Riversdale is a village in the

Stann Creek District Stann Creek is a district in the south east region of Belize. According to the 2022 census, the district had a population of 48,162 people. Its capital is the town of Dangriga, formerly known as "Stann Creek Town." Stann comes from "stanns," or s ...

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located on the northern end of the Placencia Peninsula. Based on the 2010 national census, the Riversdale area has a population of 567 year round residents although the number living in village itself is closer to 100. The village is home to a single resort, Lost Reef Resort.

Demographics

At the time of the 2010 census, Riversdale had a population of 229. Of these, 39.3% were

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, 35.8%

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, 8.7% Mopan Maya, 7.9% Mixed, 1.7% Asian, 1.7% Ketchi Maya, 1.3% African, 1.3% Creole, 0.4% East Indian, 0.4%

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, 0.4%

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and 0.4% others.

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{{Belize-geo-stub Populated places in Stann Creek District

Demographics

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