2% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 8.5% of the population.

There were 1,308 households, of which 26.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 33.3% were [[Marriage|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]],<ref name="GR2" /> there were 2,979 people, 1,222 households and 727 families living in the city. The population density was {{convert|559.2|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 1,384 housing units at an average density of {{convert|259.8|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the city was 84.66% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 6.14% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 1.04% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 2.32% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.07% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 3.05% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 2.72% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 7.08% of the population.

There were 1,222 households, of which 29.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 40.1% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 12.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 40.5% were non-families. 33.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 5.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.28 and the average family size was 2.91.

22.3% of the population were under the age of 18, 10.9% from 18 to 24, 32.0% from 25 to 44, 22.7% from 45 to 64, and 12.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females, there were 103.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 102.2 males.

The [[median household income]] was $34,679 and the median family income was $36,205. Males had a median income of $31,930 versus $23,368 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $17,771. About 7.3% of families and 10.3% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 12.9% of those under age 18 and 2.4% of those age 65 or over.

==Education==
[[Park Hill School District]] operates [[Park Hill South High School]] at Riverside.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.greatschools.org/missouri/kansas-city/park-hill-school-district/schools/ | title=Park Hill School District | publisher=Great Schools | access-date=18 March 2018}}</ref>

Riverside has a branch of the [[Mid-Continent Public Library]].<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.mymcpl.org/locations | title=Locations | publisher=Mid-Continent Public Library | access-date=17 March 2018}}</ref>

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{{Platte County, Missouri}}
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{{Missouri}}

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[[Category:Cities in Platte County, Missouri]]
[[Category:Missouri populated places on the Missouri River]]
[[Category:Cities in Missouri]]