Riverview

Riverview is a city in Wayne County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 13,272 at the 2000 census. The city is a suburb in the Metro Detroit area, located along the shore of the Detroit River. It measures 11.4 km² (4.4 square miles) in area. Riverview incorporated as a village in 1922 and as a city in 1959. Canadian National provides rail service to the City. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of... more

Riverview is a city in Wayne County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 13,272 at the 2000 census. The city is a suburb in the Metro Detroit area, located along the shore of the Detroit River. It measures 11.4 km² (4.4 square miles) in area. Riverview incorporated as a village in 1922 and as a city in 1959. Canadian National provides rail service to the City. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 4.5 square miles (11.7 km²), of which, 4.4 square miles (11.4 km²) of it is land and 0.1 square miles (0.3 km²) of it (2.65%) is water. The main road is Fort Street (M-85). In 1950 Riverview only stretched as far west as the west end of the northern of Trenton's two northern boundaries. The rest of what is today Riverview was still part of unincorporated Monguagon Township at that point. During the Cold War, the Department of Defense operated a missile base on the site of what is now a soccer field. As of the census of 2000, there were 13,272... less