Riverview, New Brunswick
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 34 square kilometres (13 sq mi), and a population density of 564.6 inhabitants per square kilometre (1,462/sq mi). Riverview's slogan is "A Great Place To Grow". With a population of 20,584 in 2021,[3] Riverview is the fifth largest municipality in New Brunswick, having a larger population than the cities of Edmundston, Bathurst, Campbellton, and Miramichi, despite its designation of "town".
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| Motto: A Great Place To Grow | |
  Riverview Location of Riverview in New Brunswick | |
| Coordinates: 46.06125°N 64.80517°W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | New Brunswick |
| County | Albert County |
| Parish | Coverdale Parish |
| Founded | 1733 |
| Incorporated | July 9, 1973[1] |
| Government | |
| • MPs | Ginette Petitpas Taylor & Rob Moore |
| • Mayor | Andrew J. LeBlanc |
| • Governing Body | Riverview Town Council |
| • MLA's | Bruce Fitch |
| Area | |
| • Total | 34.10 km2 (13.17 sq mi) |
| Elevation | Sea level to 30 m (0 - 98 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 20,584 |
| • Density | 603.7/km2 (1,564/sq mi) |
| Time zone | Atlantic Standard Time (-4) |
| Area code | 506 |
| Telephone Exchange | 386 |
| NTS Map | 21I2 Moncton |
| GNBC Code | DBBTG |
| Highway |  Route 112  Route 114 |
| Waterways | Petitcodiac River, Mill Creek, Turtle Creek |
| Website | TownOfRiverview.ca |
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.[4] 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.[1]
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 20,584 living in 8,651 of its 8,797 total private dwellings, a change of 4.7% from its 2016 population of 19,667. With a land area of 34.1 km2 (13.2 sq mi), it had a population density of 603.6/km2 (1,563.4/sq mi) in 2021.[5]
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.[6] 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.[6] About 27% of the town population is bilingual and understands both English and French.[6]
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
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| 1981 | 14,907 | — |
| 1986 | 15,638 | +4.9% |
| 1991 | 16,270 | +4.0% |
| 1996 | 16,653 | +2.4% |
| 2001 | 17,010 | +2.1% |
| 2006 | 17,832 | +4.8% |
| 2011 | 19,128 | +7.3% |
| 2016 | 19,667 | +2.8% |
| 2021 | 20,584 | +4.7% |
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| Panethnic group | 2021[7] | 2016[8] | 2011[9] | 2006[10] | 2001[11] | |||||
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| Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | |
| European[lower-alpha 1] | 18,590 | 91.58% | 18,535 | 95.05% | 18,195 | 96.02% | 17,285 | 98.18% | 16,595 | 98.75% |
| Indigenous | 395 | 1.95% | 385 | 1.97% | 275 | 1.45% | 110 | 0.62% | 55 | 0.33% |
| South Asian | 375 | 1.85% | 30 | 0.15% | 30 | 0.16% | 35 | 0.2% | 15 | 0.09% |
| African | 315 | 1.55% | 185 | 0.95% | 90 | 0.47% | 100 | 0.57% | 85 | 0.51% |
| Southeast Asian[lower-alpha 2] | 260 | 1.28% | 120 | 0.62% | 170 | 0.9% | 30 | 0.17% | 0 | 0% |
| East Asian[lower-alpha 3] | 165 | 0.81% | 190 | 0.97% | 170 | 0.9% | 50 | 0.28% | 20 | 0.12% |
| Middle Eastern[lower-alpha 4] | 70 | 0.34% | 35 | 0.18% | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% |
| Latin American | 65 | 0.32% | 20 | 0.1% | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% |
| Other/multiracial[lower-alpha 5] | 65 | 0.32% | 20 | 0.1% | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 45 | 0.27% |
| Total responses | 20,300 | 98.62% | 19,500 | 99.15% | 18,950 | 99.07% | 17,605 | 98.73% | 16,805 | 98.79% |
| Total population | 20,584 | 100% | 19,667 | 100% | 19,128 | 100% | 17,832 | 100% | 17,010 | 100% |
| Note: Totals greater than 100% due to multiple origin responses | ||||||||||
Neighbourhoods
Riverview has six main neighbourhoods, each with several smaller subdivisions:
- West Riverview
- Riverview Heights
- Findlay South
- Gunningsville
- Point Park
- Bridgedale
Emergency services
The town is served by Ambulance New Brunswick, Riverview Fire & Rescue,[12] and the Royal Canadian Mounted Police. Hospital services are located in Moncton, New Brunswick.
