Riley Park, Vancouver

Riley Park, sometimes also known as Riley Park–Little Mountain, is a neighbourhood in Vancouver, British Columbia. Its boundaries are 41st Avenue to the south, 16th Avenue to the north, Cambie Street to the west, and Fraser Street to the east. The main commercial thoroughfare of the neighbourhood is Main Street.

Riley Park
Neighbourhood
Location of Riley Park in Vancouver.
Location of Riley Park in Vancouver.
Country Canada
ProvinceBritish Columbia
CityVancouver
Population
 (2016)
 • Total22,555
Websitehttps://vancouver.ca/news-calendar/riley-park.aspx

Demographics
Panethnic groups in the Riley Park in neighbourhood (2001−2016)
Panethnic
group		 2016[1] 2006[2] 2001[3]
Pop. % Pop. % Pop. %
European[lower-alpha 1] 12,090 54.06% 10,950 50.6% 9,940 45.55%
East Asian[lower-alpha 2] 5,775 25.82% 6,235 28.81% 7,300 33.46%
Southeast Asian[lower-alpha 3] 2,135 9.55% 2,415 11.16% 2,275 10.43%
South Asian 1,080 4.83% 810 3.74% 980 4.49%
Indigenous 420 1.88% 255 1.18% 415 1.9%
Latin American 175 0.78% 180 0.83% 335 1.54%
Middle Eastern[lower-alpha 4] 160 0.72% 145 0.67% 115 0.53%
African 105 0.47% 190 0.88% 195 0.89%
Other/Multiracial[lower-alpha 5] 425 1.9% 460 2.13% 275 1.26%
Total responses 22,365 99.16% 21,640 99.2% 21,820 99.23%
Total population 22,555 100% 21,815 100% 21,990 100%
Note: Totals greater than 100% due to multiple origin responses

Parks

Little Mountain is the former name of a quarry located at what is now Queen Elizabeth Park. The quarry garden at the park is one of the most popular places in Vancouver. There is a pitch and putt and a disc golf course at Queen Elizabeth Park, as well as the Seasons In The Park restaurant.

Hillcrest Park is a park in the north-east section of the neighbourhood, with Hillcrest Community Centre located in the park. The park includes an aquatic centre, fitness centre, ice rink, gymnasium, indoor cycling, multi-purpose rooms, a games room, dance studio, playgrounds, childcare centre, and a Blue Parrot Coffee. [4]

Sports

Nat Bailey Stadium is a baseball stadium used by the Vancouver Canadians, a Minor League Baseball team. Nat Bailey Stadium was originally named Capilano Stadium, before being renamed in honour of Nat Bailey.[5]

Little Mountain Baseball is located in the north-east corner of Hillcrest Park and is a little league baseball team.[6]

See also

Notes
  1. Statistic includes all persons that did not make up part of a visible minority or an indigenous identity.
  2. Statistic includes total responses of "Chinese", "Korean", and "Japanese" under visible minority section on census.
  3. Statistic includes total responses of "Filipino" and "Southeast Asian" under visible minority section on census.
  4. Statistic includes total responses of "West Asian" and "Arab" under visible minority section on census.
  5. Statistic includes total responses of "Visible minority, n.i.e." and "Multiple visible minorities" under visible minority section on census.

References
  1. Open Data Portal, City Of Vancouver (2018-04-10). "Census local area profiles 2016". opendata.vancouver.ca. Retrieved 2023-03-20.
  2. Open Data Portal, City Of Vancouver (2013-03-25). "Census local area profiles 2006". opendata.vancouver.ca. Retrieved 2023-03-20.
  3. Open Data Portal, City Of Vancouver (2013-03-25). "Census local area profiles 2001". opendata.vancouver.ca. Retrieved 2023-03-20.
  4. Vancouver, City of. "Hillcrest Centre". vancouver.ca. Retrieved 2022-02-12.
  5. "Nat Bailey Stadium • Vancouver Heritage Foundation". Vancouver Heritage Foundation. Retrieved 2022-02-12.
  6. "Home". Little Mountain Baseball. Retrieved 2022-02-12.

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