Editing Riverside, Iowa

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| official_name      = Riverside, Iowa
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| motto              = Where the Trek Begins

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'''Riverside''' is a city in rural [[Washington County, Iowa|Washington County]], [[Iowa]], United States, along the [[English River (Iowa)|English River]] on [[Iowa Highway 22]]. It is part of the [[Iowa City, Iowa]] [[Iowa City metropolitan area|Metropolitan Statistical Area]]. The population was 1,060 at the time of the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]].<ref name=cen2020>{{cite web |title=2020 Census State Redistricting Data |url=https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial/2020/data/01-Redistricting_File--PL_94-171/Iowa/ |website=census.gov |publisher=United states Census Bureau |access-date=12 August 2021}}</ref>  It is part of the [[Highland Community School District]].

Riverside proclaimed itself the future birthplace of Captain [[James T. Kirk]], a fictional character from the [[science fiction]] series ''[[Star Trek: The Original Series|Star Trek]]'', with the agreement of series creator [[Gene Roddenberry]].

==History==
The settlement of Riverside was established in 1872 and incorporated in 1882.  The name, suggested by a Dr. Ott, is probably a reference to the townsite's location on the [[English River (Iowa)|English River]].<ref>Tom Savage, [https://books.google.com/books?id=DxagLIZHNv4C&lpg=PA193&pg=PA193 A Dictionary of Iowa Place Names], University of Iowa Press, 2007; page 193.</ref>

The [[Burlington, Cedar Rapids and Northern Railway]] built a {{convert|66|mi|km}} branch from [[Iowa City]] to [[What Cheer]] via Riverside in 1879.<ref>Report of the Burlington, Cedar Rapids & Northern Railway Company for the year ending June 30, 1880, [https://books.google.com/books?id=ISETAAAAYAAJ&lpg=PA133&pg=PA278 Third Annual Report of the Board of Railroad Commissioners for the Year Ending June 30, 1880], Mills, Des Moines, 1880; page 133.</ref>  Riverside was just west of Iowa Junction, where the lines east to [[Muscatine, Iowa|Muscatine]] and north to [[Iowa City, Iowa|Iowa City]] diverged.<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=6I5XgcduNQYC&pg=PA253 Travelers' Official Guide of the Railway and Steam Navigation Lines in the United States and Canada], National Railway Publication Co., New York, July 1881; pages 250-251.</ref>

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|1.72|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, all of it land.<ref name="Gazetteer files">{{cite web|title=US Gazetteer files 2010|url=https://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=2012-05-11|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120125061959/http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt|archive-date=2012-01-25}}</ref> Riverside is approximately {{convert|15|mi|km}} south of Iowa City along [[U.S. Route 218]] and {{convert|30|mi|km}} west of [[Muscatine, Iowa|Muscatine]] on [[Iowa Highway 22]]. Riverside is on the north bank of the [[English River (Iowa)|English River]].

==Demographics==
{{Historical populations
|title= Historical populations
|type= USA
|align= left
|1880|412
|1890|608
|1900|698
|1910|652
|1920|667
|1930|638
|1940|633
|1950|631
|1960|656
|1970|758
|1980|826
|1990|824
|2000|928
|2010|993
|2020|1060
|source={{center|U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|access-date=June 4, 2015}}</ref><ref name=cen2020/>}}|footnote=Source:{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|title=U.S. Census website|access-date=2020-03-29}} and [http://data.iowadatacenter.org/datatables/PlacesAll/plpopulation18502000.pdf Iowa Data Center]
}}

===2020 census===
As of the [[United States census|census]] of 2020,<ref>{{cite web |title=2020 Census |url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census/decade/2020/2020-census-main.html |publisher=United States Census Bureau}}</ref> there were 1,060 people, 478 households, and 276 families residing in the city. The [[population density]] was 574.1 inhabitants per square mile (221.7/km<sup>2</sup>). There were 522 housing units at an average density of 282.7 per square mile (109.2/km<sup>2</sup>). The [[Race and ethnicity in the United States census|racial]] makeup of the city was 95.8% [[White Americans|White]], 0.9% [[African Americans|Black or African American]], 0.0% [[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]], 0.1% [[Asian Americans|Asian]], 0.0% [[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]], 0.3% from other races and 2.8% from two or more races. [[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] persons of any race comprised 1.8% of the population.

Of the 478 households, 24.9% of which had children under the age of 18 living with them, 46.4% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 7.7% were cohabitating couples, 23.2% had a female householder with no spouse or partner present and 22.6% had a male householder with no spouse or partner present. 42.3% of all households were non-families. 34.5% of all households were made up of individuals, 14.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years old or older.

