| Official Name: | Riverdale, Iowa |
| Settlement Type: | City |
| Mapsize: | 250px |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Scott |
| Government Type: | Mayor-Council |
| Leader Title: | Mayor |
| Leader Name: | Anthony Heddlesten |
| Established Title: | Incorporated |
| Established Date: | December 27, 1950 |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 5.73 |
| Area Land Km2: | 4.76 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.96 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 2.21 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 1.84 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.37 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 379 |
| Population Metro: | 382,630 (135th) |
| Population Density Km2: | 79.58 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 206.09 |
| Timezone: | Central (CST) |
| Utc Offset: | -6 |
| Timezone Dst: | CDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -5 |
| Elevation M: | 184 |
| Elevation Ft: | 604 |
| Coordinates: | 41.5356°N -90.4672°W |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
| Postal Code: | 52722 |
| Area Code: | 563 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 19-67350 |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 0464721 |
Riverdale is a city in Scott County, Iowa, United States. The population was 379 at the time of the 2020 census.[2]
Arconic has an aluminum rolling mill in Riverdale that employs approximately 2,000 people. The city is surrounded on three sides by the city of Bettendorf, and on the fourth by the Mississippi River. Riverdale is part of the Quad Cities metropolitan area.
In 1912, Iowana Dairy Farms was established by Col. G. W. French in what is today the city of Riverdale. French's herd of Holstein cattle became one of the largest and most outstanding in the United States. After the death of Col. French, Glenn Moore took over part of the operation as Iowana Milk Farm, and G. Decker French operated the other part of the operation as Iowana Holstein Farm. The Aluminum Company of America, (ALCOA), moved to the area in 1946. By the middle of 1948 the new plant's construction was finished and operations began in 1949.
The city of Riverdale was incorporated December 27, 1950. After a three-year incorporation challenge by the city of Bettendorf, the Iowa Supreme Court upheld the incorporation and the city of Riverdale was granted its independence on February 10, 1953.
Riverdale is part of the Quad Cities community. The area was originally called the Tri-Cities which included Moline, Rock Island, and Davenport. Later the name was changed to the Quad Cities with the addition of East Moline. Today the Quad Cities community consists of the larger cities of Davenport, Iowa; Bettendorf, Iowa; Moline, Illinois; Rock Island, Illinois; and East Moline, Illinois, as well as surrounding smaller cities Eldridge, Long Grove, Park View, Blue Grass, Buffalo, Walcott, Maysville, Mount Joy, Pleasant Valley, LeClaire, Panorama Park, and Riverdale in Iowa and Silvis, Milan, Hampton, Carbon Cliff, Port Byron, Andalusia, Coal Valley, and Colona in Illinois. The Quad Cities has a total population of over 380,000 people.
Riverdale is located at 41.5356°N -90.4672°W (41.535466, −90.467216).[3]
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 2.2sqmi, of which 1.84sqmi is land and 0.36sqmi is water.[4]
There are several distinct neighborhoods in Riverdale:
As of the census[5] of 2010, there were 405 people, 162 households, and 128 families living in the city. The population density was 220.1PD/sqmi. There were 186 housing units at an average density of 101.1/sqmi. The racial makeup of the city was 98.5% White, 0.2% African American, 0.5% Native American, and 0.7% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.5% of the population.
There were 162 households, of which 25.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 66.0% were married couples living together, 8.0% had a female householder with no husband present, 4.9% had a male householder with no wife present, and 21.0% were non-families. 17.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.50 and the average family size was 2.80.
The median age in the city was 48.4 years. 20% of residents were under the age of 18; 6% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 19.8% were from 25 to 44; 32.2% were from 45 to 64; and 22.2% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 50.9% male and 49.1% female.
As of the census[6] of 2000, there were 656 people, 270 households, and 193 families living in the city. The population density was 366.8sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 285 housing units at an average density of 159.4sp=usNaNsp=us. The racial makeup of the city was 97.87% White, 0.61% African American, 0.15% Asian, 0.46% from other races, and 0.91% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.29% of the population.
There were 270 households, out of which 30.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.6% were married couples living together, 13.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.5% were non-families. 24.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.43 and the average family size was 2.88.
26.1% are under the age of 18, 8.7% from 18 to 24, 23.8% from 25 to 44, 23.0% from 45 to 64, and 18.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females, there were 103.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 99.6 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $32,656, and the median income for a family was $41,875. Males had a median income of $37,500 versus $28,194 for females. The per capita income for the city was $19,074. About 13.9% of families and 16.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 32.5% of those under age 18 and 5.5% of those age 65 or over.
Riverdale is within the Pleasant Valley Community School District.[7]
Riverdale is zoned to Riverdale Heights Elementary School in Bettendorf.[8] The district's sole junior high, Pleasant Valley Junior High School, is in LeClaire.[9] Pleasant Valley High School, the district's sole high school, is in the Riverdale city limits.[7] [10]
Eastern Iowa Community Colleges also maintains the Belmont Road Campus of Scott Community College in Riverdale.[7] [11]