Riverdale, Halifax County, Virginia

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|area_total_km2 = 21.5

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|population_total = 956

|population_density_km2 = 45.3

|timezone = Eastern (EST)

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Riverdale is a census-designated place in Halifax County, Virginia, United States. The population as of the 2010 census was 956.{{Cite web| url=https://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US5167352| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (G001): Riverdale CDP, Virginia| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau| work=American Factfinder| accessdate=March 21, 2018| archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213114034/https://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US5167352| archive-date=February 13, 2020| url-status=dead}}

Geography

Riverdale is located in south-central Halifax County on the south side of the Dan River, an east-flowing tributary of the Roanoke River. The community is bordered to the north by the town of South Boston, the largest town in the county.

Three U.S. highways pass through Riverdale. U.S. Routes 58 and 360 enter Riverdale together from the west, leading {{convert|30|mi}} to Danville. The two highways cross U.S. Route 501 at what was formerly the center of Riverdale but has since been annexed by the town of South Boston. US 501 leads north through South Boston towards Lynchburg, {{convert|61|mi}} away, while to the south the highway leads {{convert|52|mi}} to Durham, North Carolina. US 58 and 360 split in the eastern part of Riverdale, with US 360 leading northeast {{convert|38|mi}} to Keysville and US 58 leading east {{convert|48|mi}} to South Hill.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Riverdale CDP has a total area of {{convert|21.5|sqkm|order=flip}}, of which {{convert|21.1|sqkm|order=flip}} are land and {{convert|0.4|sqkm|order=flip|1}}, or 1.86%, are water.

Demographics

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2010{{Cite web|title= 2010 Census of Population - Population and Housing Unit Counts - Virginia|url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/2010/cph-2/cph-2-48.pdf|website=United States Census Bureau}} 2020

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Riverdale was first listed as a census designated place in the 2010 U.S. Census.

References

Category:Census-designated places in Halifax County, Virginia

Category:Census-designated places in Virginia