Riverside, Illinois

Riverside, Illinois
The Arcade Building and Riverside Town Hall
Motto: 
"The village in the forest"
Location of Riverside in Cook County, Illinois.
Riverside
Riverside
Riverside
Coordinates: 41°49′51″N 87°48′58″W / 41.83083°N 87.81611°W / 41.83083; -87.81611
Country United States
StateIllinois
CountyCook
TownshipRiverside
Incorporated1875
Government
  TypeBoard of Trustees and Village President
  PresidentDouglas Pollock
Area
  Total
2.00 sq mi (5.17 km2)
  Land1.98 sq mi (5.12 km2)
  Water0.02 sq mi (0.05 km2)  1.00%
Population
 (2020)
  Total
9,298
  Density4,700.71/sq mi (1,814.68/km2)
 Down 0.22% from 2000
Standard of living (2022)
  Median Household Income$149,464 ± $25,068
  Median home value$397,200
ZIP code(s)
60546
Area code(s)708
Geocode54820
FIPS code17-64421
Websitewww.riverside.il.us
Riverside Landscape Architecture District
LocationBounded by 26th St., Harlem and Ogden Aves., the Des Plaines River, and Forbes Rd., Riverside, Illinois
Built1869
ArchitectFrederick Law Olmsted; Calvert Vaux
NRHP reference No.69000055
Added to NRHPSeptember 15, 1969

Riverside is a suburban village in Cook County, Illinois, United States. The population of the village was 9,298 at the 2020 census. It is a suburb of Chicago, located roughly 9 miles (14 km) west of downtown Chicago and 2 miles (3 km) outside city limits. A significant portion of the village is in the Riverside Landscape Architecture District, designated a National Historic Landmark in 1970.