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Riviera Beach
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city in Palm Beach County, Florida, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Florida
- County
- Palm Beach
- Settled lake worth settlement
- c. Early 1860s–1880
- Settled oak lawn settlement
- c. 1881–1892
- Platted riviera settlement
- c. 1893–1921
- Incorporated town of riviera
- September 29, 1922 ( 1922-09-29 )
- Named after
- French Riviera
- Type
- Council-Manager
- Mayor
- Ronnie L. Felder ( D )
- Council members
- Tradrick McCoy, Shirley D. Lanier, Douglas Lawson, KaShamba Miller-Anderson, and, Dr. Glen Spiritis
- City manager
- Jonathan E. Evans
- City clerk
- Debrah Hall
- City attorney
- Dawn Wynn
- Total
- 9.66 sq mi (25.01 km )
- Land
- 8.28 sq mi (21.44 km )
- Water
- 1.38 sq mi (3.57 km )
- Elevation
- 16 ft (4.9 m)
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Official name
- Riviera Beach
- Population
- 37604
- Area
- 26.536369
- Elevation
- 4
- Official website
- www.rivierabch.com
- Image
- Welcome to Riviera Beach Florida Sign (44179413804).jpg
- Households
- 12045
- Dialing code
- 561
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- Commons category
- Riviera Beach, Florida
- inception
- 1922-01-01
- P8168
- 5th Flak Division
- water as percent of area
- 16.7716
- per capita income
- 26550
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Riviera Beach is a city in Palm Beach County, Florida, United States, which was incorporated on September 29, 1922. Due to the location of its eastern boundary, it is also the easternmost municipality in the Miami metropolitan area. In the 2020 U.S. census, the total population of Riviera Beach residents was 37,604 people.
Riviera Beach is predominantly an African-American city and it is on the list of U.S. cities with African American majority populations. It is home to the Port of Palm Beach and a United States Coast Guard station, and has its own marina. Riviera Beach is home to Blue Heron Bridge, one of the country's top-rated beach dive sites. In 2015, Riviera Beach renamed part of Old Dixie Highway that runs inside the city limits as President Barack Obama Highway. The city is also home to Rapids Water Park, a water park attraction for both tourists and residents.