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)
 • Water0.019 sq mi (0.05 km2)  1.00%
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
9,298
 • Density4,700.0/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.