Riverview, New Brunswick

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Riverview
Riverview (New Brunswick)
Riverview
Riverview
Location of Riverview in New Brunswick
Coordinates: 46°03′41″N 64°48′19″W / 46.06125, -64.80517
Country Flag of Canada Canada
Province New Brunswick
County Albert County
Founded 1700s
Incorporated 1973
Government
 - Mayor Clarence Sweetland
 - Governing Body Riverview Town Council
 - MPs Brian Murphy
 - MLAs R. Bruce Fitch
Area
 - Total 33.88 km² (13.1 sq mi)
Elevation Sea level to 9 m (0 - 30 ft)
Population (2006)[1]
 - Total 17,832 (rank 217th)
 - Density 526.3/km² (1,363.1/sq mi)
Area code(s) 506
Telephone Exchange 387
NTS Map 021I02
GNBC Code DBBTG
Highway Route 114
Waterways Petitcodiac River, Lake Petitcodiac, Mill Creek, Turtle Creek
Website: Riverview's website

Riverview is a town in south-eastern New Brunswick, Canada located on the south side of the Petitcodiac River, opposite the much larger city of Moncton. Riverview is located in Albert County, New Brunswick. It has an area of 34 square kilometers (13.1 sq mi) and a population density of 500.3 inhabitants per square kilometre (1,295.8/sq mi).

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[edit] Municipal status

Riverview Fire Station
Riverview Fire Station

As of the 2006 census it had a population of 17,832. Although this population is sufficient for Riverview to petition the province to be reclassified as a city, the municipal government has opted to remain as a town. This is partly because New Brunswick requires that all cities be officially bilingual. Riverview is 94% anglophone, and there is resistance amongst the populace to taking on this requirement. Riverview also is a bedroom community and has a limited commercial and industrial tax base; these are additional obstacles to attaining city status. Riverview continues to grow, however, and with the addition of the new four-lane Gunningsville Bridge connecting directly to Moncton's downtown, Riverview is likely to remain New Brunswick's largest "town".

[edit] River crossings

The New Gunningsville Bridge
The New Gunningsville Bridge

Riverview is connected to the rest of Greater Moncton (which is made up of Riverview, Dieppe, and Moncton) by the three-lane Riverview Causeway and by a new four-lane Gunningsville Bridge (opened in the fall of 2005). Riverview is also home to Brittany Hughes , Lindsey Henrichs & Samantha Greene .

[edit] Landmarks

  • Byron Dobson Arena
  • Riverview Town Hall and Library
  • Moncton Golf and Country Club
  • Dobson Trail
  • NAV CANADA Moncton Area Control Centre

[edit] Schools

  • Claude D. Taylor Elementary
  • Frank L. Bowser Elementary
  • Gunningsville Elementary
  • Lower Coverdale Elementary
  • West Riverview Elementary
  • Riverview Middle School
  • Riverview High School

[edit] Further reading

  • C. A Pincombe and Helen Renouf, eds., A History of the Town, Riverview: Amalgamating Bridgedale, Gunningsville, Riverview Heights, Hantsport: Lancelot Press, 1986.

[edit] External links

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