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Welcome to Riverwoods ...

The village of Riverwoods is located in Lake County<1>.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Riverwoods has a population of 3,564 people<2> (see below for details).

Riverwoods is 670 feet [204 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Riverwoods lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Riverwoods: 847 & 224<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Riverwoods had an population of 3,564 people. This is a decrease of 2.62% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 7.26% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Riverwoods had a population of 3,660 people. This makes Riverwoods the county's 34th most populous community.

The population of Riverwoods represents 0.03% of the total population of Illinois (which has 12,830,632 people), making it the state's 391st most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 3,660 people, the population of Riverwoods decreased 4.76% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 3,843 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Riverwoods.

Communities Also Named Riverwoods ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Riverwoods - it's located in Florida.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Riverwoods.

Websites for Riverwoods ...

Official Website: www.riverwoods-il.net/

Communities near Riverwoods ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Riverwoods.

  • Waukegan
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Arlington Heights
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Evanston
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Schaumburg
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Palatine
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Skokie
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Des Plaines
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Mount Prospect
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Hoffman Estates
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Glenview
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Riverwoods. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Riverwoods.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Riverwoods. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Riverwoods.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Riverwoods. See our Newspapers Page for Riverwoods.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Riverwoods ...

Looking for more information about Riverwoods? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Riverwoods, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Riverwoods.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Illinois' counties, including Lake, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Riverwoods.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Riverwoods - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 847 code has been Overlayed with the 224 area code. New phone numbers in the Riverwoods area will be assigned with one of these codes: 847 or 224. As a result, placing a call in the Riverwoods area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.