Riverton, Wyoming

Infobox Settlement
official_name = Riverton, Wyoming
settlement_type = City
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map_caption = Location of Riverton, Wyoming


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subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name = United States
subdivision_type1 = State
subdivision_name1 = Wyoming
subdivision_type2 = County
subdivision_name2 = Fremont

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unit_pref = Imperial
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area_total_km2 = 25.3
area_land_km2 = 25.3
area_water_km2 = 0.0
area_total_sq_mi = 9.8
area_land_sq_mi = 9.8
area_water_sq_mi = 0.0

population_as_of = 2000
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population_total = 9310
population_density_km2 = 367.7
population_density_sq_mi = 952.2

timezone = Mountain (MST)
utc_offset = -7
timezone_DST = MDT
utc_offset_DST = -6
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elevation_m = 1509
elevation_ft = 4951
latd = 43 |latm = 1 |lats = 40 |latNS = N
longd = 108 |longm = 23 |longs = 42 |longEW = W

postal_code_type = ZIP code
postal_code = 82501
area_code = 307
blank_name = FIPS code
blank_info = 56-66220GR|2
blank1_name = GNIS feature ID
blank1_info = 1593489GR|3
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Riverton is a city in Fremont County, Wyoming, United States. It is both the largest city in the county and the largest on the Wind River Indian Reservation. The city's population was 9,310 at the 2000 census. Although located on the reservation, the city is an incorporated entity of the state of Wyoming. It sits on land ceded from the reservation in 1906, a situation that often makes it subject to jurisdictional claims by the nearby Eastern Shoshone and Northern Arapaho tribes.

Geography

Riverton is located at coor dms|43|1|40|N|108|23|42|W|city (43.027838, -108.395077)GR|1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 9.8 square miles (25.3 km²), all of it land.

Demographics

USCensusPop
1910 = 483
1920 = 2023
1930 = 1608
1940 = 2540
1950 = 4142
1960 = 6845
1970 = 7995
1980 = 9562
1990 = 9202
2000 = 9310
footnote= [cite web | title = Historical Decennial Census Population for Wyoming Counties, Cities, and Towns | publisher = Wyoming Department of State / U.S. Census Bureau | url = http://eadiv.state.wy.us/demog_data/cntycity_hist.htm | accessdate = 2008-06-30 ] |As of the censusGR|2 of 2000, there were 9,311 people, 3,816 households, and 2,407 families residing in the city. The population density was 952.2 people per square mile (367.5/km²). There were 4,254 housing units at an average density of 435.1/sq mi (167.9/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 86.81% White, 0.17% African American, 8.08% Native American, 0.47% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 1.86% from other races, and 2.58% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 7.09% of the population.

There were 3,816 households out of which 29.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 48.2% were married couples living together, 10.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 36.9% were non-families. 31.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 14.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.33 and the average family size was 2.93.

In the city the population was spread out with 24.2% under the age of 18, 10.4% from 18 to 24, 26.0% from 25 to 44, 23.0% from 45 to 64, and 16.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 94.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.6 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $31,531, and the median income for a family was $37,079. Males had a median income of $31,685 versus $19,157 for females. The per capita income for the city was $16,720. About 11.0% of families and 15.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 21.3% of those under age 18 and 11.5% of those age 65 or over.

Trivia

*Riverton is featured in the short story "Brokeback Mountain" by E. Annie Proulx, as the home of one of the story's protagonists, Ennis Del Mar.

*The Brunton compass is produced in Riverton by Brunton, Inc..

Notable natives

*Brett Newlin, 2008 Olympian rower

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