Riverton
Recent News About Riverton
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Going Somewhere: Cherokee County sees 0.8% fall in population from 2020 to 2021
Cherokee County had the 28th largest population in Kansas in 2021.
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29.9 percent of people 25 or older have an associate's degree or higher in Riverton
29.9 percent of people 25 years or older had an associate's degree or higher in Riverton in 2020, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.
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Republicans in Cherokee see biggest gain in 2020 election after grants given to voting officials
Joe Biden and Kamala Harris earned 23% of total votes cast in Cherokee.
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Census Bureau: More women than men in Riverton in 2020
Of the 893 people living in Riverton in 2020, 65.4 percent (584) were women and 34.6 percent (309) were men, according to U.S. Census Bureau data obtained by the SE Kansas News.
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Census Bureau: 6.3% of people in Cherokee County identified as multi-racial in 2019
Of the 20,179 citizens living in Cherokee County in 2019, 93.7 percent said they were only one race, while 6.3 percent said they were two or more races, according to U.S. Census Bureau data obtained in January.
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Census Bureau: 76.3 percent of people in Cherokee County were old enough to vote in 2019
Of the 20,179 citizens living in Cherokee County in 2019, 15,399 were old enough to vote as of Jan. 26, according to U.S. Census Bureau data.
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Census Bureau: 2.6% of people in Riverton identified as multi-racial in 2019
Of the 741 citizens living in Riverton in 2019, 97.4 percent said they were only one race, while 2.6 percent said they were two or more races, according to U.S. Census Bureau data obtained in January.
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Census Bureau: 78.4 percent of people in Riverton were old enough to vote in 2019
Of the 741 citizens living in Riverton in 2019, 581 were old enough to vote as of Jan. 26, according to U.S. Census Bureau data.
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Voting officials in Cherokee County received grant from Facebook-funded progressives ahead of contentious 2020 US election
Grants from a progressive group funded by Facebook were used by voting officials in Cherokee County to strategically target voters, according to the Centre for Tech and Civic Life (CTCL).
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HHS provides $136,896 to businesses in Riverton under CARES Act
Through the fourth quarter of 2020, two businesses in Riverton received $136,896 in health-related relief from the CARES Act issued by the Department of Health and Human Services.
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Census Bureau reports Riverton population was 741 in 2019
Riverton had a population of 741 people in 2019, according to U.S. Census Bureau data obtained by the SE Kansas News.
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33.2 percent of people 25 or older had an associate's degree or higher in Riverton
33.2 percent of people 25 years or older had an associate's degree or higher in Riverton in 2019, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.
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Census Bureau: 1.5% of people in Riverton identified as multi-racial in 2020
Of the 893 citizens living in Riverton in 2020, 98.5 percent said they were only one race, while 1.5 percent said they were two or more races, according to U.S. Census Bureau data obtained in March.
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Census Bureau: 66.3 percent of people in Riverton were old enough to vote in 2020
Of the 893 citizens living in Riverton in 2020, 592 were old enough to vote as of March 24, according to U.S. Census Bureau data.
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Census Bureau reports Riverton population was 893 in 2020
Riverton had a population of 893 people in 2020, according to U.S. Census Bureau data obtained by the SE Kansas News.
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Census Bureau: More women than men in Riverton in 2019
Of the 741 people living in Riverton in 2019, 59.1 percent (438) were women and 40.9 percent (303) were men, according to U.S. Census Bureau data obtained by the SE Kansas News.
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33 businesses in Cherokee County had between 20 and 49 employees in 2019
There were 33 businesses in Cherokee County with between 20 and 49 employees in 2019, according to County Business Patterns (CBP) statistics provided by the United States Census Bureau.
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44 businesses in Cherokee County had between 10 and 19 employees in 2019
There were 44 businesses in Cherokee County with between 10 and 19 employees in 2019, according to County Business Patterns (CBP) statistics provided by the United States Census Bureau.
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64 businesses in Cherokee County had between five and nine employees in 2019
There were 64 businesses in Cherokee County with between five and nine employees in 2019, according to County Business Patterns (CBP) statistics provided by the United States Census Bureau.
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154 businesses in Cherokee County had fewer than five employees in 2019
There were 154 businesses in Cherokee County with fewer than five employees in 2019, according to County Business Patterns (CBP) statistics provided by the United States Census Bureau.