Riverside, California

Riverside is a city in Southern California and the county seat of Riverside County. It takes its name from its position beside the Santa Ana River. The 2020 census counted 314,998 residents, which makes it the most populous city in both the Inland Empire and its county, the twelfth largest in California and the sixty-second largest in the United States. The wider Riverside and San Bernardino metropolitan area holds about 4.74 million people. The city lies roughly 50 miles east of downtown Los Angeles and is counted as part of the Greater Los Angeles area. Settlers founded it in the early 1870s, and it is remembered as the birthplace of the California citrus industry. Its landmarks include the Mission Inn, described as the largest Mission Revival Style building in the nation, the Riverside National Cemetery, and the Parent Washington Navel Orange Tree. The University of California, Riverside occupies the northeastern part of the city, and the Museum of Riverside, the California Museum of Photography and the Fox Performing Arts Center add to its cultural life.