Riverside is a neighborhood/section in the town of

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in Fairfield County,

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, United States. As of the 2020 census, it had a population of 8,843. The town of Greenwich is one political and taxing body, but consists of several distinct sections or neighborhoods, such as Banksville, Byram, Cos Cob, Glenville, Mianus, Old Greenwich, Riverside, and

(sometimes referred to as central, or downtown, Greenwich). Of these neighborhoods, three (Cos Cob, Old Greenwich, and Riverside) have separate postal names and ZIP codes.

History

Riverside has two sites listed on the National Register of Historic Places: * Riverside Avenue Bridge, Riverside Avenue over the

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railroad tracks; built in 1894; listed in 1977. * Samuel Ferris House, Cary Road; built in about 1760; listed in 1989.

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Riverside has a total area of 3.23 mi² (8.36 km²), of which 2.42 mi² (6.27 km²) is land and 0.81 mi² (2.09 km²), or 24.98%, is water. Riverside is bordered to the west by

and Cos Cob, both across the Mianus River. The town's eastern border is with Old Greenwich.

Education

As with other parts of the Town of Greenwich, Riverside is in the Greenwich Public Schools school district. The district's comprehensive high school is

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. The Riverside area has two

elementary schools A primary school (in Ireland, India, the United Kingdom, Australia, New Zealand, Trinidad and Tobago, Jamaica, South Africa, and Singapore), elementary school, or grade school (in North America and the Philippines) is a school for primary ...

, Riverside School and the International School at Dundee, and one

middle school Middle school, also known as intermediate school, junior high school, junior secondary school, or lower secondary school, is an educational stage between primary school and secondary school. Afghanistan In Afghanistan, middle school includes g ...

, Eastern Middle School, located in Riverside. Public school students attend the sole high school in the district,

, in Greenwich, Connecticut. The Japanese School of New York (Greenwich Japanese School) is in Riverside, where it moved to in 2022.

Demographics

As of the 2020 census, there were 2,936 households in Riverside, with an average of 3.11 persons per household. Riverside also has a high concentration of youth, with approximately one-third of its residents being under 18. 63.5% of residents identify as non-Hispanic White, 16.5% as Asian, 13.4% as Hispanic, 7.8% as multiracial, 2.2% as Black, and 0.4% as Native American.

Transportation

The neighborhood is served by the Riverside Railroad Station on the Metro-North line, although some residents are closer to the Old Greenwich Train Station.

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passes through the neighborhood.

Notable people

Well-known residents of Riverside include television personalities Lara Spencer and

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. Former residents include Olympic gold-medal ice skater Dorothy Hamill and

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forward Cam Atkinson.

References

{{authority control Neighborhoods in Connecticut Greenwich, Connecticut Census-designated places in Fairfield County, Connecticut Census-designated places in Connecticut Populated coastal places in Connecticut