Riverside, Texas

Riverside is a small city in Walker County, Texas, United States. The population was 522 at the 2020 census. Two famous natives of Riverside are the singer-actress Jennifer Holliday (born 1960), who is best known for her creation of the role of Effie in the successful Tony-award-winning Broadway musical "Dreamgirls", and Eugene C. Barker, a Texas historian (born 1874), who was affiliated with the University of Texas at Austin from 1895, when he arrived as a student, until his death.

Riverside, Texas
Location of Riverside, Texas
Coordinates: 30°50′49″N 95°23′53″W
CountryUnited States
StateTexas
CountyWalker
Area
  Total2.19 sq mi (5.67 km2)
  Land2.01 sq mi (5.22 km2)
  Water0.17 sq mi (0.45 km2)
Elevation
187 ft (57 m)
Population
 (2020)
  Total522
  Density272.59/sq mi (105.23/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
  Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
77367
Area code936
FIPS code48-62408
GNIS feature ID1383164
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