Riverton

Riverton is a city in Salt Lake County, Utah, United States. It is part of the Salt Lake City, Utah Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 45,285 as of the 2020 census. Public education in Riverton is provided by the Jordan School District, one of the largest school districts in Utah. The first people of European descent to live in the area that is now Riverton settled in the mid-1850s. Riverton's initial growth was slow because of the lack of water for irrigation. When more water became available, the town began to grow. Eventually three canals were built to extend water from the nearby Jordan River to the benchland areas, providing irrigation for agricultural uses to the larger area. By the beginning of World War I in 1914, with its additional irrigation water and influx of people, Riverton prospered as an agricultural community. Other businesses coming to Riverton in the ten-year period before and after the First World War included Bill's Meat Market, Gilbert Lloyd's Blacksmith Shop, the Riverton, Utah Canning Factory, and numerous others ranging from theaters to mercantile stores. The Jordan Valley Bank was started in 1905 as a community bank. The community's first one room old school was located in the adobe meetinghouse used by the LDS branch. In 1892, a new two-story brick schoolhouse was built at 12830 South on Redwood Road. In 1925, a four-room building was erected to the north of elementary school.

Education

Riverton is the primary city name, but also Bluffdale, Herriman are acceptable city names or spellings, Camp Williams, South Jordan on the other hand no longer accepted or obsolete and are no longer used as a designation. The official name is Riverton, Utah. Public education in Riverton is provided by the Jordan School District, one of the largest school districts in Utah. Many students from Riverton attend schools in Bluffdale, Herriman and South Jordan, as school boundaries do not coincide with city boundaries. Kauri Sue Hamilton School for students with special needs, Jordan Academy for Technology and Careers (JATC) south campus, and Saint Andrew Catholic School are also located in the community. Riverton has a population of about 2,000 people. It is located in Utah's Wasatch County, which is home to the University of Utah and the Utah State College of Science and Technology. The town's population is about 1,200 people, with most of its residents living in or near the town of Riverton. The community has a high school population of around 1,100 people. The school district has an enrollment of around 2,500 students. It has a school budget of about $30 million. The district has a enrollment of about 3,000 students, with the majority of its students living in the Riverton area. It also has a number of middle schools and high schools, including Oquirrh Hills Middle School and South Hills High School. The Riverton School District is one of Utah's largest, with more than 1,300 students in the district. It was founded in the early 1900s, and has been in existence since the mid-20th century. The city's name is derived from the Jordan River, which runs through the town.

History

Riverton is located in the southern end of Salt Lake Valley. The first people of European descent to live in the area that is now Riverton settled in the mid-1850s. Riverton's initial growth was slow because of the lack of water for irrigation. By the beginning of World War I in 1914, with its additional irrigation water and influx of people, Riverton prospered as an agricultural community. The Jordan Valley Bank was started in 1905 as a community bank. Electricity first came to Riverton in 1912. By 1948 Riverton had grown sufficiently to be incorporated into the city of Riverton. The community's evolution occurred in the 1960s and 1970s and the new Riverton Elementary School complex was built in the 1980s and 1990s. The city's progress was temporarily halted by World War II and the final stage of the war was in the late 1950s and early 1960s, when Riverton was declared a state of emergency and the city was placed on a state watch list. The state of the state of Utah was on a watch list until the end of the Korean War, when it was removed from the watch list and placed on the state's watch list again. The U.S. State of Utah is now on the State Watch List, which was removed in the early 1970s, along with the State of Idaho. The State ofUtah is on the National Register of Historic Places, which is a federal agency that protects public lands and places of historical significance.