The median age in the city was 39.4 years. 22.8% of the residents were under the age of 20; 5.7% were between the ages of 20 and 24; 28.1% were from 25 and 44; 25.2% were from 45 and 64; and 18.2% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 49.6% male and 50.4% female.

===2010 census===
As of the [[census]]<ref name ="wwwcensusgov">{{cite web|title=U.S. Census website|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=2012-05-11}}</ref> of 2010, there were 993 people, 435 households, and 267 families residing in the city. The [[population density]] was {{convert|577.3|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 503 housing units at an average density of {{convert|292.4|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. The racial makeup of the city was 97.8% [[White (U.S. Census)|European American]], 0.8% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.3% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], and 1.1% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 1.2% of the population.

There were 435 households, of which 31.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.4% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 8.0% had a female householder with no husband present, 3.9% had a male householder with no wife present, and 38.6% were non-families. 31.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.28 and the average family size was 2.90.

[[File:Riverside,_IA_from_the_southeast.jpg|thumb|right|Riverside from the southeast showing the water tower and St. Mary's Catholic Church]]
The median age in the city was 37.5 years. 24.5% of residents were under the age of 18; 6.3% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 28.6% were from 25 to 44; 27.1% were from 45 to 64; and 13.3% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 48.5% male and 51.5% female.

===2000 census===
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=2008-01-31|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref> of 2000, there were 928 people, 378 households, and 249 families residing in the city. The population density was {{convert|921.6|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 396 housing units at an average density of {{convert|393.3|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the city was 99.00% [[White (U.S. Census)|European American]], 0.54% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.11% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.22% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.43% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.65% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.32% of the population.

[[Image:English River Iowa.jpg|thumb|left|The [[English River (Iowa)|English River]] at Riverside]]
There were 378 households, out of which 34.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.3% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 7.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.1% were non-families. 30.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.46 and the average family size was 3.08.

27.5% were under the age of 18, 8.0% from 18 to 24, 33.7% from 25 to 44, 19.5% from 45 to 64, and 11.3% were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females, there were 89.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.2 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $41,080, and the median income for a family was $52,344. Males had a median income of $30,526 versus $26,645 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $17,744. About 1.2% of families and 2.6% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 1.8% of those under age 18 and 8.9% of those age 65 or over.

==Education==
The [[Highland Community School District]] serves Riverside.<ref>"[https://educateiowa.gov/sites/files/ed/documents/SDRP2017_HIGHLAND.pdf Highland] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180427123021/https://www.educateiowa.gov/sites/files/ed/documents/SDRP2017_HIGHLAND.pdf |date=April 27, 2018 }}." [[Iowa Department of Education]]. Retrieved on June 21, 2018.</ref> The elementary school, Highland Elementary, is in Riverside, while the middle and high school are nearby in an [[unincorporated area]].

==Star Trek==
[[Image:USS Riverside Enterprise Replica.jpg|thumb|right|The USS ''Riverside'']]
[[Image:Future Birthplace of Captain James T Kirk.jpg|thumb|right|Plaque at Captain Kirk's future birthplace]]
[[Gene Roddenberry]], the creator of ''[[Star Trek]]'', asserts in his book ''The Making of Star Trek'' that the character of [[James T. Kirk|James Tiberius Kirk]] was born in the state of [[Iowa]]. In ''[[Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home]]'', Kirk himself tells Dr. Taylor he is from Iowa.
[[File:The Voyage Home Museum.jpg|thumb|This building in Riverside, Iowa houses The Voyage Home Riverside History Center]]

In March 1985, when the city was looking for a theme for its annual town festival, Steve Miller, a member of the Riverside City Council who had read Roddenberry's book, suggested to the council that Riverside should proclaim itself to be the future birthplace of Kirk. Miller's motion passed unanimously.<ref name="heitland198902">{{Cite magazine |last=Heitland |first=Jon E. |date=February 1989 |title=The Future Birthplace of James T. Kirk |url=https://archive.org/stream/starlog_magazine-139/139#page/n16/mode/1up |magazine=Starlog |language=en |pages=17–18 |access-date=2020-06-19}}</ref><ref>Ratner, Alez, [http://www.humboldt.edu/~travel/2003/ratner.html "Deep Space Iowa: The Captain Kirk Museum"], ''[http://www.humboldt.edu/~travel/ Humboldt Online Travel Journal] at [[Humboldt State University]]'', 2003</ref>

