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Riverview, city (1990 pop. 13,894), Wayne co., SE Mich., on the Detroit River, a suburb of Detroit; inc. 1959. Plumbing fixtures, industrial chemicals, and steel wheels are among the manufactures of Riverview. Rich limestone deposits, quarried as early as 1763, contributed to the city's growth.

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