Riverview

History

The August 9, 1812 Battle of Monguagon between Americans and a British-Indian coalition took place in today's Riverview. Native Americans were led by the famous Shawnee warrior Tecumseh, who was wounded in the engagement. The Americans gained a tactical victory at Monguagon but suffered a strategic defeat when US forces returned to Detroit after the fight without reopening their supply line to Ohio. Much of the location remains undeveloped in a green area bounded by Pennsylvania Road to the north, Colvin Street to the south, Electric Avenue to the east, and Vreeland Park to the west, which is also part of the battlefield. In 1950, Riverview only stretched as far west as the western end of Trenton's two northern boundaries. The rest of what is today Riverview was still part of the unincorporated Monguagon Township at that point. In the 1950s and 1960s, during the Cold War, the Department of Defense (through the United States Army) operated Nike missile launch site [http://nikehercules.tripod.com/d-54.html D-54] on the site of what is now Young Patriot's Park. The IFC (integrated fire control) site was on the site of what is now Rivergate Nursing Home and Terrace.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , of which is land and is water.

Race & ethnicity

Most-observed species

• American Robin

  Turdus migratorius Linnaeus, 1766 · Aves
  20,479
• Northern Cardinal

  Cardinalis cardinalis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  18,962
• Canada Goose (canadensis Group)

  Branta canadensis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  18,060
• Blue Jay

  Cyanocitta cristata (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  17,570
• Mallard

  Anas platyrhynchos Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  16,698
• European Starling

  Sturnus vulgaris Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  15,655
• Downy Woodpecker

  Dryobates pubescens (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
  15,650
• Mourning Dove

  Zenaida macroura (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  15,587

Largest nearby schools

• Dearborn High School
  High · DEARBORN · 1,969 students · 20.7:1 ratio
• Edsel Ford High School
  High · DEARBORN · 1,639 students · 19.1:1 ratio
• Taylor High School
  High · TAYLOR · 1,394 students · 18.6:1 ratio
• Lincoln Park High School
  High · LINCOLN PARK · 1,367 students · 21.7:1 ratio
• Roosevelt High School
  High · WYANDOTTE · 1,232 students · 18.1:1 ratio
• Woodhaven High School
  High · FLAT ROCK · 1,203 students · 20.7:1 ratio
• Oscar A Carlson High School
  High · ROCKWOOD · 1,165 students · 22.8:1 ratio
• Allen Park High School
  High · ALLEN PARK · 1,152 students · 19.9:1 ratio

Most recent

• M 2.7 — 2026-05-04
  8 km N of Maybee, Michigan
• M 3 — 2026-04-26
  7 km SSE of Amherstburg, Canada
• M 2.5 — 2024-03-18
  4 km WSW of Millbury, Ohio
• M 2.6 — 2023-05-20
  3 km SSE of Walbridge, Ohio
• M 3.2 — 2020-08-21
  2 km SSE of Detroit Beach, Michigan
• M 3.4 — 2018-04-20
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