Riverton, New Jersey

Borough in Burlington County, New Jersey, US

Borough in New Jersey

Riverton, New Jersey

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Coordinates: 40°00′43″N 75°00′53″W﻿ / ﻿40.01194°N 75.01474°W﻿ / 40.01194; -75.01474[1][2]
Country|  United States
State|  New Jersey
County| Burlington
Incorporated| December 18, 1893
Government

[6]

• Type| Borough
• Body| Borough Council
• Mayor| Suzanne Cairns Wells (R, term ends December 31, 2023)[3][4]
• Municipal clerk| Michelle Hack[5]
Area

[7]

• Total| 0.96 sq mi (2.50 km2)
• Land| 0.66 sq mi (1.71 km2)
• Water| 0.30 sq mi (0.78 km2)  31.46%
• Rank| 506th of 565 in state
37th of 40 in county[1]
Elevation

[8]

| 13 ft (4 m)
Population

(2020)[9]

• Total| 2,764
• Estimate

(2023)[10]

| 2,781
• Rank| 458th of 565 in state
33rd of 40 in county[11]
• Density| 4,176.6/sq mi (1,612.6/km2)
• Rank| 148th of 565 in state
5th of 40 in county[11]
Time zone| UTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)| UTC−04:00 (Eastern (EDT))
ZIP Codes|

08076–08077[12][13]

Area code(s)| 856 exchanges: 303, 786, 829[14]
FIPS code| 3400563660[1][15][16]
GNIS feature ID| 0885373[1][17]
Website| www.riverton-nj.com

Riverton is a borough located in Burlington County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 United States census, the borough's population was 2,764,[9] a decrease of 15 (−.5%) from the 2010 census count of 2,779,[18][19] which in turn reflected an increase of 20 (+0.7%) from the 2,759 counted in the 2000 census.[20] The borough, and all of Burlington County, is a part of the Philadelphia-Reading-Camden combined statistical area and the Delaware Valley.[21]

Riverton was incorporated as a borough by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on December 18, 1893, from portions of Cinnaminson Township, based on the results of a referendum held six days earlier. Portions of the borough were taken to form Palmyra Township on April 19, 1894.[22] The borough's name is derived from The Riverton Improvement Company, which was established after a group of ten purchased a 120-acre (49 ha) that would be the site of a planned community with homes erected for many of the founders along the riverfront.[23]

It is a dry town, where alcohol cannot be sold legally.[24][25] The borough's dry status was an early character of the borough, with a clause inserted starting in 1952 by the Riverton Improvement Company into deeds for all properties in the community that prohibited the sale or manufacture of alcoholic beverages.[23][26]

The borough is located on the Delaware River and is pedestrian-friendly, with sidewalks, gas lamps, and Victorian architecture. Riverton is home to the Riverton Yacht Club, one of the oldest active yacht clubs in the country.[27] Many residents' sailboats make their home at this landmark.

## History[edit]

Riverton Yacht Club House c. 1894

Riverton was established in 1851, along the Delaware River, having been laid out by Philadelphia architect Samuel Sloan. According to architectural historian Henry Russell Hitchcock, Riverton was one of the first totally planned residential subdivisions in the United States.[28]

The Japanese beetle, now a widespread invasive insect pest in the United States, were first discovered in a nursery near Riverton in 1916.[29]

## Geography[edit]

According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough had a total area of 0.96 square miles (2.50 km2), including 0.66 square miles (1.71 km2) of land and 0.30 square miles (0.78 km2) of water (31.46%).[1][2]

The borough borders Cinnaminson Township and Palmyra in Burlington County; and Philadelphia, across the Delaware River in Pennsylvania.[30][31][32]

## Demographics[edit]

Historical population Census| Pop.| Note| %±

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1880| 582| | —
1890| 1,075| | 84.7%
1900| 1,332| *| 23.9%
1910| 1,778| | 33.5%
1920| 2,341| | 31.7%
1930| 2,483| | 6.1%
1940| 2,354| | −5.2%
1950| 2,761| | 17.3%
1960| 3,324| | 20.4%
1970| 3,412| | 2.6%
1980| 3,068| | −10.1%
1990| 2,775| | −9.6%
2000| 2,759| | −0.6%
2010| 2,779| | 0.7%
2020| 2,764| | −0.5%
2023 (est.)| 2,781| [10]| 0.6%
Population sources: 1880–1890[33]
1890–2000[34] 1890–1920[35]
1890–1910[36] 1910–1930[37]
1940–2000[38] 2000[39][40]
2010[18][19] 2020[9]
* = Lost territory in previous decade.[22]

