Riversdale, Saskatoon
| Riversdale | |
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| Saskatoon Neighborhood | |
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 Riversdale location map |
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| Coordinates: 52°07′31″N 106°40′43″W / 52.12528°N 106.67861°WCoordinates: 52°07′31″N 106°40′43″W / 52.12528°N 106.67861°W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Saskatchewan |
| City | Saskatoon |
| Suburban Development Area | Core Neighbourhoods |
| Neighbourhood | Riversdale |
| Settled | 1890 (as Richville) |
| Incorporated (village) | 1905 (as Riversdale) |
| Incorporated (city) | 1906 (as Saskatoon) |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipal (Ward 2) |
| • Administrative body | Saskatoon City Council |
| • Councillor | Hilary Gough |
| • MLA | Danielle Chartier |
| • MP | Sheri Benson |
| Area | |
| • Total | 0.87 km2 (0.34 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 2,135 |
| • Density | 2,500/km2 (6,400/sq mi) |
| • Average Income | $53,086.00 |
| Time zone | CST (UTC-6) |
| Website | Riversdale Community Association |
| Princess Alexandra Community School | |
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210 Avenue H South Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, S7M 1W2 Canada |
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| Information | |
| Type | Elementary |
| Opened | 1962 |
| School board | Saskatoon Public Schools |
| Principal | Hugh Hamilton |
| Vice Principal | Chantelle Balicki |
| Grades | Kindergarten to Grade 8 |
| Enrollment | 105 (2016) |
| Education system | Public |
| Language | English |
| Feeder to | Bedford Road Collegiate |
| Website | Princess Alexandra Community School |
Riversdale is one of the oldest neighbourhoods in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada, located near the downtown area. It includes the business district of 20th Street. It consists mostly of low-density, single detached dwellings. As of 2011, the area was home to 2,135 residents.
Riversdale has experienced an economic and development boom since 2012 and has even been called Canada's Next Great Neighbourhood. However, the neighbourhood is still considered a lower-income area, with (based on the 2006 Canadian Census) an estimated average family income of $35,849, an estimated average dwelling value of $120,835 and an estimated home ownership rate of 36.0% According to MLS data, the average sale price of a home as of 2013 was $224,807.
Incorporated as a town in 1905, Riversdale was one of the three original settlements that merged to form the city of Saskatoon in 1906.
The first record of settlement in the Riversdale area was in the 1890s, when the area was homesteaded. It was dubbed "Richville" after one of the original settlers. In April 1903, over 1500 Barr Colonists arrived and made camp just west of the railway tracks beside Saskatoon. While most of the colonists moved on to the Lloydminster area, some remained behind as permanent residents of a new settlement. The village of Riversdale was incorporated on January 16, 1905. The village plan (originally called "Riverdale") had narrower streets, smaller lots, and no public reserve land. Faced with a heavy influx of settlers, Riversdale joined with the towns of Saskatoon and Nutana to become the City of Saskatoon on July 1, 1906.
Immigration from central and eastern Europe brought new and ethnically diverse peoples to Riversdale around 1908. Many British, German, Ukrainian and Chinese families took up residence. Separated from the downtown by the Canadian Northern Railway yards, vehicular access to Riversdale was limited to underpasses at 19th and 23rd Streets. In 1910, a pedestrian walkway was built over the train tracks at 20th Street so the public could safely cross the tracks on foot. Saskatoon's Chinatown moved into the Riversdale district in the early 1930s. Originally, Chinese immigrants set up businesses along 19th Street east of the CN tracks, in what is now the south downtown. However, they moved when the city acquired the land to build the Saskatoon Technical Collegiate (later the Gathercole Building, now demolished).
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