Riverside, California
Riverside is a city in California. It is the county seat of Riverside County. The city, which got its name from being close to the Santa Ana River, is the first place in California in which people sold a lot of citrus fruit. In 2008, about 311,575 people lived in Riverside.[9] The city is the 61st biggest city in the United States and the 12th biggest city in California.
| City of Riverside | |
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 Location of Riverside County within the State of California | |
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| Coordinates: 33°56′53″N 117°23′46″W / 33.94806°N 117.39611°WCoordinates: 33°56′53″N 117°23′46″W / 33.94806°N 117.39611°W | |
| Country |  United States of America |
| State |  California |
| County |  Riverside |
| Incorporated | October 11, 1883[1] |
| Chartered | March 5, 1907[2] |
| Government | |
| • Type | Council-manager[3] |
| • City council[5] | Mayor Rusty Bailey Mike Gardner Andy Melendrez Michael Soubirous Charles E. Conder Jr. Chris Mac Arthur Jim Perry Steve Adams |
| • City manager | John Russo (Fired)[4] |
| Area | |
| • Total | 81.54 sq mi (211.18 km2) |
| • Land | 81.23 sq mi (210.38 km2) |
| • Water | 0.31 sq mi (0.80 km2) 0.37% |
| Elevation | 827 ft (252 m) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 303,871 |
| • Estimate (2016) | 324,722 |
| • Rank | 1st in Riverside County 12th in California 59th in the United States |
| • Density | 3,997.66/sq mi (1,543.50/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−8 (Pacific) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−7 (PDT) |
| ZIP codes | 92501–92509, 92513–92519, 92521–92522 |
| FIPS code | 06-62000 |
| GNIS feature IDs | 1661315, 2410965 |
| Website | riversideca |
Because houses cost less money in Riverside than most cities in Southern California, people have been slowly moving there. This makes traffic bad as people from Riverside drive to work in Orange County and Los Angeles.
Riverside has a few schools, including La Sierra University, California Baptist College, and the University of California-Riverside. The city also has Riverside Municipal Museum, the California Museum of Photography, and the California Citrus State Historic Park. In 1873, the Parent Washington Navel Orange Tree was planted in Riverside, and it is one of two original orange trees in California. The historic Mission Inn is another popular place.
Riverside is part of the Greater Los Angeles Area.
References
- ↑ California Cities by Incorporation DateCalifornia Association of Local Agency Formation Commissions. Retrieved August 25, 2014.
- ↑ Over One Hundred and Twenty-Five Years of ServiceCity of Riverside. Retrieved March 17, 2015.[dead link]
- ↑ Riverside City CharterCity of Riverside. Retrieved January 28, 2015.
- ↑ City ManagerRiverside, California. Retrieved May 4, 2015.
- ↑ City CouncilRiverside, California. Retrieved October 7, 2014.
- ↑ 2016 U.S. Gazetteer FilesUnited States Census Bureau. Retrieved Jun 28, 2017.
- ↑ Riverside. Geographic Names Information SystemUnited States Geological Survey. Retrieved October 22, 2014.
- ↑ Riverside (city) QuickFactsUnited States Census Bureau. Retrieved February 28, 2015.
- ↑ MONEY Magazine: Best places to live 2006: Riverside, CA snapshot
Other websites
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