### 2010 census[edit]

The 2010 United States census counted 2,779 people, 1,057 households, and 755 families in the borough. The population density was 4,179.4 per square mile (1,613.7/km2). There were 1,112 housing units at an average density of 1,672.3 per square mile (645.7/km2). The racial makeup was 93.41% (2,596) White, 3.31% (92) Black or African American, 0.11% (3) Native American, 0.76% (21) Asian, 0.07% (2) Pacific Islander, 0.47% (13) from other races, and 1.87% (52) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.02% (56) of the population.[18]

Of the 1,057 households, 29.6% had children under the age of 18; 56.6% were married couples living together; 11.2% had a female householder with no husband present and 28.6% were non-families. Of all households, 23.8% were made up of individuals and 9.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.52 and the average family size was 3.00.[18]

21.4% of the population were under the age of 18, 6.7% from 18 to 24, 23.0% from 25 to 44, 31.0% from 45 to 64, and 17.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 44.2 years. For every 100 females, the population had 91.5 males. For every 100 females ages 18 and older there were 87.7 males.[18]

The Census Bureau's 2006–2010 American Community Survey showed that (in 2010 inflation-adjusted dollars) median household income was $94,762 (with a margin of error of +/− $6,688) and the median family income was $112,721 (+/− $9,113). Males had a median income of $81,078 (+/− $9,544) versus $50,517 (+/− $6,553) for females. The per capita income for the borough was $47,945 (+/− $4,715). About 3.4% of families and 4.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 5.4% of those under age 18 and 2.4% of those age 65 or over.[41]

### 2000 census[edit]

As of the 2000 United States census[15] there were 2,759 people, 1,066 households, and 746 families residing in the borough. The population density was 4,205.1 inhabitants per square mile (1,623.6/km2). There were 1,113 housing units at an average density of 1,696.4 per square mile (655.0/km2). The racial makeup of the borough was 95.83% White, 1.78% African American, 0.11% Native American, 0.83% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 0.29% from other races, and 1.16% from two or more races. 1.09% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.[39][40]

There were 1,066 households, out of which 30.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.7% were married couples living together, 8.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.0% were non-families. Another 25.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.48 and the average family size was 3.00.[39][40]

In the borough the population was spread out, with 21.8% under the age of 18, 4.3% from 18 to 24, 29.8% from 25 to 44, 24.8% from 45 to 64, and 19.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females, there were 90.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88.8 males.[39][40]

The median income for a household in the borough was $58,977, and the median income for a family was $68,125. Males had a median income of $50,950 versus $36,042 for females. The per capita income for the borough was $30,223. 3.1% of the population and 2.0% of families were below the poverty line. Out of the total population, 4.5% of those under the age of 18 and 2.4% of those 65 and older were living below the poverty line.[39][40]

## Government[edit]

### Local government[edit]

Riverton is governed under the borough form of New Jersey municipal government, which is used in 218 municipalities (of the 564) statewide, making it the most common form of government in New Jersey.[42] The governing body is comprised of a mayor and a borough council, with all positions elected at-large on a partisan basis as part of the November general election. A mayor is elected directly by the voters to a four-year term of office. The borough council includes six members elected to serve three-year terms on a staggered basis, with two seats coming up for election each year in a three-year cycle.[6] The borough form of government used by Riverton is a "weak mayor / strong council" government in which council members act as the legislative body with the mayor presiding at meetings and voting only in the event of a tie. The mayor can veto ordinances subject to an override by a two-thirds majority vote of the council. The mayor makes committee and liaison assignments for council members, and most appointments are made by the mayor with the advice and consent of the council.[43][44]

As of 2023[update], the mayor of Riverton is Republican Suzanne Cairns Wells, whose term of office ends December 31, 2023.[3] Members of the Riverton Borough Council are Council President William Corbi (R, 2024), Kirk Fullerton (R, 2025), James Quinn (D, 2023), Nicole Rafter (R, 2025), Julie Scott (R, 2024) and Edgar Wilburn (D, 2023).[45][46][47][48][49][50]

