Riley Park, Vancouver

Riley Park
Neighbourhood
Location of Riley Park in Vancouver.
Country	Canada
Province	British Columbia
City	Vancouver
Population  (2016)
• Total	22,555
Website	https://vancouver.ca/news-calendar/riley-park.aspx

Riley Park, sometimes also known as Riley Park–Little Mountain, is a neighbourhood in Vancouver, British Columbia. Its boundaries are 41st Avenue to the south, 16th Avenue to the north, Cambie Street to the west, and Fraser Street to the east. The main commercial thoroughfare of the neighbourhood is Main Street.

Demographics

Panethnic groups in the Riley Park in neighbourhood (2001−2016)

Panethnic group	2016[1]		2006[2]		2001[3]
	Pop.	%	Pop.	%	Pop.	%
European[a]	12,090	54.06%	10,950	50.6%	9,940	45.55%
East Asian[b]	5,775	25.82%	6,235	28.81%	7,300	33.46%
Southeast Asian[c]	2,135	9.55%	2,415	11.16%	2,275	10.43%
South Asian	1,080	4.83%	810	3.74%	980	4.49%
Indigenous	420	1.88%	255	1.18%	415	1.9%
Latin American	175	0.78%	180	0.83%	335	1.54%
Middle Eastern[d]	160	0.72%	145	0.67%	115	0.53%
African	105	0.47%	190	0.88%	195	0.89%
Other/Multiracial[e]	425	1.9%	460	2.13%	275	1.26%
Total responses	22,365	99.16%	21,640	99.2%	21,820	99.23%
Total population	22,555	100%	21,815	100%	21,990	100%
Note: Totals greater than 100% due to multiple origin responses

Parks

Little Mountain is the former name of a quarry located at what is now Queen Elizabeth Park. The quarry garden at the park is one of the most popular places in Vancouver. There is a pitch and putt and a disc golf course at Queen Elizabeth Park, as well as the Seasons In The Park restaurant.

Hillcrest Park is a park in the north-east section of the neighbourhood, with Hillcrest Community Centre located in the park. The park includes an aquatic centre, fitness centre, ice rink, gymnasium, indoor cycling, multi-purpose rooms, a games room, dance studio, playgrounds, childcare centre, and a Blue Parrot Coffee. ^[4]

Sports

Nat Bailey Stadium is a baseball stadium used by the Vancouver Canadians, a Minor League Baseball team. Nat Bailey Stadium was originally named Capilano Stadium, before being renamed in honour of Nat Bailey.^[5]

Little Mountain Baseball is located in the north-east corner of Hillcrest Park and is a little league baseball team.^[6]

See also

• Hillcrest Park, a park in Riley Park

Notes

1. Statistic includes all persons that did not make up part of a visible minority or an indigenous identity.
2. Statistic includes total responses of "Chinese", "Korean", and "Japanese" under visible minority section on census.
3. Statistic includes total responses of "Filipino" and "Southeast Asian" under visible minority section on census.
4. Statistic includes total responses of "West Asian" and "Arab" under visible minority section on census.
5. Statistic includes total responses of "Visible minority, n.i.e." and "Multiple visible minorities" under visible minority section on census.

References

1. Open Data Portal, City Of Vancouver (2018-04-10). "Census local area profiles 2016". opendata.vancouver.ca. Retrieved 2023-03-20.
2. Open Data Portal, City Of Vancouver (2013-03-25). "Census local area profiles 2006". opendata.vancouver.ca. Retrieved 2023-03-20.
3. Open Data Portal, City Of Vancouver (2013-03-25). "Census local area profiles 2001". opendata.vancouver.ca. Retrieved 2023-03-20.
4. Vancouver, City of. "Hillcrest Centre". vancouver.ca. Retrieved 2022-02-12.
5. "Nat Bailey Stadium • Vancouver Heritage Foundation". Vancouver Heritage Foundation. Retrieved 2022-02-12.
6. "Home". Little Mountain Baseball. Retrieved 2022-02-12.

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