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, 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.
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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.

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

Events

Riverview Sunfest is an annual festival of events to celebrate the incorporation of Riverview as a town and Canada Day.

Urban parks

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.