Tag: Riviera Beach
Riviera Beach is a city in Palm Beach County, Florida, U.S.A. which was incorporated September 29, 1922. Because of where its eastern boundary lies, it is also the easternmost municipality in the South Florida metropolitan area. The population was 29,884 at the 2000 census. As of 2004, the population was estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau to be 32,522. Riviera Beach is predominantly an African American city and it is on the List of U.S. cities with African American majority populations. It is home to the Port of Palm Beach and a United States Coast Guard station, and has its own marina. The city consistently has crime rates well in excess of the United States average and is also notable for its high levels of poverty.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 9.9 square miles (26 km). 8.3 square miles (21 km) of it is land and 1.5 square miles (3.9 km) of it (15.33%) is water.
As of the census of 2000, there were 29,884 people, 11,387 households, and…
