Riviera, Texas

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Riviera is an unincorporated community in Kleberg County, Texas, United States. Riviera is located about 11 miles (18 km) south of Kingsville on U.S. Highway 77 and about 22 miles (35 km) northeast of Falfurrias on Texas State Highway 285. The population was estimated to be 1,969 in 2007.

The community was founded by Theodore F. Koch, who purchased a large tract of land from Henrietta King in 1907.

See the TSHA Handbook of Texas Online for more historical information:
www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/hlr24

For detailed demographic information:
www.city-data.com/city/Riviera-Texas.html
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Riviera,_Texas
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Coordinates:   27°17'56"N   97°48'47"W
This article was last modified 13 years ago