Sports
Facilities
- Riverview Aquatic Centre - a full size indoor swimming pool with 6 lanes (each 25m long) connected with Riverview High School.[13]
- Several soccer and baseball fields
- Byron Dobson Memorial Arena, with two hockey rinks[14]
- Six green clay tennis courts[15]
- Parklanes Bowling Centre - 12 candlepin bowling lanes with automatic scoring[16]
Events
Riverview Sunfest is an annual festival of events to celebrate the incorporation of Riverview as a town and Canada Day.[17]
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.[18]
- Riverfront Park - A park by the Petitcodiac River Causeway featuring an outdoor workout centre often referred to as the "Green Gym".[19]
- Mill Creek Nature Park - a 133 ha nature park with a network of formal and informal trails.[20]
- Bridgedale Centre Play Area
- Dobson Trail
- Gunningsville Boulevard
- Hawthorne Play Area
- Riverview Lions Community Park[21]
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
Transportation
Education
There are currently seven schools in Riverview, including one high school, one middle school, and five elementary schools. In December 2011, it was officially announced that a new K-8 school would be constructed in East Riverview that is expected to open for the 2013 school year.[22]
- Riverview High School (9-12)[23]
- Riverview Middle School (6-8)[24]
- Riverview East School (K-8)[25]
- West Riverview School|West Riverview Elementary School (K-5)[26]
- Frank L. Bowser Elementary School (K-5)[27]
- Claude D. Taylor Elementary School (K-5)[28]
Climate
| Climate data for Riverview | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high humidex | 18.2 | 15.8 | 17.5 | 25.8 | 37.6 | 40.6 | 43.5 | 44.5 | 38.9 | 31.2 | 28.2 | 20.3 | 44.5 |
| Record high °C (°F) | 16.1 (61.0) |
15.3 (59.5) |
29 (84) |
28.3 (82.9) |
34.2 (93.6) |
34.4 (93.9) |
35.6 (96.1) |
37.2 (99.0) |
33.3 (91.9) |
26.1 (79.0) |
22.9 (73.2) |
17.8 (64.0) |
37.2 (99.0) |
| Average high °C (°F) | −3.6 (25.5) |
−2.7 (27.1) |
2.0 (35.6) |
8.0 (46.4) |
15.9 (60.6) |
21.3 (70.3) |
24.5 (76.1) |
23.8 (74.8) |
18.8 (65.8) |
12.4 (54.3) |
5.6 (42.1) |
−0.7 (30.7) |
10.4 (50.7) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −8.9 (16.0) |
−8 (18) |
−2.9 (26.8) |
3.2 (37.8) |
9.9 (49.8) |
15.1 (59.2) |
18.6 (65.5) |
17.9 (64.2) |
13.0 (55.4) |
7.1 (44.8) |
1.4 (34.5) |
−5.5 (22.1) |
5.1 (41.2) |
| Average low °C (°F) | −14.3 (6.3) |
−13.2 (8.2) |
−7.8 (18.0) |
−1.7 (28.9) |
3.9 (39.0) |
8.9 (48.0) |
12.6 (54.7) |
12.0 (53.6) |
7.2 (45.0) |
1.8 (35.2) |
−2.9 (26.8) |
−10.3 (13.5) |
−0.3 (31.5) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −32.2 (−26.0) |
−31.7 (−25.1) |
−27.4 (−17.3) |
−16.1 (3.0) |
−6.1 (21.0) |
−2.1 (28.2) |
1.2 (34.2) |
0.6 (33.1) |
−3.3 (26.1) |
−10 (14) |
−17.4 (0.7) |
−29 (−20) |
−32.2 (−26.0) |
| Record low wind chill | −49.4 | −46.0 | −39.3 | −27.7 | −12.6 | −5.0 | −3.2 | −2.5 | −9.0 | −14.7 | −27.1 | −43.5 | −49.4 |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 119.2 (4.69) |
92.9 (3.66) |
123.6 (4.87) |
99.3 (3.91) |
97.1 (3.82) |
91.5 (3.60) |
103.3 (4.07) |
79.5 (3.13) |
92.7 (3.65) |
103.8 (4.09) |
104.5 (4.11) |
115.8 (4.56) |
1,223.2 (48.16) |
| Average rainfall mm (inches) | 41.5 (1.63) |
26.8 (1.06) |
45.9 (1.81) |
57.2 (2.25) |
91.5 (3.60) |
91.5 (3.60) |
103.3 (4.07) |
79.5 (3.13) |
92.7 (3.65) |
99.5 (3.92) |
81.1 (3.19) |
54.9 (2.16) |
865.4 (34.07) |
| Average snowfall cm (inches) | 80.1 (31.5) |
68.1 (26.8) |
70.8 (27.9) |
35.8 (14.1) |
4.5 (1.8) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
3.4 (1.3) |
21.7 (8.5) |
65.6 (25.8) |
349.9 (137.8) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.2 mm) | 16.6 | 13.8 | 15.3 | 15.5 | 15.1 | 14.3 | 13.7 | 11.8 | 12.2 | 13.5 | 15.6 | 17.1 | 174.5 |
| Average rainy days (≥ 0.2 mm) | 6.4 | 4.8 | 7.7 | 11.8 | 14.7 | 14.3 | 13.7 | 11.8 | 12.2 | 13.1 | 12.6 | 7.9 | 131.1 |