In January 2016, the borough council selected Kirk Fullerton from three names nominated by the Republican municipal committee to fill the seat expiring in December 2016 that was vacated by Susan Cairns Wells when she took office as mayor.[51]

### Federal, state and county representation[edit]

Riverton is located in the 3rd Congressional District[52] and is part of New Jersey's 7th state legislative district.[53][54][55]

For the 118th United States Congress, New Jersey's 3rd congressional district is represented by Andy Kim (D, Moorestown).[56] New Jersey is represented in the United States Senate by Democrats Cory Booker (Newark, term ends 2027)[57] and Bob Menendez (Englewood Cliffs, term ends 2025).[58][59]

For the 2024-2025 session, the 7th legislative district of the New Jersey Legislature is represented in the State Senate by Troy Singleton (D, Palmyra) and in the General Assembly by Herb Conaway (D, Moorestown) and Carol A. Murphy (D, Mount Laurel).[60]

Burlington County is governed by a Board of County Commissioners composed of five members who are chosen at-large in partisan elections to serve three-year terms of office on a staggered basis, with either one or two seats coming up for election each year; at an annual reorganization meeting, the board selects a director and deputy director from among its members to serve a one-year term.[61] As of 2024[update], Burlington County's Commissioners are: Director Felicia Hopson (D, Willingboro Township, 2024),[62] Tom Pullion (D, Edgewater Park, 2026),[63] Allison Eckel (D, Medford, 2025),[64] Deputy Director Daniel J. O'Connell (D, Delran Township, 2024)[65] and Balvir Singh (D, Burlington Township, 2026).[66][61][67][68][69][70]

Burlington County's Constitutional Officers are: Clerk Joanne Schwartz (D, Southampton Township, 2028)[71][72] Sheriff James H. Kostoplis (D, Bordentown, 2025)[73][74] and Surrogate Brian J. Carlin (D, Burlington Township, 2026).[75][76]

### Politics[edit]

As of March 2011, there were a total of 1,893 registered voters in Riverton, of which 571 (30.2% vs. 33.3% countywide) were registered as Democrats, 724 (38.2% vs. 23.9%) were registered as Republicans and 597 (31.5% vs. 42.8%) were registered as Unaffiliated. There was one voter registered to another party.[77] Among the borough's 2010 Census population, 68.1% (vs. 61.7% in Burlington County) were registered to vote, including 86.7% of those ages 18 and over (vs. 80.3% countywide).[77][78]

In the 2012 presidential election, Democrat Barack Obama received 838 votes (55.5% vs. 58.1% countywide), ahead of Republican Mitt Romney with 638 votes (42.3% vs. 40.2%) and other candidates with 23 votes (1.5% vs. 1.0%), among the 1,509 ballots cast by the borough's 1,951 registered voters, for a turnout of 77.3% (vs. 74.5% in Burlington County).[79][80] In the 2008 presidential election, Democrat Barack Obama received 912 votes (57.2% vs. 58.4% countywide), ahead of Republican John McCain with 659 votes (41.3% vs. 39.9%) and other candidates with 16 votes (1.0% vs. 1.0%), among the 1,594 ballots cast by the borough's 1,919 registered voters, for a turnout of 83.1% (vs. 80.0% in Burlington County).[81] In the 2004 presidential election, Democrat John Kerry received 858 votes (54.4% vs. 52.9% countywide), ahead of Republican George W. Bush with 693 votes (43.9% vs. 46.0%) and other candidates with 14 votes (0.9% vs. 0.8%), among the 1,578 ballots cast by the borough's 1,877 registered voters, for a turnout of 84.1% (vs. 78.8% in the whole county).[82]

In the 2013 gubernatorial election, Republican Chris Christie received 591 votes (62.3% vs. 61.4% countywide), ahead of Democrat Barbara Buono with 328 votes (34.6% vs. 35.8%) and other candidates with 13 votes (1.4% vs. 1.2%), among the 949 ballots cast by the borough's 1,930 registered voters, yielding a 49.2% turnout (vs. 44.5% in the county).[83][84] In the 2009 gubernatorial election, Republican Chris Christie received 502 votes (46.1% vs. 47.7% countywide), ahead of Democrat Jon Corzine with 482 votes (44.3% vs. 44.5%), Independent Chris Daggett with 85 votes (7.8% vs. 4.8%) and other candidates with 9 votes (0.8% vs. 1.2%), among the 1,089 ballots cast by the borough's 1,902 registered voters, yielding a 57.3% turnout (vs. 44.9% in the county).[85]

