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
Town
Motto:  A Great Place To Grow
Riverview Location of Riverview in New Brunswick
Coordinates: 46.06125°N 64.80517°W / 46.06125; -64.80517
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 [2]
• Total	34.10 km2 (13.17 sq mi)
Elevation	Sea level to 30 m (0 - 98 ft)
Population  (2021)[3][2]
• 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

Riverview is the largest town in New Brunswick,^[4] 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

See also: History of New Brunswick and List of historic places in Albert County, New Brunswick

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.^[5] 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.^[6]

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.^[7] 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.^[7] About 27% of the town population is bilingual and understands both English and French.^[7]

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
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%
[3]

Panethnic groups in the Town of Riverview (2001−2021)

Panethnic group	2021[8]		2016[9]		2011[10]		2006[11]		2001[12]
	Pop.	%	Pop.	%	Pop.	%	Pop.	%	Pop.	%
European[a]	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[b]	260	1.28%	120	0.62%	170	0.9%	30	0.17%	0	0%
East Asian[c]	165	0.81%	190	0.97%	170	0.9%	50	0.28%	20	0.12%
Middle Eastern[d]	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[e]	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 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,^[13] 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.^[14]
• Several soccer and baseball fields
• Byron Dobson Memorial Arena, with two hockey rinks^[15]
• Six green clay tennis courts^[16]

Events

Further information: List of events in Greater Moncton

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

Riverview Fire Station

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

See also: List of schools in Metro Moncton

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
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)
Mean daily maximum °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)
Mean daily minimum °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

Main article: List of people from Riverview, New Brunswick

See also

• Greater Moncton
• Media in Moncton
• List of events in Greater Moncton
• List of communities in New Brunswick

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 "Filipino" and "Southeast Asian" under visible minority section on census.
3. Statistic includes total responses of "Chinese", "Korean", and "Japanese" 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.