Riverton, New Jersey
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Riverton is a borough located in Burlington County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 United States census, the borough's population was 2,764,[9] a decrease of 15 (−.5%) from the 2010 census count of 2,779,[18][19] which in turn reflected an increase of 20 (+0.7%) from the 2,759 counted in the 2000 census.[20] The borough, and all of Burlington County, is a part of the Philadelphia-Reading-Camden combined statistical area and the Delaware Valley.[21]
Riverton, New Jersey | |
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Coordinates: 40.01194°N 75.01474°W / 40.01194; -75.01474[1][2] | |
Country | United States |
State | New Jersey |
County | Burlington |
Incorporated | December 18, 1893 |
Government | |
• Type | Borough |
• Body | Borough Council |
• Mayor | Suzanne Cairns Wells (R, term ends December 31, 2023)[4][5] |
• Municipal clerk | Michelle Hack[6] |
Area | |
• Total | 0.96 sq mi (2.50 km2) |
• Land | 0.66 sq mi (1.71 km2) |
• Water | 0.30 sq mi (0.78 km2) 31.46% |
• Rank | 506th of 565 in state 37th of 40 in county[1] |
Elevation | 13 ft (4 m) |
Population | |
• Total | 2,764 |
• Estimate (2022)[10] | 2,773 |
• Rank | 458th of 565 in state 33rd of 40 in county[11] |
• Density | 4,176.6/sq mi (1,612.6/km2) |
• Rank | 148th of 565 in state 5th of 40 in county[11] |
Time zone | UTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−04:00 (Eastern (EDT)) |
ZIP Codes | |
Area code(s) | 856 exchanges: 303, 786, 829[14] |
FIPS code | 3400563660[1][15][16] |
GNIS feature ID | 0885373[1][17] |
Website | www |
Riverton was incorporated as a borough by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on December 18, 1893, from portions of Cinnaminson Township, based on the results of a referendum held six days earlier. Portions of the borough were taken to form Palmyra Township on April 19, 1894.[22] The borough's name is derived from The Riverton Improvement Company, which was established after a group of ten purchased a 120-acre (49 ha) that would be the site of a planned community with homes erected for many of the founders along the riverfront.[23]
It is a dry town, where alcohol cannot be sold legally.[24][25] The borough's dry status was an early character of the borough, with a clause inserted starting in 1952 by the Riverton Improvement Company into deeds for all properties in the community that prohibited the sale or manufacture of alcoholic beverages.[23][26]
The borough is located on the Delaware River and is pedestrian-friendly, with sidewalks, gas lamps, and Victorian architecture. Riverton is home to the Riverton Yacht Club, one of the oldest active yacht clubs in the country.[27] Many residents' sailboats make their home at this landmark.