## Historic district[edit]

United States historic place

Riverton Historic District

U.S. National Register of Historic Places

U.S. Historic district

New Jersey Register of Historic Places

Riverton Yacht Club

Location| Roughly bounded by Delaware River, Park Avenue, Thomas Avenue, and Fulton Street
Area| 80 acres (32 ha)
Built| 1851 (1851)
Architectural style| Italianate, Gothic Revival
NRHP reference No.| 99000271[86]
NJRHP No.| 56[87]
Significant dates
Added to NRHP| March 5, 1999
Designated NJRHP| November 23, 1988

The Riverton Historic District is a 80-acre (32 ha) historic district encompassing the borough. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on March 5, 1999, for its significance in architecture, community planning and development. The district has 371 contributing buildings, including the Riverton Yacht Club.[88]

The Victorian house at 503 Bank Avenue was designed by architect Samuel Sloan and built in 1851. The Riverton Yacht Club was built in 1880 with Stick style.[88]

* Victorian house at 503 Bank Avenue

## Education[edit]

The Riverton School District serves students in public school in pre-kindergarten through eighth grade at Riverton Elementary School.[89][90] As of the 2021–22 school year, the district, comprised of one school, had an enrollment of 301 students and 29.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 10.4:1.[91]

For ninth through twelfth grades, public school students attend Palmyra High School as part of a sending/receiving relationship with the Palmyra Public Schools, along with students from Beverly.[92][93][94] As of the 2021–22 school year, the high school had an enrollment of 729 students and 3.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 243.0:1.[95]

Students from Riverton, and from all of Burlington County, are eligible to attend the Burlington County Institute of Technology, a countywide public school district that serves the vocational and technical education needs of students at the high school and post-secondary level at its campuses in Medford and Westampton.[96]

## Transportation[edit]

County Route 543 in Riverton

### Roads and highways[edit]

As of May 2010[update], the borough had a total of 14.05 miles (22.61 km) of roadways, of which 12.42 miles (19.99 km) were maintained by the municipality and 1.63 miles (2.62 km) by Burlington County.[97]

No Interstate, U.S. or state highways directly serve Riverton. The most prominent road crossing the borough is County Route 543.[98][99]

### Public transportation[edit]

The Riverton station located on Main Street[100] provides service on the River Line light rail system, offering southbound service to Camden and the Walter Rand Transportation Center with connections to PATCO Speedline trains to Philadelphia and the Camden County suburbs and northbound service to the Trenton Rail Station with connections to NJ Transit trains to New York City, SEPTA trains to Philadelphia, and Amtrak trains.[101]

NJ Transit provides bus service in the borough on the 419 route that runs between Camden and Burlington.[102][103]

BurLink bus service is offered on the B8 route between the Riverside station and Hartford Crossing / Delran Township.[104]

## Notable people[edit]

See also: Category:People from Riverton, New Jersey

People who were born in, residents of, or otherwise closely associated with Riverton include:

* John Fraser (1825–1906), architect who served as acting supervisory architect for the United States Department of the Treasury, created a master plan for the United States Capitol grounds and served on the commission to complete the Washington Monument[105]
* Nat Gertler (born 1965), writer best known for his comics and his books about comic books[106]
* Lloyd Carpenter Griscom (1872–1959), American diplomat[107]
* William Levis James (1833–1903), Union Army quartermaster and brevet brigadier general[108]
* Charles Wellford Leavitt (1871–1928), landscape architect, urban planner and civil engineer[109]
* Frank A. Mathews Jr. (1904–1964), represented New Jersey's 4th congressional district in the United States House of Representatives from 1945 to 1949[110]
* Philip Slater (1927–2013), sociologist who wrote the 1970 work The Pursuit of Loneliness[111]
* F. Trowbridge vom Baur (1908–2000), lawyer who was General Counsel of the Navy from 1953 to 1960[112]

