Riverton, MN

Riverton is a city in Crow Wing County, Minnesota, United States. The 2020 census counted 118 residents. Riverton is part of the Brainerd Micropolitan Statistical Area. Riverton is located between Brainerd and Ironton, where the Mississippi River flows past the western end of the Cuyuna iron range. Taken together, these details give a newcomer a usable picture of Riverton, where its history, geography, and current gathering places meet. For Riverton, the memorable detail is the way older history and current gathering places share one local map. In 1855, the Rabbit Lake Indian Reservation for the Rabbit Lake Band of Mississippi Chippewa was established in the area by the Treaty of Washington also known as the Treaty with the Chippewa (10 Stat. Soon afterwards, a village of Ojibway was established at the mouth of Rabbit River. County Roads 59 and 128 are the main routes in the community.