Riverview is a town in Albert County, New Brunswick, Canada. Riverview is located on the south side of the Petitcodiac River, across from the larger cities of Moncton and Dieppe. Riverview has an area of , and a population density of . Riverview's slogan is "A Great Place To Grow". With a population of 20,584 in 2021,
Riverview is the largest town in New Brunswick, and despite being designated as a town it is the fifth-largest municipality in the province, being more populous than the cities of Edmundston, Bathurst, Campbellton, and Miramichi.
History
Though the Petitcodiac River was a regular transportation corridor for aboriginal peoples, the first known settlements in the area were three Acadian villages in what are now Turtle Creek, Lower Coverdale and Point Park. The French-speaking families were forced to abandon the area in 1758 during the Grand Derangement. Resettlement of what would become Riverview began around 1783 when settlers from Yorkshire, England began to farm there. The Town of Riverview was formed on July 9, 1973 with the amalgamation of the three villages of Bridgedale, Gunningsville and Riverview Heights. Harold Findlay became the first mayor and seven councillors were elected at-large to serve a population of 14,177. Since that time, Riverview has grown to include almost 19,130 represented by four ward councillors and three councillors-at-large.
Riverview's first female mayor was Anne Seamans who served until her retirement in 2021.
Demographics In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Riverview had a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of . With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2021.
Riverview's linguistic majority is English, with 90.6% speaking English as a first language and only 7.8% speaking French as a first language. The adjacent cities of Moncton and Dieppe are about 32% and 73% Francophone respectively and have benefited from an ongoing rural depopulation of the Acadian Peninsula and areas in northern and eastern New Brunswick. About 27% of the town population is bilingual and understands both English and French.
+ Panethnic groups in the Town of Riverview (2001−2021)Panethnic group20212016201120062001 European 18,590 18,535 18,195 17,285 16,595 Indigenous 395 385 275 110 55 South Asian 375 30 30 35 15 African 315 185 90 100 85 Southeast Asian 260 120 170 30 0 East Asian 165 190 170 50 20 Middle Eastern 70 35 0 0 0 Latin American 65 20 0 0 0 Other/multiracial 65 20 0 0 45 Total responses 20,300 19,500 18,950 17,605 16,805 Total population 20,584 19,667 19,128 17,832 17,010
Neighbourhoods Riverview has seven main neighbourhoods, each with several smaller subdivisions: West Riverview Riverview Heights Findlay South Gunningsville Point Park Bridgedale Cross Creek
Emergency services The town is served by Ambulance New Brunswick, Riverview Fire & Rescue, and the Royal Canadian Mounted Police. Hospital services are located in Moncton, New Brunswick.
Sports
Facilities See Moncton Sport Facilities Riverview Aquatic Centre - a full size indoor swimming pool with 6 lanes (each 25m long) connected with Riverview High School. Several soccer and baseball fields Byron Dobson Memorial Arena, with two hockey rinks Six green clay tennis courts
Events
Riverview Sunfest is an annual festival of events to celebrate the incorporation of Riverview as a town and Canada Day.
Urban parks Caseley Park - A large park in front of town hall named after former mayor of Riverview, Ralph Caseley. The park includes a monument of a Centurion Tank and a monument to the victims of the Polytechnique massacre. Riverfront Park - A park by the Petitcodiac River Causeway featuring an outdoor workout centre often referred to as the "Green Gym". Mill Creek Nature Park - a 133 ha nature park with a network of formal and informal trails. Bridgedale Centre Play Area Dobson Trail Gunningsville Boulevard Hawthorne Play Area Riverview Lions Community Park
Places of interest
The town is home to one of seven Nav Canada area control centres, Moncton Area Control Centre, serving air traffic over New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island, Nova Scotia and eastern Quebec. The centre controls all air traffic between Europe and Eastern Canada. This centre monitors over 430,000 flights a year, 80% of which are either entering or leaving North American airspace.
Media See Media in Greater Moncton
Transportation See Greater Moncton Transportation
Education
There are currently seven schools in Riverview, including one high school, one middle school, and four elementary schools, the newest of which is Riverview East School which officially opened in 2014.
Riverview High School (9-12)Riverview High School Riverview Middle School (6-8)Riverview Middle School Riverview East School (K-8)Riverview East School West Riverview School|West Riverview Elementary School (K-5)West Riverview School Frank L. Bowser Elementary School (K-5)Frank L. Bowser School Claude D. Taylor Elementary School (K-5)Claude D Taylor School
Climate
Notable people
See also Greater Moncton Media in Moncton List of events in Greater Moncton List of communities in New Brunswick
Notes
References
Further reading A History of the Town, Riverview: Amalgamating Bridgedale, Gunningsville, Riverview Heights, Hantsport: Lancelot Press, 1986.
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