This birthplace was confirmed as [[Star Trek canon]] in season 2, episode 3 of ''[[Star Trek: Strange New Worlds]]'' as when asked, Kirk states he was born in Riverside, IA. Additionally, at least two ''Star Trek'' novels had material based in the real city of Riverside. ''Best Destiny'', an immediate sequel to the events shown in ''[[Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country]]'', depicted Kirk's childhood in Riverside. The novel's opening chapter depicts a pre-teen Kirk, playing with friends in fields, in rushes and river wetland along the English River. Another novel, ''Final Frontier'' by [[Diane Carey]], not to be confused with ''[[Star Trek V: The Final Frontier]]'', was written as a prequel novel to the original series. Depicting the space adventures of James T. Kirk's father, Commander George Samuel Kirk Sr., the opening and closing passages of the novel depict Captain Kirk, now an adult, mulling over his [[Starfleet]] career options shortly after his first five-year mission. The younger Kirk was also depicted, walking around the farmhouse owned by his family in Riverside. Its wrap-around veranda had views of both the English River and the Iowa River to the east, which mirror the site of the real "Kirk's Birthstone" marker.

The 2009 film ''[[Star Trek (2009 film)|Star Trek]]'', set in an [[parallel universe (fiction)|alternate reality]] from the main ''Star Trek'' universe, shows that Kirk was born aboard a [[shuttlecraft (Star Trek)|shuttlecraft]] in space and raised in Iowa. Nearby are the (fictional) Riverside Quarry, where young Jim Kirk destroys a 20th-century Chevy Corvette in an act of vandalism, and the Riverside Shipyards, identified by name by Captain Christopher Pike as the construction site of the [[USS Enterprise (NCC-1701)|USS ''Enterprise'' (NCC-1701)]], and an embarkation point for Starfleet Academy recruits, including an older Jim Kirk.

During a September 28, 2004, [[town meeting]], the city learned that its residents had become the unwitting stars of a [[Spike TV]] [[Reality television|reality show]] called ''[[Invasion Iowa]]'' inspired by the Kirk connection. Over a week earlier, actor [[William Shatner]] had arrived in the city under the guise of filming a science fiction movie called ''Invasion Iowa''.

===Voyage Home Riverside History Center===
The Voyage Home Riverside History Center is also colloquially referred to as the "Star Trek Museum". It houses ''Star Trek'' themed exhibits and memorabilia, including a time capsule; a ''Star Trek''-themed bathroom; and an exhibit about the women of ''Star Trek''. The museum features a veterans display and a room dedicated to the history of Riverside.<ref>{{cite book |url= https://books.google.com/books?id=A85OAQAAMAAJ&q=%22The+Voyage+Home%22+Riverside,+Iowa |title= Iowa Travel Guide |work= Division of Tourism, Iowa Department of Economic Development |place= [[Iowa City, Iowa]] |date= 2011 |page= 109}}</ref> The museum also has displays featuring [[Leonard Nimoy]], the various ''Star Trek'' franchise television shows, [[NASA]], [[William Shatner]]'s visit to Riverside,<ref>{{cite web |url= https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1356&dat=20050326&id=FwhQAAAAIBAJ&sjid=BAkEAAAAIBAJ&pg=4012,5323073&hl=en |title= Shatner boldly goes where no hoax has gone before |author= Kate O'Hare |work= [[Ocala Star-Banner]] |date= 26 March 2005 |accessdate= 7 March 2021}}</ref> and others. [[Walter Koenig]], who played [[Pavel Chekov]] in the original series, visited the Museum when it first opened on June 27, 2008, where he participated in the ribbon cutting ceremony.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/05/prweb915514.htm |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20080515203041/http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/05/prweb915514.htm |url-status= dead |archive-date= May 15, 2008 |title= Star Trek's Chekov (Walter Koenig) to Appear at Trek Fest in Riverside, Iowa June 27th-28th |date= May 5, 2008 |website= [[Cision]] |accessdate= 7 March 2021}}</ref>

==See also==
* [[St. Mary's Catholic Church (Riverside, Iowa)|St. Mary's Catholic Church]]
* [[Ticonderoga, New York]]
* [[Beam me up, Scotty]]
* [[Blue Top Ridge Golf Course]]
* [[La Barre, Haute-Saone]], the "future" French birthplace of Star Trek's Captain [[Jean-Luc Picard]]
* [[Vulcan, Alberta]], which shares a name with Star Trek's [[Vulcan (Star Trek)|Vulcans]]
* [[Bloomington, Indiana]], the "future" birthplace of Star Trek's Captain [[Kathryn Janeway]] and home to a statue.

==References==
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==External links==
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* [http://www.cityofriversideiowa.com Riverside City web site]

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