# River Heights, Winnipeg

River Heights is a suburb and community area in Winnipeg, Manitoba. It is bordered by Route 90 to the west, the Assiniboine River to the north, Cambridge Street to the east, and Taylor Avenue to the south.

## History

The land of present-day River Heights was once part of the Parish of St. Boniface. It was annexed by the City of Winnipeg in 1882, though substantial development did not occur in the area until after World War I.
Some streets at the eastern end of River Heights are named after types of deciduous trees, Oak, Elm, Ash, while others are named after places, Waterloo (1881), Montrose, Oxford.
River Heights, along with West Fort Rouge, comprised the South End of the old City of Winnipeg. It was these areas that contributed the majority of the men and the money to form the Citizens Committee of 1000, the group that broke the Winnipeg General Strike of 1919.

## Demographics

In 2016, the population of River Heights was 57,375, (18,995 not including "East River Heights from Census definition) has been constantly going down since 1971 when the population was 70,650, other than the 0.5% increase from 2001 to 2006. The median household income in River Heights is $47,646, slightly lower than the city-average at $49,790.
Though the neighbourhood was traditionally an Anglo-Saxon Protestant area, today the area has a more diverse population, featuring a significant Jewish presence, which makes up 11% of the neighbourhood's population.

### Racial demographics

River Heights community area population by race, 2016 :
| Population group | Population group | Population | % of population |
| Non-visible minority or Aboriginal (White) | Non-visible minority or Aboriginal (White) | 43,810 | 76.4% |
| Visible minority | Filipino | 2,005 | 3.5% |
| Visible minority | South Asian | 1,535 | 2.7% |
| Visible minority | Black | 1,380 | 2.4% |
| Visible minority | Chinese | 955 | 1.7% |
| Visible minority | Southeast Asian | 245 | 0.4% |
| Visible minority | Latin American | 745 | 1.3% |
| Visible minority | Arab | 240 | 0.4% |
| Visible minority | Korean | 335 | 0.6% |
| Visible minority | West Asian | 285 | 0.5% |
| Visible minority | Japanese | 230 | 0.4% |
| Visible minority | Multiple visible minorities | 375 | 0.7% |
| Visible minority | Other | 225 | 0.4% |
| Total visible minority population | Total visible minority population | 8,555 | 14.9% |
| Aboriginal identity | Métis* | 3,035 | 5.3% |
| Aboriginal identity | First Nations (North American Indian)* | 1,810 | 3.2% |
| Aboriginal identity | Inuk (Inuit)* | 35 | 0.1% |
| Aboriginal identity | Multiple Aboriginal identities | 90 | 0.2% |
| Aboriginal identity | Other Aboriginal identities | 40 | 0.1% |
| Total aboriginal population | Total aboriginal population | 5,010 | 8.7% |
| Total population | Total population | 57,375 | 100% |
| * single identity ||||

## Points of interest

River Heights is part of the Winnipeg School Division, and includes the following schools:
* Brock-Corydon Elementary School
* J. B. Mitchell School
* Montrose Elementary School
* Queenston Elementary School
* River Heights School
* Robert H. Smith Elementary School
* Ecole Sir William Osler
Private schools in the area include St. John Brebeuf School.
For sports/athletics, the area has the River Heights Community Club and the Sir John Franklin Community Club. Other points of interest include River Heights Public Library, Grant Park Shopping Centre (including McNally Robinson Booksellers), Pan Am Pool, and Manitoba Electrical Museum.
Major streets of River Heights include Academy Road and Stafford Street.

## Neighbourhoods

River Heights is divided into two neighbourhood clusters: River Heights West and River Heights East, which encompass 17 neighbourhoods in Winnipeg in total.
River Heights East
* Lord Roberts
* McMillan
* River-Osborne
* Riverview
* Roslyn
* Central River Heights
* Crescentwood
* Earl Grey
* Ebby-Wentworth
* Grant Park
* J.B. Mitchell
* Mathers
* North River Heights
* Rockwood
* Sir John Franklin
* South River Heights
* Wellington Crescent

### Crime rates

River Heights is known to be one of the safer urban areas of Winnipeg. The table below shows the crime rates of various crimes in each of the River Heights neighbourhoods. The crime data spans 5 years from the year 2017 to the year 2021. The rates are crimes per 100,000 residents per year.
Crime Rates per 100,000 people in River Heights Neighbourhoods, 2017-2021 :
| Neighbourhood | Pop. | Homicide | Rate | Robbery | Rate | Agr. Aslt. | Rate | Cmn. Aslt | Rate | Utt. Threat | Rate | Property | Rate |
| Central River Heights | 3,340 | 0 | 0.0 | 5 | 29.9 | 5 | 29.9 | 22 | 131.7 | 2 | 12.0 | 927 | 5,550.9 |
| J.B. Mitchell | 2,270 | 0 | 0.0 | 13 | 114.5 | 3 | 26.4 | 15 | 132.2 | 2 | 17.6 | 534 | 4,704.8 |
| Mathers | 2,680 | 0 | 0.0 | 4 | 29.9 | 5 | 37.3 | 14 | 104.5 | 1 | 7.5 | 475 | 3,544.8 |
| North River Heights | 5,615 | 0 | 0.0 | 10 | 35.6 | 3 | 10.7 | 18 | 64.1 | 9 | 32.1 | 1818 | 6,475.5 |
| Sir John Franklin | 2,425 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 24.7 | 10 | 82.5 | 41 | 338.1 | 5 | 41.2 | 774 | 6,383.5 |
| South River Heights | 2,665 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 17 | 127.6 | 26 | 195.1 | 8 | 60.0 | 1171 | 8,788.0 |
| Wellington Crescent | 1,655 | 0 | 0.0 | 28 | 338.4 | 7 | 84.6 | 27 | 326.3 | 3 | 36.3 | 870 | 10,513.6 |
| River Heights | 20,650 | 0 | 0.0 | 63 | 61.0 | 50 | 48.4 | 163 | 157.9 | 30 | 29.1 | 6,569 | 6,362.2 |
* ↑ Rate per 100,000 people per year: Figure is calculated by dividing the total incidences of a crime by the neighbourhood population, then multiplying by 100,000, and then dividing by 5, as the data spans 5 years
* ↑ Aggravated assault: Includes assaults which cause bodily harm or utilize weapons; includes the following categories given on Winnipeg CrimeMaps: aggravated assault, aggravated sexual assault, assault against peace officer, assault with weapon or causing bodily harm, attempted murder, firearms offences, sexual assault with a weapon.
* ↑ Common assault: Excludes assaults which cause bodily harm or utilize weapons; includes the following categories given on Winnipeg CrimeMaps: assault against peace officer, common assault, other assaults, sexual assault.
* ↑ Abbreviated from: uttering threats