Riverhead

Demographic figures from Statistics Canada. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

Overview

Riverhead was a small village of 20 families in 1864. It is now a town in the St. Mary's area with a population of over 400 by 1968.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Nearby places in Newfoundland and Labrador

• St. Mary's
  5 mi away · pop. 439
• Forest Field
  13.3 mi away
• Peter's River
  15.2 mi away
• St. Catherine's
  15.2 mi away
• Branch
  21.6 mi away
• St. Shott's
  23.9 mi away · pop. 81
• Salmonier
  24.4 mi away
• Aquaforte
  26.1 mi away
• Dunville
  26.7 mi away
• Cappahayden
  28 mi away
• Ferryland
  29.9 mi away · pop. 465
• St. Bride's
  31.1 mi away

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Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Recently spotted species

Milbert's Tortoiseshell

Aglais milberti

Seen 2026-08-10

Greater Yellowlegs

Tringa melanoleuca

Seen 2026-08-07

Variegated Yellow Pond-Lily

Nuphar variegata

Seen 2026-08-07

Oysterplant

Mertensia maritima

Seen 2026-08-06

ragged fringed orchid

Platanthera lacera

Seen 2026-08-02

Spotted Sandpiper

Actitis macularius

Seen 2026-07-26

Yellowjacket Horse Fly

Hybomitra zonalis

Seen 2026-07-10

Moose

Alces alces

Seen 2026-07-05

Sugar Kelp

Saccharina latissima

Seen 2026-07-04

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

Official Identifiers