Riverview (Ottawa)
| Riverview | |
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| Neighbourhood | |
 Riverview
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| Coordinates: 45°24′30″N 75°39′00″W / 45.40833°N 75.65000°WCoordinates: 45°24′30″N 75°39′00″W / 45.40833°N 75.65000°W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Ontario |
| City | Ottawa |
| First Property Owner's Assoc. Meeting | Nov. 17, 1952 |
| Government | |
| • MP | David McGuinty |
| • MPP | John Fraser |
| • Councillors | Jean Cloutier, David Chernushenko |
| Area | |
| • Total | 5.87 km2 (2.27 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 75 m (250 ft) |
| Population (2016) | |
| • Total | 12,218 |
| • Density | 2,081.4/km2 (5,391/sq mi) |
| Canada 2016 Census | |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC−5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC−4) |
| Forward sortation area | K1G |
| Website | https://rpca.wordpress.com/ |
Riverview (also known as Riverview Park) is a neighbourhood in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. It is southeast of the downtown adjacent to the Rideau River, its location on which is its namesake. The 2016 Census population of Riverview is 12,218.
As defined by the Riverview Park Community Association, the neighbourhood is bounded on the west by the Rideau River, on the north by the CN railway tracks, on the east by St. Laurent Boulevard, and on the south by Smyth Road. Riverview is located adjacent to Old Ottawa East on the west (across the Rideau River), on the north by Eastway Gardens, on the south by Alta Vista and on the east by Sheffield Glen.
The area now known as Riverview was mostly farmland belonging to the Township of Gloucester until it was annexed by the city of Ottawa in 1950. During this time, the only settlement was on the northern edge of what is today Riverview, and was the village of Hurdman's Bridge. There were also some buildings along River Road (today's Riverside Drive) and the CN railway along the Rideau River. In the 1950s the neighbourhood was primarily built-up to serve the post-war baby boom era. Hurdman's Bridge would be eventually demolished to make way for a parkland, rail land, and the new Queensway freeway. Over the next few decades, housing for lower class and lower-middle-class people were also built in the mostly middle-class neighbourhood. This included a large number of apartment buildings lining Riverside Drive, the Alta Vista apartments, community housing on Station Boulevard and on Russell Road. After this stage of development, townhouses were built in various locations of the neighbourhood. More recent developments are mostly middle-class developments, and also for retired people. The post-war housing is very heterogeneous, but newer developments are more homogeneous in character.
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