Riverside, Texas
Riverside is a small community in Walker County, about 47 miles north of The Woodlands in the wooded, rolling country of the Piney Woods on the upper Texas Gulf Coast. It sits near the Trinity River amid the pine and hardwood forest and small farms that define this part of East Texas. The surrounding countryside is rural, with timberland, pasture, and the river bottoms shaping the landscape around the town.
Place essentials
Official Census snapshot- Census place type
- City
- July 2025 population
- 612
- Change from 2020 base
- +17.5%
- Land area
- 2 sq. mi.
- County footprint
- Walker County
Place type, county footprint, and land area use the Census Bureau's January 1, 2025 geography. Population uses Vintage 2025 estimates through July 1, 2025; change compares that estimate with the April 1, 2020 estimates base. Geography file | Population file
Property here runs through the appraisal district and tax office for Walker County. The homestead exemption, appraisal cap, protests, and any MUD, PID, or special districts all sit at the parcel level.
Official routes
Use the office for the parcel address; a mailing city is not always the governing city.
County context
What to know around Riverside
County lines carry much of the property, land, water, and outdoors context around Riverside.
Local History
Sam Houston Lived and Died in Huntsville
Huntsville was Sam Houston's home for much of his later life, and the city preserves several of his historic residences on an 18-acre museum campus.
Property Tax Basics
How Property Taxes Work in Walker County
The Walker County Appraisal District sets your property value each year, and a separate tax office collects what you owe.
County History
Walker County Was Built on Cotton, Timber, and Prisons
Walker County was formed in 1846, grew wealthy on cotton and enslaved labor, then pivoted to timber after the railroad arrived in 1871.
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