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Municipalities and communities of Burlington County, New Jersey, United States

County seat: Mount Holly

Cities|

* Beverly
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Boroughs|

* Fieldsboro
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* Palmyra
* Pemberton
* Riverton
* Wrightstown

Townships|

* Bass River
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* Pemberton
* Riverside
* Shamong
* Southampton
* Springfield
* Tabernacle
* Washington
* Westampton
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CDPs|

* Browns Mills
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* Crosswicks
* Florence
* Fort Dix
* Jobstown
* Juliustown
* Leisuretowne
* Marlton
* McGuire AFB
* Moorestown-Lenola
* New Gretna
* Pemberton Heights
* Presidential Lakes Estates
* Ramblewood
* Roebling
* Vincentown

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* Arneys Mount
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* Mount Pleasant
* New Albany
* New Lisbon
* Rancocas
* Rancocas Woods
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* Timbuctoo

Ghost towns|

* Harrisville
* High Crossing
* Ong's Hat

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National Register of Historic Places in Burlington County, New Jersey

Landmarks|

* Abbott Farm Archeological Site
* Burlington County Prison
* Francis Hopkinson House
* New St. Mary's Episcopal Church
* Paulsdale

Districts|

* Arneytown Historic District
* Atsion Village
* Batsto Village
* Bordentown Historic District
* Burlington Historic District
* Benjamin Cooper Farm
* Crosswicks Historic District
* Eayres Plantation and Mill Site
* Fernbrook Historic District
* High Street Historic District
* Moorestown Historic District
* Mount Holly Historic District
* Pemberton Historic District
* Point Breeze
* Rancocas Historic Village
* Recklesstown Historic District
* Riverton Historic District
* Roebling Historic District
* Rosebud Farm
* Smithville Historic District
* Upper Springfield Meetinghouse
* Vincentown Historic District
* Whitesbog Historic District

Places of
worship|

* Arney's Mount Friends Meetinghouse and Burial Ground
* Coopertown Meetinghouse
* Cropwell Friends Meeting House
* Evesham Friends Meeting House
* Jacob's Chapel A.M.E. Church
* Main Street Friends Meeting House
* Moorestown Friends School and Meetinghouse
* Protestant Community Church of Medford Lakes
* Providence Presbyterian Church of Bustleton
* St. Mary of the Lakes Catholic Church
* St. Stephen's Episcopal Church

Houses|

* Bishop–Irick Farmstead
* Breidenhart
* Isaac Collins House
* Amos Evans House
* William and Susan Evans House
* Evans-Cooper House
* Thomas and Mary Evens House
* Farmer's Hall
* Fenwick Manor
* Thomas French Jr. House
* Gen. Edward S. Godfrey House
* Green Hill Farm
* Jonathan Haines House
* Thomas Hollinshead House
* James and Charles B. Holloway Farm Complex
* John Inskeep Homestead
* John Irick House
* Ivins-Conover House
* Benjamin Jones House
* Log Cabin Lodge
* Barzillai Newbold House
* William and Susannah Newbold House
* Oakwood
* Peachfield
* Pearson-How, Cooper, and Lawrence Houses
* Perkins House
* Singleton-Lathem-Large House
* Smith Mansion
* Thomas Smith House
* Dr. James Still Office
* Charles Stokes House
* Stokes–Evans House
* Taylor-Newbold House
* West Hill
* Jacob Wills House
* Zurbrugg Mansion

Buildings|

* William R. Allen School
* Birmingham School
* Bordentown School
* J. F. Budd Baby Shoe Factory
* Buzby's General Store
* Chesterford School
* Cinnaminson Avenue and Spring Garden Street Schools
* Florence Public School No. 1
* Kirby's Mill
* Morris Mansion and Mill
* North Pemberton Railroad Station
* Old Schoolhouse
* Philadelphia Watch Case Company Building
* Red Dragon Canoe Club
* Shamong Hotel
* Quaker School
* Schoolhouse
* Springside Public School
* Town Hall

Sites|

* Bead Wreck Site
* Beverly National Cemetery
* Burlington's Lost Burial Ground
* Crosswicks Creek Site III
* Hanover Furnace

See also: National Register of Historic Places listings in Burlington County, New Jersey and List of National Historic Landmarks in New Jersey

Authority control databases

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