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City
Welcome sign along U.S. 67 .
Location of Riverdale, Iowa
Country	United States
State	Iowa
County	Scott
Incorporated	December 27, 1950
Government
• Type	Mayor-Council
Area
• City	2.21 sq mi (5.73 km2)
• Land	1.84 sq mi (4.76 km2)
• Water	0.37 sq mi (0.96 km2)
Elevation	604 ft (184 m)
Population  (2020)
• City	379
• Density	206.09/sq mi (79.58/km2)
• Metro	382,630 (135th)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code	52722
Area code(s)	563
FIPS code	19-67350
GNIS feature ID	0464721

Riverdale is a city in Scott County, Iowa, United States. The population was 379 at the time of the 2020 census.

Arconic has an aluminum rolling mill in Riverdale that employs approximately 2,000 people. The city is surrounded on three sides by the city of Bettendorf, and on the fourth by the Mississippi River. Riverdale is part of the Quad Cities metropolitan area.

History

In 1912, Iowana Dairy Farms was established by Col. G. W. French in what is today the city of Riverdale. French's herd of Holstein cattle became one of the largest and most outstanding in the United States. After the death of Col. French, Glenn Moore took over part of the operation as Iowana Milk Farm, and G. Decker French operated the other part of the operation as Iowana Holstein Farm. The Aluminum Company of America, (ALCOA), moved to the area in 1946. By the middle of 1948 the new plant's construction was finished and operations began in 1949.

The city of Riverdale was incorporated December 27, 1950. After a three-year incorporation challenge by the city of Bettendorf, the Iowa Supreme Court upheld the incorporation and the city of Riverdale was granted its independence on February 10, 1953.

Riverdale is part of the Quad Cities community. The area was originally called the Tri-Cities which included Moline, Rock Island, and Davenport. Later the name was changed to the Quad Cities with the addition of East Moline. Today the Quad Cities community consists of the larger cities of Davenport, Iowa; Bettendorf, Iowa; Moline, Illinois; Rock Island, Illinois; and East Moline, Illinois, as well as surrounding smaller cities Eldridge, Long Grove, Park View, Blue Grass, Buffalo, Walcott, Maysville, Mount Joy, Pleasant Valley, LeClaire, Panorama Park, and Riverdale in Iowa and Silvis, Milan, Hampton, Carbon Cliff, Port Byron, Andalusia, Coal Valley, and Colona in Illinois. The Quad Cities has a total population of over 380,000 people.

Geography

Riverdale is located at 41°32′8″N 90°28′2″W / 41.53556°N 90.46722°W / 41.53556; -90.46722 (41.535466, −90.467216).

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 2.20 square miles (5.70 km²), of which 1.84 square miles (4.77 km²) is land and 0.36 square miles (0.93 km²) is water.

Neighborhoods

There are several distinct neighborhoods in Riverdale:

• Belmont Road - There are two clusters of homes along Belmont Road: one is directly adjacent to Pleasant Valley High School and the other is near the intersection of Belmont Road and Valley Drive (Old Hwy 67).
• Fenno Hill - This neighborhood consists of homes along Fenno Drive, Fenno Road and Valley Drive (Old Hwy 67) near the eastern edge of the community.
• Haven's Acres - This neighborhood consists of homes along Bellingham Street, Kensington Street, Wisteria Lane and Sycamore Lane. The neighborhood includes two parks, Peggy's Park (and playground) and Van Gundy Park.
• Pleasant Hills - This neighborhood consists of homes along Manor Drive, Circle Drive, Fieldcrest Road, Windsor Drive, and Elmhurst Lane. The area features Volunteer Park and Bicentennial Park and lies directly west of the Belmont Road Campus of Eastern Iowa Community College.
• Woods Estates - This neighborhood is located on the site of the historic Welch Farm, one of the original farms in the area. The land for the development was purchased in 2017. Development of the site began in 2018 and the first homes were occupied in 2020. The neighborhood is located along the western border of the community.

Demographics

2010 census

As of the census of 2010, there were 405 people, 162 households, and 128 families living in the city. The population density was 220.1 inhabitants per square mile (85.0/km²). There were 186 housing units at an average density of 101.1 per square mile (39.0/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 98.5% White, 0.2% African American, 0.5% Native American, and 0.7% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.5% of the population.

There were 162 households, of which 25.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 66.0% were married couples living together, 8.0% had a female householder with no husband present, 4.9% had a male householder with no wife present, and 21.0% were non-families. 17.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.50 and the average family size was 2.80.

The median age in the city was 48.4 years. 20% of residents were under the age of 18; 6% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 19.8% were from 25 to 44; 32.2% were from 45 to 64; and 22.2% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 50.9% male and 49.1% female.

Education

Photo of the patio area behind Scott Community College's main building.

Pleasant Valley High School

Riverdale is within the Pleasant Valley Community School District.

Riverdale is zoned to Riverdale Heights Elementary School in Bettendorf. The district's sole junior high, Pleasant Valley Junior High School, is in LeClaire. Pleasant Valley High School, the district's sole high school, is in the Riverdale city limits.

Eastern Iowa Community Colleges also maintains the Belmont Road Campus of Scott Community College in Riverdale.

See also

In Spanish: Riverdale (Iowa) para niños