Riverside

Also known as Riverside, Texas, Riverside, TX

city in Walker County, Texas, United States

Key facts

Country: United States
State: Texas
County: Walker
Total: 2.19 sq mi (5.67 km )
Land: 2.02 sq mi (5.22 km )
Water: 0.17 sq mi (0.45 km )
Elevation: 187 ft (57 m)
Density: 272.5/sq mi (105.23/km )
Time zone: UTC-6 ( Central (CST) )
Summer dst: UTC-5 (CDT)
Fips code: 48-62408
Website: https://cityofriversidetx.com/

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Encyclopedic overview

Riverside is a small city in Walker County, Texas, United States. The population was 522 at the 2020 census. Two famous natives of Riverside are the singer-actress Jennifer Holliday (born 1960), who is best known for her creation of the role of Effie in the successful Tony-award-winning Broadway musical "Dreamgirls", and Eugene C. Barker, a Texas historian (born 1874), who was affiliated with the University of Texas at Austin from 1895, when he arrived as a student, until his death.

Geography

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