Editing Riverton, Nebraska

{{short description|Village in Franklin County, Nebraska, United States}}
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'''Riverton''' is a village in [[Franklin County, Nebraska|Franklin County]], [[Nebraska]], United States. The population was 89 at the [[2010 United States Census|2010 census]].

==History==
A post office was established in Riverton in 1871.<ref>{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=InM_AAAAYAAJ&pg=PA110 | title=History of Hamilton and Clay Counties, Nebraska, Volume 1 | publisher=S.J. Clarke Publishing Company | author=Burr, George L. | year=1921 | pages=110}}</ref> Riverton was incorporated as a village in 1880.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.casde.unl.edu/history/counties/franklin/riverton/ | title=Riverton, Franklin County | publisher=University of Nebraska | work=Center for Advanced Land Management Information Technologies | accessdate=August 9, 2014}}</ref>

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the village has a total area of {{convert|0.39|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, all land.<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]]|accessdate=June 24, 2012|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120125061959/http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt|archivedate=January 25, 2012}}</ref>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population|align=left
|1880= 426
|1890= 389
|1900= 327
|1910= 369
|1920= 399
|1930= 328
|1940= 390
|1950= 348
|1960= 303
|1970= 220
|1980= 212
|1990= 162
|2000= 145
|2010= 89
|2020= 57
|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>
}}

===2010 census===
At the [[2010 United States Census|2010 census]] there were 89 people, 46 households, and 24 families in the village. The population density was {{convert|228.2|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 77 housing units at an average density of {{convert|197.4|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. The [[Race and ethnicity in the United States Census#2010 census|racial makup]] of the village was 96.6% White and 3.4% from two or more races.<ref name ="wwwcensusgov">{{cite web|title=U.S. Census website|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=June 24, 2012}}</ref>

Of the 46 households, 13.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 34.8% were married couples living together, 15.2% had a female householder with no husband present, 2.2% had a male householder with no wife present, and 47.8% were non-families. 43.5% of households were one person, and 15.2% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 1.93 and the average family size was 2.58.

The median age in the village was 51.8 years. 16.9% of residents were under the age of 18; 4.5% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 17.9% were from 25 to 44; 33.7% were from 45 to 64; and 27% were 65 or older. The gender makeup of the village was 50.6% male and 49.4% female.

===2000 census===
At the [[2000 United States Census|2000 census]] there were 145 people, 63 households, and 38 families in the village. The population density was {{convert|368.8|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 75 housing units at an average density of {{convert|190.8|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  The [[Race and ethnicity in the United States Census#2000 census|racial makup]] of the village was 98.62% White, 0.69% Asian, and 0.69% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.07%.<ref name="GR2" />

There were 63 households, out of which 25.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.6% were married couples living together, 6.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 38.1% were non-families. 34.9% of households were one person, and 25.4% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.30 and the average family size was 3.00.

The age distribution was 29.0% under the age of 18, 3.4% from 18 to 24, 20.0% from 25 to 44, 24.1% from 45 to 64, and 23.4% 65 or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females, there were 101.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 106.0 males.

The median household income was $19,750, and the median income for a family was $25,625. Males had a median income of $32,917 versus $16,875 for females. The ''per capita'' income for the village was $10,936. There were 16.2% of families and 35.8% of the population living below the [[poverty line]], including 46.4% of under eighteens and 20.8% of those over 64.

==See also==
{{portal|Nebraska}}
* [[List of municipalities in Nebraska]]

==References==
{{reflist|22em}}

==External links==
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{{Franklin County, Nebraska}}

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[[Category:Villages in Franklin County, Nebraska]]
[[Category:Villages in Nebraska]]