Geography

Riverton is located in the southwestern corner of the Salt Lake Valley about twenty miles (32 km) south and slightly west of Salt Lake City. The city has grown rapidly in the last few years, transforming it from a rural farming town into a suburban city. Riverton shares city borders with South Jordan to the north, Draper to the east, Bluffdale to the south, and Herriman to the west. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 12.6 square miles (32.6 km²), all land. It receives an average of 15.76 inches (400 mm) in precipitation each year. Snow can be seen in the winter, while during the summer temperatures occasionally break 100 °F (38 °C). Riverton has a population of about 2,000. It is located on the Utah River, which runs through the city and into the Wasatch Mountains to the northeast. It has an average population of 2,200. It also has a maximum population of 3,000, which is the highest of any city in the United States. It shares a border with the city of South Jordan and the town of Draper. In the summer, temperatures can sometimes break 100°F (38 °C) and the city is known for its hot summer days. The average temperature in Riverton in the summer is around 90 °F. It gets an average rainfall of 15 inches (400 mm) per year. The town has a high school population of 1,200, and a college population of around 200.

Governance

Riverton City is a city of the 3rd class as defined by Utah Code. Riverton City operates under a six-member council" form of government. The city council has delegated the operational and day-to-day responsibilities of managing the city, its employees and services to a professional, full-time city manager. The council members each represent a distinct geographical district and the mayor represents the city at large. The mayor and five council members make up the governing body: a mayor andFive council members. The City Manager oversees all city departments and reports directly to the mayor and city council. The Mayor and City Council are the only elected officials in the city of Riverton; the city manager is the city's full time city manager, who reports to the city council, not the mayor or the mayor. The Council is made up of six members: the mayor, the five city council members, and the City Manager.

Hospital

The Intermountain Riverton Hospital opened in November 2009. The hospital serves the fastest growing portion of the Salt Lake Valley with surrounding cities of Riverton, Herriman, Bluffdale, and South Jordan. Services include a 24-hour emergency department, a state-of-art-women's center, a surgical center, radiology, laboratory, pharmacy, physical therapy, 40 physician offices, and a helicopter pad. Perhaps the most notable service the hospital features is the children's out-patient center run by Primary Children's Medical Center. The design of the hospital allows it to expand as the southwest part of the valley continues to see rapid growth. It also provides services to cities in northern Utah County.

Transportation

Riverton provides easy-access to Bangerter Highway, Mountain View Corridor, and Redwood Road; as all pass directly through the city. The city is also easily accessible from Interstate 15 via the 12300 S or Bangerster Highway exits. Riverton is located on the eastern edge of the San Francisco Bay Area. It is located in the foothills of the Santa Catalina Mountains, and has a population of about 2,000. The town is located near the junction of two major highways, Bangerters Highway and the Mountain View corridor. It also has a number of smaller roads, such as Redwood and Mountain View roads, that connect to the city's main road. The river runs through Riverton, and the city is easily accessible by car from the city center or other nearby towns and villages. The water supply and sewer system is also well-connected to Riverton. It has a paved road that runs through the center of the city, as well as two other major roads that pass through the town. The Riverton Water Treatment Plant was built in the early 1900s. It was the first water treatment plant in the state, and is still in operation today. It provides water for the city and its surrounding areas. It's also the only water treatment facility in the area, as the city has no sewage treatment system or treatment facilities. The City has a large number of parks and trails, including the Redwood River, which is used for hiking, biking, and running.

Demographics

According to estimates from the U.S. Census Bureau, as July 1, 2019, there were 44,419 people in Riverton. The racial makeup of the county was 90.3% non-Hispanic White, 0.4% Black,0.2% Native American, 1.0% Asian and 0.8% Pacific Islander. 6.5% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. The county's population is expected to grow to more than 44,000 by the end of the year, according to the Census Bureau. The city of Riverton is the largest city in the county, with a population of more than 40,000. The town's population has grown to nearly 44,400. The County's population will grow to nearly 50,000 in the next few years, the census Bureau estimates. It is the fastest-growing county in the state, with the population expected to reach 50,500 by the year's end. It's the second-largest county in Colorado, after Piedmont, and the third-largest in Colorado overall. It has the highest percentage of non-whites in the United States, after Colorado Springs. It also has the lowest percentage of people of color, at 0.7%. The county is the fourth-smallest in Colorado and the fifth-largest state in Colorado. The population is the second highest in the country, behind Colorado Springs and Colorado Springs-Pueblo. It was the fourth largest in Colorado in 2010, after Nevada and Colorado.

