Riverton, Wyoming
| Riverton, Wyoming | |
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Post office, corner of Broadway & Main
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| Motto: "The Rendezvous City" | |
 Location of Riverton, Wyoming |
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 Riverton, Wyoming
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| Coordinates: 43°1′40″N 108°23′42″W / 43.02778°N 108.39500°WCoordinates: 43°1′40″N 108°23′42″W / 43.02778°N 108.39500°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Wyoming |
| County | Fremont |
| Area | |
| • Total | 9.87 sq mi (25.56 km2) |
| • Land | 9.86 sq mi (25.54 km2) |
| • Water | 0.01 sq mi (0.03 km2) |
| Elevation | 4,951 ft (1,509 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 10,615 |
| • Estimate (2012) | 10,971 |
| • Density | 1,076.6/sq mi (415.7/km2) |
| Time zone | Mountain (MST) (UTC-7) |
| • Summer (DST) | MDT (UTC-6) |
| ZIP code | 82501 |
| Area code(s) | 307 |
| FIPS code | 56-66220 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1593489 |
| Website | rivertonwy.gov |
Riverton is a city in Fremont County, Wyoming, United States. The city's population was 10,615 at the 2010 census, making it the largest city in the county overall.
The city is an incorporated entity of the state of Wyoming. The community was named Riverton because of the four rivers that meet there. Unfortunately, the names of the rivers remain unknown. The town was built on land ceded from the Wind River Reservation in 1906, a situation that often makes it subject to jurisdictional claims by the nearby Eastern Shoshone and Northern Arapaho tribes. Recent legal rulings indicate the land may have been sold but not ceded...(BIA Solicitor Opinion, October, 2011)
In December 2013, the US Environmental Protection Agency, Department of Interior and Department of Justice found Riverton to be a part of the Wind River Indian Reservation.
As of the census of 2010, there were 10,615 people, 4,252 households, and 2,600 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,076.6 inhabitants per square mile (415.7/km2). There were 4,567 housing units at an average density of 463.2 per square mile (178.8/km2). The racial makeup of the city was 83.5% White, 0.5% African American, 10.4% Native American, 0.3% Asian, 0.1% Pacific Islander, 1.8% from other races, and 3.5% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 9.0% of the population.
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