| Average snowy days (≥ 0.2 cm) | 13.5 | 11.8 | 11.1 | 7.3 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.86 | 5.7 | 12.6 | 63.9 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 79.6 | 79.4 | 82.2 | 86.2 | 87.3 | 89.9 | 91.4 | 93.0 | 93.3 | 89.5 | 86.8 | 83.5 | 86.8 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 115.1 | 124.4 | 139.2 | 158.2 | 204.9 | 228.9 | 248.4 | 243.8 | 167.4 | 142.3 | 102.8 | 95.3 | 1,970.6 |
| Source: Environment Canada[29] | |||||||||||||
Notable people
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See also
- Greater Moncton
- Media in Moncton
- List of events in Riverview
- List of events in Greater Moncton
- List of communities in New Brunswick
Notes
- Statistic includes all persons that did not make up part of a visible minority or an indigenous identity.
- Statistic includes total responses of "Filipino" and "Southeast Asian" under visible minority section on census.
- Statistic includes total responses of "Chinese", "Korean", and "Japanese" under visible minority section on census.
- Statistic includes total responses of "West Asian" and "Arab" under visible minority section on census.
- Statistic includes total responses of "Visible minority, n.i.e." and "Multiple visible minorities" under visible minority section on census.
References
- "History of Riverview". Town of Riverview Website. Town of Riverview. Retrieved 28 March 2013.
- "Census Profile, 2016 Census: Riverview, New Brunswick". Statistics Canada. Retrieved August 19, 2019.
- "Census Profile, 2021 Census: Riverview, New Brunswick". Statistics Canada. Retrieved February 9, 2022.
- Renouf, Helen (1986). A History of Riverview. Hantsport NS: Lancelot Press. p. 14. ISBN 0889993343.
- "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions and census subdivisions (municipalities), New Brunswick". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved February 21, 2022.
- "2011 Community Profiles". Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2014-05-19.
- Government of Canada, Statistics Canada (2022-10-26). "Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved 2023-05-22.
- Government of Canada, Statistics Canada (2021-10-27). "Census Profile, 2016 Census". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved 2023-05-22.
- Government of Canada, Statistics Canada (2015-11-27). "NHS Profile". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved 2023-05-22.
- Government of Canada, Statistics Canada (2019-08-20). "2006 Community Profiles". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved 2023-05-22.
- Government of Canada, Statistics Canada (2019-07-02). "2001 Community Profiles". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved 2023-05-22.
- "Emergency Equipment and Vehicles". Town of Riverview. Retrieved August 19, 2019.
- "Pat Crossman Memorial Aquatics Centre". Town of Riverview. Retrieved August 19, 2019.
- "Byron Dobson Memorial Arena". Town of Riverview. Retrieved August 19, 2019.
- "Riverview Tennis Club". Retrieved August 19, 2019.
- "Parklane Bowl". Retrieved August 19, 2019.
- "SunFest". Town of Riverview. Retrieved August 19, 2019.
- "Caseley Park". Town of Riverview, NB. Archived from the original on April 15, 2013.
- "Green Gym". Town of Riverview, NB. Retrieved August 19, 2019.
- "Mill Creek Nature Park". Town of Riverview. Retrieved August 19, 2019.
- "Parks and Trails". Town of Riverview. Retrieved August 19, 2019.
- "Schools in Riverview". Town of Riverview. Retrieved August 19, 2019.
- Riverview High School
- Riverview Middle School
- Riverview East School
- West Riverview School
- Frank L. Bowser School
- Claude D Taylor School
- "Canadian Climate Normals 1971-2000, Moncton Airport". Environment Canada Accessed 24 March 2012.
Further reading
- A History of the Town, Riverview: Amalgamating Bridgedale, Gunningsville, Riverview Heights, Hantsport: Lancelot Press, 1986.
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