Riverton, Wyoming
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| Location in Wyoming | |||
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| Foundation : | 1906 | ||
| State : | United States | ||
| State : | Wyoming | ||
| County : | Fremont County | ||
| Coordinates : | 43 ° 2 ′ N , 108 ° 24 ′ W | ||
| Time zone : | Mountain ( UTC − 7 / −6 ) | ||
| Residents : | 10,615 (as of 2010) | ||
| Population density : | 416.3 inhabitants per km 2 | ||
| Area : | 25.6 km 2 (approx. 10 mi 2 ) of which 25.5 km 2 (approx. 10 mi 2 ) are land |
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| Height : | 1509 m | ||
| Postal code : | 82501 | ||
| Area code : | +1 307 | ||
| FIPS : | 56-66220 | ||
| GNIS ID : | 1593489 | ||
| Website : | rivertonwy.gov | ||
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Riverton is a city ( City ) in Fremont County in the US state of Wyoming with over 10,000 inhabitants.
The location is on the Bighorn River in the Wind River Indian Reservation in the Shoshone National Forest near the Fitzpatrick Wilderness . In 1830 one of the annual fur trade rendezvous took place here.
The Riverton Railroad Depot has existed since 1907 .
Personalities
- Lance Deal (born 1961), hammer thrower
- Ashlynn Yennie (born 1985), actress
Web links
Commons : Riverton, Wyoming - Collection of pictures, videos, and audio files
Individual evidence
- ↑ Riverton in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey , accessed March 27, 2014