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 19,667 in 2016, 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". 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. 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 six main neighbourhoods, each with several smaller subdivisions: 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. Places of interest . The town is home to one of seven Nav Canada area control centres, Moncton Air Traffic 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 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.