| Official Name: | Riverside, Pennsylvania |
| Settlement Type: | Borough |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Pennsylvania |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Northumberland |
| Government Type: | Borough Council |
| Leader Title: | Mayor |
| Leader Name: | John LaMotte (as of Dec. 2018) |
| Established Title: | Settled |
| Established Title1: | Incorporated |
| Established Date1: | 1871 |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 14.17 |
| Area Land Km2: | 12.79 |
| Area Water Km2: | 1.37 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 5.47 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 4.94 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.53 |
| Elevation Footnotes: | [2] |
| Elevation Ft: | 500 |
| Elevation Point: | benchhmark at borough center |
| Elevation Max Ft: | 940 |
| Elevation Max Point: | hill at south end of borough |
| Elevation Min Ft: | 440 |
| Elevation Min Point: | Susquehanna River |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Footnotes: | [3] |
| Population Total: | 2040 |
| Population Density Km2: | 159.44 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 412.96 |
| Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
| Utc Offset: | -5 |
| Timezone Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
| Coordinates: | 40.9536°N -76.635°W |
| Postal Code Type: | Zip code |
| Postal Code: | 17868 |
| Area Code: | 570 |
| Website: | Riverside borough |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 42-65112 |
Riverside is a borough in Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,932 at the 2010 census. The current mayor is John LaMotte.
Riverside was established in 1871.
Riverside is located at 40.9537°N -76.6349°W.[4]
According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of 5.3sqmi, of which 4.8sqmi is land and 0.5sqmi (8.85%) is water.
Riverside lies on the south side of the North Branch of Susquehanna River, hence the name. Riverside is connected to Danville by the Factory Street Bridge.
As of the census[5] of 2000, there were 1,861 people, 760 households, and 561 families residing in the borough. The population density was 384.4sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 799 housing units at an average density of 165sp=usNaNsp=us. The racial makeup of the borough was 99.19% White, 0.05% African American, 0.21% Asian, 0.11% from other races, and 0.43% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.64% of the population.
There were 760 households, out of which 30.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 65.0% were married couples living together, 7.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.1% were non-families. 23.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.44 and the average family size was 2.88.
In the borough the population was spread out, with 22.6% under the age of 18, 5.1% from 18 to 24, 27.5% from 25 to 44, 28.9% from 45 to 64, and 16.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females, there were 94.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88.6 males.
The median income for a household in the borough was $45,469, and the median income for a family was $55,515. Males had a median income of $38,929 versus $25,556 for females. The per capita income for the borough was $23,732. About 5.7% of families and 7.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 10.4% of those under age 18 and 9.2% of those age 65 or over.