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Population (year 2000): 3,048. Estimated
population in July 2005: 3,043 (-0.2% change)
Males: 1,469 (48.2%), Females: 1,579 (51.8%)
Sangamon County
Zip code:
62561
Median resident age: 35.4 years
Median household income: $45,531 (year 2000)
Median house value: $85,300 (year 2000)
Races in Riverton:
- White Non-Hispanic (98.3%)
- Hispanic (0.9%)
- Two or more races (0.7%)
- American Indian (0.6%)
Ancestries: German (25.4%), Irish (14.6%),
English (13.9%), Italian (12.9%), United States (6.2%),
Scotch-Irish (3.0%).
Elevation: 552 feet
Land area: 2.0 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Riverton
- High school or higher: 89.7%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 19.9%
- Graduate or professional degree: 4.6%
- Unemployed: 3.7%
- Mean travel time to work: 19.9 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Riverton village
- Never married: 24.3%
- Now married: 56.9%
- Separated: 1.7%
- Widowed: 6.9%
- Divorced: 10.2%
0.2% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +297 (+10.8%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Riverton:
- ST JOHNS HOSPITAL (about 8 miles; SPRINGFIELD, IL)
- DOCTORS HOSPITAL (about 9 miles; SPRINGFIELD, IL)
- MEMORIAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 9 miles; SPRINGFIELD,
IL)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Riverton:
- CAPITAL (about 9 miles; SPRINGFIELD, IL; ID: SPI)
- DECATUR (about 48 miles; DECATUR, IL; ID: DEC)
- GREATER PEORIA REGIONAL (about 56 miles; PEORIA, IL;
ID: PIA)
Other public-use airports nearest to Riverton:
- LOGAN COUNTY (about 26 miles; LINCOLN, IL; ID: AAA)
- TAYLORVILLE MUNI (about 27 miles; TAYLORVILLE, IL;
ID: TAZ)
- HAVANA REGIONAL (about 42 miles; HAVANA, IL; ID:
9I0)
Amtrak station near Riverton:
- 9 miles: SPRINGFIELD (WASHINGTON & 3RD STS.).
Services: ticket office, fully wheelchair accessible,
enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public
payphones, vending machines, free short-term parking,
free long-term parking, call for car rental service,
taxi stand, public transit connection.
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Riverton:
- LINCOLN LAND COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 9 miles;
SPRINGFIELD, IL; Full-time enrollment: 3,756)
- UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT SPRINGFIELD (about 9
miles; Springfield, IL; FT enrollment: 2,357)
- MILLIKIN UNIVERSITY (about 37 miles; DECATUR, IL; FT
enrollment: 2,274)
- BRADLEY UNIVERSITY (about 59 miles; PEORIA, IL; FT
enrollment: 5,262)
- ILLINOIS STATE UNIVERSITY (about 59 miles; NORMAL,
IL; FT enrollment: 18,785)
- HEARTLAND COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 60 miles; Normal,
IL; FT enrollment: 2,390)
- ILLINOIS CENTRAL COLLEGE (about 63 miles; EAST
PEORIA, IL; FT enrollment: 6,404)
Public high school in Riverton:
- RIVERTON HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 417;
Location: PO BOX 560; Grades: 09 - 12)
Private high school in Riverton:
- RIVERTON CHRISTIAN ACADEMY (Students: 19;
Location: 1245 N 7TH ST; Grades: KG - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Riverton:
- RIVERTON ELEM SCHOOL (Students: 572;
Location: PO BOX 470; Grades: PK - 04)
- RIVERTON MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 484;
Location: P O BOX 530; Grades: 05 - 08)
Library in Riverton:
- RIVERTON VILLAGE LIB. (Operating income:
$39,187; Location: 1200 EAST RIVERTON RD.; 8,343 books;
175 audio materials; 277 video materials; 8 serial
subscriptions)
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