Riverton, Wyoming

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The city of Riverton is located in Fremont County.

Riverton is 1,510 feet [460.25 m] above sea level.^<1>

Time Zone: Riverton lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time.

Communities that are also named Riverton can be found in:

At the time of the 2000 Census, Riverton had a population of 9,310 people^<2> (or 25.99% of the total population of Fremont County). The population of Riverton represented 1.89% of the total of Wyoming, making it the state's 9th most populous community.

From the Census Estimates for 2008, Riverton had a population of 10,032 people. This is an increase of 7.76% since the 2000 Census.

The following table shows the recent changes in population. For the years after 2000, the population counts are estimated. More information can be found on the Census Page for Riverton.

The following is a sample of nearby communities:

	Community	Direction	Distance<3>	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Arapahoe	SW	7 mi [11.27 km]	---
	Atlantic City	SW	40 mi [64.4 km]	---
	Boulder Flats	W	22 mi [35.41 km]	---
	Ethete	W	19 mi [30.58 km]	---
	Fort Washakie	W	25 mi [40.23 km]	---
	Hudson	SW	13 mi [20.92 km]	429	5.41% increase

To learn more about neighboring communities, please visit the Neighborhood Page for Riverton.

Websites for Riverton

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The Commemorative Quarter for Wyoming<4>

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Google's 'Search-by-Location' is a very useful tool for people who might be planning visits to this area. We have prepared the following searches to help you find businesses, travel and vacation activities that are in (or close to) Riverton. It's likely that the search results won't include all of the businesses that are in this area, but the results should give you a good foundation for further searches.

For what it's worth: In addition to helping you submit your own search, clicking 'Other...' will frequently (but not always) show you some popular searches for this area.

If you find an error or your business wasn't included in the results, please contact Google to help them resolve the issue (we simply link to 'Search-by-Location' and have no control over their results).

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