Welcome to Riverton ...

The city of Riverton is located in Crow Wing County<1>.

The location of Riverton has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Riverton, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1913.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Riverton has a population of 115 people<3> (see below for details).

Riverton is 1,230 feet [375 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Riverton had an population of 115 people. This is a decrease of 1.71% since the 2010 Census.

At the time of the 2010 Census, Riverton had a population of 117 people. This makes Riverton the county's 15th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 117 people, the population of Riverton increased 1.74% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 115 people).

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

Communities Also Named Riverton ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 40 communities that are also named Riverton - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, California, Connecticut, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas (2), Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Manitoba, Maryland (2), Michigan, Mississippi (2), Missouri (3), Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, North Carolina, Nova Scotia, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania (3), Prince Edward Island, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia and Wyoming.

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

Communities near Riverton ...

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

• Brainerd
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brainerd
  • Brainerd is located in Crow Wing County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,449 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brainerd <5>
• Baxter
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Baxter have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baxter
  • Baxter is located in Crow Wing County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,483 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Baxter <5>
• Breezy Point
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Breezy Point have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breezy Point
  • Breezy Point is located in Crow Wing County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,435 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Breezy Point <5>
• Crosslake
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crosslake
  • Crosslake is located in Crow Wing County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,375 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crosslake <5>
• Crosby
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crosby
  • Crosby is located in Crow Wing County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,315 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crosby <5>
• Pequot Lakes
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pequot Lakes have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pequot Lakes
  • Pequot Lakes is located in Crow Wing County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,305 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pequot Lakes <5>
• Nisswa
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nisswa have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nisswa
  • Nisswa is located in Crow Wing County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,115 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nisswa <5>
• Aitkin
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aitkin
  • Aitkin is located in Aitkin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,970 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Aitkin <5>
• Lake Shore
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Shore have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Shore
  • Lake Shore is located in Cass County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,069 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake Shore <5>
• East Gull Lake
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Gull Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Gull Lake
  • East Gull Lake is located in Cass County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,059 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for East Gull Lake <5>

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 Riverton. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Riverton.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Riverton. 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 Riverton.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Riverton ...

Looking for more information about Riverton? 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.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Riverton, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Riverton.

Adding Riverton to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Riverton in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Riverton was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Riverton post office opened in 1913.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Riverton.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Riverton. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Crow Wing County: www.co.crow-wing.mn.us/

The official website for State of Minnesota: https://mn.gov/