Riverview is a town in

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, Canada. Riverview is located on the south side of the

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, across from the larger cities of

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and

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. 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

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in the province, being more populous than the cities of

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, 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

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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

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Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by

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, 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

and

are about 32% and 73%

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respectively and have benefited from an ongoing rural depopulation of the

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and areas in northern and eastern

. About 27% of the town population is

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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

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. Hospital services are located in

, 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

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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

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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

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area control centres, Moncton Area Control Centre, serving air traffic over New Brunswick,

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and eastern Quebec. The centre controls all air traffic between Europe and

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. 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 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. * Riverview High School (9-12) * Riverview Middle School (6-8) *Riverview East School (K-8) *West Riverview School, West Riverview Elementary School (K-5) *Frank L. Bowser Elementary School (K-5) *Claude D. Taylor Elementary School (K-5)Claude D Taylor School
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History

Demographics

Neighbourhoods

Emergency services

Sports

Facilities

Events

Urban parks

Places of interest

Media

Transportation

Education

Climate

Notable people

See also

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Further reading

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