Riverton, Manitoba
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Riverton is an unincorporated urban community in the Municipality of Bifrost-Riverton within the Canadian province of Manitoba.
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Riverton | |
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Location of Riverton in Manitoba | |
Coordinates: 50°59′45″N 96°59′55″W | |
Country | Canada |
Province | Manitoba |
Region | Interlake |
Rural Municipality | Municipality of Bifrost – Riverton |
Government | |
• MP (Selkirk-Interlake-Eastman ) | James Bezan (CPC) |
• MLA (Interlake-Gimli) | Derek Johnson (PC) |
Elevation | 218 m (715 ft) |
Population (2021) | |
• Total | 475[1] |
Time zone | UTC-6 (CST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
Postal code span | R0C 0A8 |
Area code | 204 |
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Located approximately 110 kilometres (68 mi) north of Winnipeg, the community held village status prior to January 1, 2015.[2]
Riverton is a descriptive which replaced the earlier name, Icelandic River, which it took from the river that bisects the community.[3][2]