Riverview is a
census-designated place
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CDPs have been used in each decennial census since 1980 as the count ...
(CDP) in
Kent County,
Delaware
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, United States. It is part of the
Dover, Delaware Metropolitan Statistical Area
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. The population was 2,456 at the
2010 census.
Geography
Riverview is located at .
According to the
United States Census Bureau
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, the CDP has a total area of , of which is land and (1.91%) is water.
Demographics
As of the
census
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of 2000, there were 1,583 people, 560 households, and 455 families residing in the CDP. The population density was . There were 574 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the CDP was 88.44%
White
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, 7.26%
African American
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, 0.25%
Native American, 1.52%
Asian, 0.06%
Pacific Islander
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, 1.07% from
other races
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, and 1.39% from two or more races. 2.27% of the population were
Hispanic
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or
Latino
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of any race.
There were 560 households, out of which 41.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 69.3% were
married couples living together, 8.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 18.6% are non-families. 13.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 3.4% had someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.83 and the average family size was 3.09.
In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 28.1% under the age of 18, 7.4% from 18 to 24, 33.0% from 25 to 44, 24.1% from 45 to 64, and 7.3% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 98.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.5 males.
The median income for a household in the CDP was $64,219, and the median income for a family was $66,250. Males had a median income of $39,458 versus $24,605 for females. The
per capita income
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Per capita i ...
for the CDP was $22,766. 1.9% of the population and 0.9% of families were below the
poverty line
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. Out of the total population, 2.4% of those under the age of 18 and none of those 65 and older were living below the poverty line.
Education
Most of Riverview is in the
Lake Forest School District Lake Forest School District, in Kent County, Delaware, was created when funding was not sufficient for three proximal districts (Harrington School District, Felton School District, and Frederica School District) so the three were merged to create a ...
.
That area's zoned high school is
Lake Forest High School.
Some of Riverview is located in the
Caesar Rodney School District.
[ Portions are zoned to Star Hill Elementary School, in an unincorporated area, and in turn are zoned to Postlethwait Middle School, in Rising Sun-Lebanon.] Caesar Rodney High School
Caesar Rodney High School is a public high school located in Camden, Delaware, just south of Dover. The school is in Caesar Rodney School District. Its enrollment is over 2,000. During 1983 to 1984, Caesar Rodney was recognized as a Blue Ribbo ...
in Camden is the comprehensive high school for the entire district.
References
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Census-designated places in Kent County, Delaware
Census-designated places in Delaware