Riverview keeps its older homes: 79% from before 1961
The typical town has 18%: Riverview has 4.5 times the share. Within 5 km of Riverview there are 31 designated places; St. Vital Historical Society, at 1.2 km, is the closest. Look 1.8 km away, to River-Osborne, for the nearest place of the highest designation.
From 1738 on: the dated places within 5 km of Riverview
Around Riverview, not inside it: the places within 5 km, by the first construction date on record.
“Forts Rouge, Garry and Gibraltar”, in Broadway-Assiniboine, goes back furthest, to 1738. 27 places within 5 km carry a construction date. 2 predate Confederation.
31 places on Canada’s registers lie 5 km or less from Riverview
The nearest is St. Vital Historical Society, 1.2 km away in Glenwood. By designation: 21 National Historic Sites, 9 provincial or municipal listings and a Recognized Federal Heritage Building. “Forts Rouge, Garry and Gibraltar”, 2.5 km off, is the oldest: 1738.
The 12 nearest, within 5 km
| St. Vital Historical SocietyListed historical resource · 1994 · 1.2 km away, in Glenwood |
| Roslyn Court ApartmentsNational Historic Site · 1909–1910 · 2.1 km away, in River-Osborne |
| The ForksNational Historic Site · 2.3 km away, in South Portage |
| DalnavertNational Historic Site · 1895–1896 · 2.4 km away, in Broadway-Assiniboine |
| Granite Curling ClubListed historical resource · 1880 · 2.4 km away, in West Broadway |
| Manitoba Legislative BuildingProvincial heritage site · 1920 · 2.4 km away, in Broadway-Assiniboine |
| Grey Nuns' ConventNational Historic Site · 1846–1852 · 2.4 km away, in Central St. Boniface |
| Forts Rouge, Garry and GibraltarNational Historic Site · 1738–1837 · 2.5 km away, in Broadway-Assiniboine |
| Fort Garry HotelNational Historic Site · 1911–1914 · 2.5 km away, in Broadway-Assiniboine |
| Ralph Connor HouseNational Historic Site · 1913–1915 · 2.5 km away, in Crescentwood |
| Union Station / Winnipeg Railway Station (Canadian National)National Historic Site · 1908–1912 · 2.6 km away, in South Portage |
| Saint Boniface CathedralListed historical resource · 1972 · 2.6 km away, in Central St. Boniface |
Nothing new from 2016 to 2021 in Riverview, against 4.1% elsewhere
Only 6.8% of Riverview’s homes were built from 1961 to 1980, less than the typical town’s 27%. Homes built from 2001 to 2015 make up just 1% of Riverview’s, against 15% in the typical town. Few of Riverview’s homes date from 1981 to 2000: 11%, the norm 23%.
2021 Census, private dwellings by period of construction (Statistics Canada); the typical town is the middle Canadian town of 2,500 or more.
Riverview and its neighbours
| Town | People | Places | Highest | Oldest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Riverview | 4,649 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Lord Roberts | 5,104 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Norwood West | 2,909 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Glenwood | 6,617 | 1 | 0 | 1994 |
| Norwood East | 3,881 | 0 | 0 | — |
| River-Osborne | 5,090 | 1 | 1 | 1909 |
| McMillan | 3,568 | 0 | 0 | — |
Riverview in brief
Housing in Riverview includes 79% built before 1961, against 18% in the typical town. The rest is about typical: as with most towns its size, no historic place is listed.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Provincial and municipal lists. Provincial and municipal listings here come from Wikidata alone, since the provinces’ own registers can’t be reused; a listing needs an encyclopedia article to get a page.
- Protection. A National Historic Site designation recognises significance; it doesn’t by itself protect a building the federal government doesn’t own. Legal protection comes from provincial and municipal designations, whose own registers aren’t open data outside Québec.
- The grade. History isn’t one of Canada’s graded pillars, so this page describes and compares without a letter.
- People and events. Persons of national historic significance come with no location; a town gets one only by birthplace (name and both life years agreeing) or by one of its own places that bears the name and whose record tells the story. Events, which can’t be tied, are left out.
- The tiers. National Historic Sites and the most protected buildings form the top tier; recognized federal buildings, stations and lighthouses the second; provincial and municipal listings the third.
- The federal register. Federal places come from Parks Canada’s directory, which counts National Historic Sites, federal heritage buildings, stations and lighthouses; their statements are the register’s own.
Questions about Riverview’s history
How many historic places does Riverview have on the registers?
Not inside Riverview. The closest is St. Vital Historical Society in Glenwood, 1.2 km away.
How old are the homes in Riverview?
79% predate 1961, where the typical town has 18%.
Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada (Parks Canada).
Sources: Parks Canada, Directory of Federal Heritage Designations · Canadian Register of Historic Places (federal extract) · Wikidata (CC0) for map points, other names and articles · Statistics Canada, 2021 Census (homes by period of construction). Under the Statistics Canada Open Licence.
Adapted from Statistics Canada (Census of Population 2021, population estimates 2025, 2021 census boundaries) under the Statistics Canada Open Licence; this does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada. Neighbourhood names in some cities © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).