Air Quality, Water Quality, Superfund Sites & UV Index

The Air Quality index is in Riverton, Salt Lake County, Utah = 10.3. These Air Quality index is based on annual reports from the EPA. Higher values are better (100=best). The number of ozone alert days is used as an indicator of air quality, as are the amounts of seven pollutants including particulates, carbon monoxide, sulfur dioxide, lead, and volatile organic chemicals. The Water Quality Index is 68. A measure of the quality of an area’s water supply as rated by the EPA. Higher values are better (100=best). The EPA has a complex method of measuring the watershed quality, using 15 indicators such as pollutants, turbidity, sediments, and toxic discharges. The Superfund Sites Index is 10. Higher is better (100=best). Based upon the number and impact of EPA Superfund pollution sites in the county, including spending on the cleanup efforts. The UV Index in Riverton = 4.7 and is a measure of an area's exposure to the sun's ultraviolet rays. This is most often a combination of sunny weather, altitude, and latitude. The UV Index has been defined by the WHO (www.who.int/news-room/questions-and-answers/item/radiation-the-ultraviolet-(uv)-index) and is uniform worldwide.

Employed

The most recent city population of 45,285 individuals with a median age of 26.1 age the population grows by 70.25% in Riverton, Salt Lake County, Utah population since 2000 and are distributed over a density of 3,600 residents per square mile of area (1,400/km²). There are average 3.85 people per household in the 11,042 households with an average household income of $74,840 a year. The unemployment rate in Alabama is 3.50% of the available work force and has dropped -4.79% over the most recent 12-month period and the projected change in job supply over the next decade based on migration patterns, economic growth, and other factors will increase by 26.92%. The number of physicians in Riverton per 100,000 population = 249.8.

Weather

The annual rainfall in Riverton = 15.6 inches and the annual snowfall = 33.9 inches. The annual number of days with measurable precipitation (over .01 inch) = 79. The average number of days per year that are predominantly sunny = 225. 94 degrees Fahrenheit is the average daily high temperature for the month of July and 22.9 degrees Fahrenheit is the average daily low temperature for the month of January. The Comfort Index (higher=better) is 64, where higher values mean a more pleasant climate. The Comfort Index measure recognizes that humidity by itself isn't the problem. (Have you noticed nobody ever complains about the weather being 'cold and humid?) It's in the summertime that we notice the humidity the most, when it's hot and muggy. Our Comfort Index uses a combination of afternoon summer temperature and humidity to closely predict the effect that the humidity will have on people.

Median Home Cost

The percentage of housing units in Riverton, Salt Lake County, Utah which are owned by the occupant = 90.74%. A housing unit is a house, apartment, mobile home, or room occupied as separate living quarters. The average age of homes = 9 years with median home cost = $286,310 and home appreciation of -7.01%. This is the value of the years most recent home sales data. Its important to note that this is not the average (or arithmetic mean). The median home price is the middle value when you arrange all the sales prices of homes from lowest to highest. This is a better indicator than the average, because the median is not changed as much by a few unusually high or low values. The property tax rate of $7.71 shown here is the rate per $1,000 of home value. If for simplification for example the tax rate is $14.00 and the home value is $250,000, the property tax would be $14.00 x ($250,000/1000), or $3500. This is the 'effective' tax rate.

Study

The local school district spends $3,454 per student. There are 22.7 students for each teacher in the school, 1628 students for each Librarian and 805 students for each Counselor. 9.30% of the area’s population over the age of 25 with an Associate Degree or other 2-year college degree, 17.50% with a master’s degree, Ph.D. or other advanced college degree and 5.55% with high school diplomas or high school equivalency degrees (GEDs).