Riverview, Michigan
| Riverview, Michigan | |
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Northbound lanes of Fort Street at Sibley Road in 2011
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 Location in Wayne County and the state of Michigan |
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| Coordinates: 42°10′30″N 83°11′18″W / 42.17500°N 83.18833°WCoordinates: 42°10′30″N 83°11′18″W / 42.17500°N 83.18833°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Michigan |
| County | Wayne |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Andrew Swift |
| Area | |
| • Total | 4.48 sq mi (11.60 km2) |
| • Land | 4.39 sq mi (11.37 km2) |
| • Water | 0.09 sq mi (0.23 km2) |
| Elevation | 600 ft (183 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 12,486 |
| • Estimate (2012) | 12,314 |
| • Density | 2,844.2/sq mi (1,098.2/km2) |
| Time zone | EST (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| ZIP code | 48193 |
| Area code(s) | 734 |
| FIPS code | 26-68880 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0636018 |
Riverview is a city in Wayne County, Michigan. The population was 12,486 at the time of the 2010 census.
Riverview is a Downriver suburb of Detroit and is located along the shore of the Detroit River. Riverview was incorporated as a village in 1922 and became a city in 1959.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 4.48 square miles (11.60 km2), of which 4.39 square miles (11.37 km2) is land and 0.09 square miles (0.23 km2) is water.
In 1950, Riverview only stretched as far west as the western end of Trenton's two northern boundaries. The rest of what is today Riverview was still part of the unincorporated Monguagon Township at that point. In the 1950s and 1960s, during the Cold War, the Department of Defense (through the United States Army) operated Nike missile launch site D-54 on the site of what is now Young Patriot's Park. The IFC (integrated fire control) site was on the site of what is now Rivergate Nursing Home and Terrace. A Nike Hercules missile is on display at the former D-54/55 double Nike site. It was placed on display in the park that now occupies the site in July 1980, though this site was never converted from the Nike Ajax missile to the Hercules missile.
As of the census of 2010, there were 12,486 people, 5,163 households, and 3,307 families residing in the city. The population density was 2,844.2 inhabitants per square mile (1,098.2/km2). There were 5,520 housing units at an average density of 1,257.4 per square mile (485.5/km2). The racial makeup of the city was 93.0% White, 3.1% African American, 0.4% Native American, 1.6% Asian, 0.5% from other races, and 1.3% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 4.1% of the population.
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