Homes in Riverview
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".
Riverview has 2 residential neighbor cities, one that is the biggest city and it's name is Moncton. The other city is more mainly french and is on the side of the Peticodiac river that is known world wide for it's fast rising tidal wave and it's name is Dieppe.