Riverside is a neighborhood in
Cincinnati, Ohio
Cincinnati ( ) is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Hamilton County. Settled in 1788, the city is located at the northern side of the confluence of the Licking and Ohio rivers, the latter of which marks the state lin ...
. The West Side neighborhood is contained in a narrow strip of land along the
Ohio River between
Sayler Park and
Sedamsville. It is a community that is more industrial than residential. It is home to St. Vincent De Paul
Catholic
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Church. Riverside is also home to the
Mount St. Joseph University ball fields.
The population was 2,340 at the
2010 census.
History
Riverside incorporated as a village on August 20, 1867, covering : in
Delhi Township and in
Storrs Township. Peter Zinn was the village's first mayor. The village was annexed by the City of
Cincinnati
Cincinnati ( ) is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Hamilton County. Settled in 1788, the city is located at the northern side of the confluence of the Licking and Ohio rivers, the latter of which marks the state lin ...
in 1896.
Transportation
U.S. Route 50
U.S. Route 50 or U.S. Highway 50 (US 50) is a major east–west route of the U.S. Highway system, stretching from Interstate 80 (I-80) in West Sacramento, California, to Maryland Route 528 (MD 528) in Ocean City, Maryland, on the Atlantic ...
runs directly through all of Riverside. It also has railroad tracks going through and is the main way trains get from the west to Cincinnati. Riverside is also home to the historic
Anderson Ferry that was established in 1817. Anderson Ferry is the only ferry in the area and gets people from the westside of Cincinnati to
Boone County, Kentucky
Boone County is a county located in the northern part of the U.S. state of Kentucky. As of the 2020 census, the population was 135,968, making it the fourth-most populous county in Kentucky. Its county seat is Burlington. The county was forme ...
.
References
Neighborhoods in Cincinnati
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