Riverview is a town in Escambia County,

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, United States. At the 2010 census the population was 184, up from 99 at the 2000 census.

Geography

Riverview is located in south-central Escambia County at (31.058641, -87.056688), on the south side of the

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. It is south of the city of Brewton and is bordered to the south by the Brewton Municipal Airport.

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passes through the town, leading north into Brewton and south to the

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state line. Milton, Florida, is to the south of Riverview. According to the

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, Riverview has a total area of , of which , or 1.46%, is water.

Demographics

As of the

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of 2000, there were 99 people, 43 households, and 30 families residing in the town. The population density was . There were 48 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the town was 93.94%

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, 1.01%

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, 1.01% Native American, 1.01%

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, and 3.03% from two or more races. 2.02% of the population were

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or Latino of any race. There were 43 households, out of which 23.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.8% were

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living together, 14.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.2% were non-families. 23.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 4.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.30 and the average family size was 2.70. In the town, the population was spread out, with 19.2% under the age of 18, 10.1% from 18 to 24, 25.3% from 25 to 44, 29.3% from 45 to 64, and 16.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females, there were 83.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.1 males. The median income for a household in the town was $21,667, and the median income for a family was $22,083. Males had a median income of $26,250 versus $28,750 for females. The

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for the town was $13,783. There were 28.0% of families and 21.8% of the population living below the

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, including 15.4% of under eighteens and 10.5% of those over 64.

Education

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is the local school district.
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