Riverton, Utah Real Estate Listings

Riverton Utah is located in the southern end of the Utah valley. The first people to live in the area that is now Riverton settled in the mid-1850's.

These early settlers lived in a widely scattered condition along the river bottom in crude dug-out homes. Although the early accounts may disagree, Archibald Gardner may have been the first to live on the Riverton land. For this reason and because he was the largest landowner, the bottom land along the Jordan River and the region around it was called Gardnerville.

Riverton's initial growth was slow because of the lack of water for irrigation. When more water became available the town began to grow. The first step towards this accomplishment took place when the local settlers took it upon themselves to build a ditch to carry water up the bench land. This canal was completed in 1876. The larger Utah and Salt Lake canal was finished in 1881.

The thousands of acres of tillable land that these canals opened for cultivation added many new residents to Riverton. The Page-Pixon department store opened around 1900 and sold everything from building materials, coal and dry goods to groceries, grain and house wares. This building was set back off the road and had a tie rail in front of it for tying up horses.

The Jordan Valley bank was started in 1905 as a community bank. In 1902 other businesses came to Riverton including Lloyds Blacksmith shop, Riverton Canning Factory, Utah Poultry Co. and others ranging from theatres to mercantile stores. Farming was also a major Riverton business. The farmers in Riverton changed from self-sufficient farming to commercial farming. Riverton farmers were becoming specialists concentrating mostly on alfalfa, wheat, sugar, beets, tomatoes, poultry, sheep and dairy cows.

In 1913 the Salt Lake and Utah Railroad was started and went through Riverton west of Redwood Road. Trains used this line from 1940 to 1945 after which the rails and ties were removed. By 1948 Riverton had grown sufficiently to be incorporated into a city. The number of farms decreased from 2,595 in 1950 to 798 in 1969. Nevertheless Riverton’s population more than tripled between 1970 when it totaled 2,820 inhabitants and the mid-1980s when it reached around 10,000.

Riverton, Utah Facts:

• Riverton is one of the fastest growing cities in the state of Utah, and was ranked by CNN Money Magazine as the 60th best place to live in the US in 2005.
• Population: 2000 census 25,011 2007 census 41,392.
• Riverton spreads 12.6 square miles
• Elevation 4,439 feet
• Associated Zip Codes: 84065, 84096

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