Riverton, Washington
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{{Infobox settlement
|official_name = Riverton, Washington
|settlement_type = CDP
|image_skyline = Tukwila - Duwamish River footbridge - 01.jpg
|imagesize =
|image_caption = The 119th Street footbridge over the upper portion of the Duwamish River leading to historic Riverton, seen here from the Allentown side
| pushpin_map = Washington#USA
| pushpin_label = Riverton
| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Washington and the United States
|subdivision_type = Country
|subdivision_name = United States
|subdivision_type1 = State
|subdivision_name1 = Washington
|subdivision_type2 = County
|subdivision_name2 = King
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|unit_pref = Imperial
|area_footnotes =
|area_total_km2 = 3.061
|area_land_km2 = 3.061
|area_water_km2 = 0.000
|area_total_sq_mi = 1.182
|area_land_sq_mi = 1.182
|area_water_sq_mi = 0.000
|population_as_of = 2010
|population_footnotes =
|population_total = 6407
|population_density_km2 = 2092.9
|population_density_sq_mi =
|timezone = Pacific (PST)
|utc_offset = -8
|timezone_DST = PDT
|utc_offset_DST = -7
|elevation_ft = 364
|coordinates = {{coord|47|29|41|N|122|18|40|W|region:US_type:city|display=inline,title}}
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|blank_name = GNIS feature ID
|blank_info = 2585029{{GNIS|2585029}}
|blank1_name = FIPS code
|blank1_info = 53-58865
|website =
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Riverton is a census-designated place (CDP) in King County, Washington, United States. The population was 6,407 at the 2010 census.{{cite web| url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US5358865| archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213065600/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US5358865| url-status=dead| archive-date=February 13, 2020| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (G001), Riverton CDP, Washington| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau| work=American FactFinder| access-date=June 20, 2019}} Riverton was formerly part of the Riverton-Boulevard Park CDP, which was split up for the 2010 census into Riverton and Boulevard Park.{{cite web|title=Washington: 2010 Population and Housing Unit Counts|url=https://www.census.gov/prod/cen2010/cph-2-49.pdf|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=26 February 2013}} In April 2010 the community was annexed by the city of Burien and is no longer a CDP.{{cn|date=February 2025}}
Riverton also refers to a neighboring former community in part of what is now Tukwila in the Duwamish River Valley. It was on the left bank of the Duwamish, not far from the location on the right bank of the present-day Tukwila Community Center.The Green-Duwamish River: Connecting people with a diverse environment. Duwamish River Cleanup Coalition/TAG. No date, appears to be 2008 or 2009.
History
Riverton lent its name to an early 20th-century bridge, variously known as the Riverton Draw Bridge, the Riverton Drawspan, and King County Bridge 622-A. Built 1903, the bridge developed a reputation for being rather unsafe. It closed to vehicles 1919, and was demolished 1927. A remnant of the central pier can still be seen in the river as of 2009, visible either from the riverbankPaula Becker, [http://www.historylink.org/index.cfm?DisplayPage=output.cfm&file_id=4252 Riverton Draw Bridge is built across the Duwamish River in 1903], HistoryLink, October 16, 2003. Accessed online 2009-04-16. or from the 119th St. S. pedestrian bridge or the Allentown Bridge.Photo from 119th St. S. pedestrian bridge, Photo from Green River Trail below Allentown Bridge.
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP had a total area of {{convert|1.182|mi2|km2}}, of which, {{convert|1.182|mi2|km2}} of it is land and {{convert|0.000|mi2|km2}} of it (0%) is water.
References
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{{King County, Washington}}
Category:History of King County, Washington
Category:Census-designated places in King County, Washington