  {{infobox settlement |name = riverside, california |official_name = city of riverside |image_skyline = riverside 06skyline.jpg |settlement_type = city |nickname = |motto = city of arts & innovation |imagesize = |image_caption = riverside skyline |image_flag = flag of riverside, california.svg |image_seal = seal of riverside, california.png |image_map = riverside county california incorporated and unincorporated areas riverside highlighted.svg |mapsize = 250x200px |map_caption = location of riverside county within the state of california |image_map1 = |mapsize1 = |map_caption1 = |pushpin_map = usa |pushpin_map_caption = location in the united states |coordinates_region = us-ca |subdivision_type = country |subdivision_name =  |subdivision_type1 = state |subdivision_name1 =  |subdivision_type2 = county |subdivision_name2 =  riverside |government_type = council-manager |leader_title = city council |leader_name = mayor rusty bailey mike gardner andy melendrez michael soubirous paul davis chris mac arthur jim perry steve adams |leader_title1 = city manager |leader_name1 = scott barber |established_title = founded |established_date = 1870 |established_title2 = incorporated |established_date2 = october 11, 1883 | unit_pref = us | area_footnotes =  | area_total_sq_mi = 81.444 | area_land_sq_mi = 81.140 | area_water_sq_mi = 0.304 | area_total_km2 = 210.941 | area_land_km2 = 210.152 | area_water_km2 = 0.788 | area_water_percent = 0.37 | area_note = |elevation_footnotes =  |elevation_ft = 827 |elevation_m = 252 |population_as_of = 2012 |population_total = 313,673 |population_rank = [[riversi
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