Riverside, Texas | |
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 Location of Riverside, Texas | |
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| Coordinates: 30°50′49″N 95°23′53″W / 30.84694°N 95.39806°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Texas |
| County | Walker |
| Area | |
• Total | 2.19 sq mi (5.67 km2) |
| • Land | 2.01 sq mi (5.22 km2) |
| • Water | 0.17 sq mi (0.45 km2) |
| Elevation | 187 ft (57 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 522 |
| • Density | 272.59/sq mi (105.23/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP code | 77367 |
| Area code | 936 |
| FIPS code | 48-62408[2] |
| GNIS feature ID | 1383164[3] |
Riverside is a small city in Walker County, Texas, United States. The population was 522 at the 2020 census. Two famous natives of Riverside are the singer-actress Jennifer Holliday (born 1960), who is best known for her creation of the role of Effie in the successful Tony-award-winning Broadway musical "Dreamgirls", and Eugene C. Barker, a Texas historian (born 1874), who was affiliated with the University of Texas at Austin from 1895, when he arrived as a student, until his death.
- ^ "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 7, 2020.
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.