Riverbank, California
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Downtown Riverbank (Third Street)
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| Motto: The City of Action | ||
 Location in Stanislaus County and the state of California |
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 City of Riverbank
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| Coordinates: 37°43′53″N 120°56′37″W / 37.73139°N 120.94361°WCoordinates: 37°43′53″N 120°56′37″W / 37.73139°N 120.94361°W | ||
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 United States
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 California
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| County | Stanislaus | |
| Incorporated | August 23, 1922 | |
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| • Type | City | |
| • Mayor | Richard O'Brien | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 4.116 sq mi (10.661 km2) | |
| • Land | 4.092 sq mi (10.599 km2) | |
| • Water | 0.024 sq mi (0.062 km2) 0.59% | |
| Elevation | 141 ft (43 m) | |
| Population (2010) | ||
| • Total | 22,678 | |
| • Density | 5,500/sq mi (2,100/km2) | |
| Time zone | Pacific (PST) (UTC-8) | |
| • Summer (DST) | PDT (UTC-7) | |
| ZIP code | 95367 | |
| Area code(s) | 209 | |
| FIPS code | 06-61068 | |
| GNIS feature ID | 1659518 | |
| Website | www |
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Riverbank is a city in Stanislaus County, California, United States. The population was 22,678 at the 2010 census, up from 15,826 at the 2000 census. Incorporated on August 23, 1922, Riverbank's official slogan is "The City of Action." It is part of the Modesto Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Riverbank was founded as a ferry crossing, and was established as a town with the coming of the Santa Fe Railroad.
The town holds a Cheese & Wine Exposition each October.
In the 1850s, the Riverbank area was known as Burneyville. Major James Burney, sheriff of Mariposa, established the Burneyville Ferry over the Stanislaus River at the site of the modern bridge in Riverbank.
Riverbank's downtown was remodeled in 2009. New attractions include a downtown plaza with a mural and statue of a cable ferry operator.
The Riverbank Branch Library on Santa Fe Street is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 4.1 square miles (11 km2), of which, 4.1 square miles (11 km2) of it is land and 0.02 square miles (0.052 km2) of it (0.59%) is water.
The 2010 United States Census reported that Riverbank had a population of 22,678. The population density was 5,509.4 people per square mile (2,127.2/km²). The racial makeup of Riverbank was 14,951 (65.9%) White, 480 (2.1%) African American, 269 (1.2%) Native American, 770 (3.4%) Asian, 88 (0.4%) Pacific Islander, 4,949 (21.8%) from other races, and 1,171 (5.2%) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 11,822 persons (52.1%).
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