The village, once home to a popcorn plant, is the former self-proclaimed "Popcorn Capital of the World". Popcorn Day continues as part of the Gallatin County Fair and is held the second Saturday in September.[4]
The February 2012 tornadoes, which killed seven in the nearby Harrisburg area, destroyed the St. Joseph's Catholic Church in Ridgway.[5] The church was rebuilt in 2015 under the name "St. Kateri," in honor of Kateri Tekakwitha.[6]
According to the 2021 census gazetteer files, Ridgway has a total area of 0.88 square miles (2.28km2), of which 0.88 square miles (2.28km2) (or 99.89%) is land and 0.00 square miles (0.00km2) (or 0.11%) is water.[7]
As of the 2020 census[9] there were 851 people, 445 households, and 282 families residing in the village. The population density was 965.95 inhabitants per square mile (372.96/km2). There were 419 housing units at an average density of 475.60 per square mile (183.63/km2). The racial makeup of the village was 93.77% White, 1.41% African American, 0.47% Asian, 0.71% from other races, and 3.64% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.29% of the population.
There were 379 households, 31.4% were married couples living together, 43.3% had a female householder with no husband present.
The median income for a household in the village was $44,777, and the median income for a family was $68,958. About 10.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 1.7% of those under age 18 and 17.2% of those age 65 or over.
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