Ridgway, Illinois

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Ridgway, Illinois
Village
Village of Ridgway
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Businesses along Main Street
Gallatin County Illinois Incorporated and Unincorporated areas Ridgway Highlighted.svg
Location of Ridgway in Gallatin County, Illinois.
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Location of Illinois in the United States
Coordinates: 37°47′53″N88°15′38″W / 37.79806°N 88.26056°W / 37.79806; -88.26056
CountryUnited States
StateIllinois
County Gallatin
Government
 • MayorNancy Kitchens
Area
[1]
 • Total0.88 sq mi (2.28 km2)
 • Land0.88 sq mi (2.28 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation
[2]
374 ft (114 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total851
 • Density967.05/sq mi (373.48/km2)
Time zone UTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP Code(s)
62979
Area code 618
FIPS code 17-64018
GNIS ID2399074 [2]
Wikimedia CommonsRidgway, Illinois

Ridgway is a village in Gallatin County, Illinois, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population was 851. As of 2021, Nancy Kitchens was the town mayor. [3]

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History

Ridgway was established in 1866 as a construction camp along what would become the Springfield and Illinois South Eastern Railway. It was named for the railroad's president, Thomas S. Ridgway. [4]

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. [5]

The February 2012 tornadoes, which killed seven in the nearby Harrisburg area, destroyed the St. Joseph's Catholic Church in Ridgway. [6] The church was rebuilt in 2015 under the name "St. Kateri," in honor of Kateri Tekakwitha. [7]

Geography

Ridgway is located in southern Illinois at 37°47′53″N88°15′38″W / 37.79806°N 88.26056°W / 37.79806; -88.26056 (37.798036, -88.260571), [8] north of Shawnee National Forest. It is in north-central Gallatin County, 9 miles (14 km) northwest of Shawneetown, the county seat. The village is concentrated along Ridgway Newhaven Road, just east of Illinois Route 1.

According to the 2021 census gazetteer files, Ridgway has a total area of 0.88 square miles (2.28 km2), of which 0.88 square miles (2.28 km2) (or 99.89%) is land and 0.00 square miles (0.00 km2) (or 0.11%) is water. [9]

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
1880 174—
1890 523200.6%
1900 83960.4%
1910 1,05425.6%
1920 1,1024.6%
1930 930−15.6%
1940 1,16725.5%
1950 1,148−1.6%
1960 1,055−8.1%
1970 1,16010.0%
1980 1,2457.3%
1990 1,103−11.4%
2000 928−15.9%
2010 869−6.4%
2020 851−2.1%
U.S. Decennial Census [10]

As of the 2020 census [11] 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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References

  1. ↑ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 15, 2022.
  2. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Ridgway, Illinois
  3. ↑ "G001 - Geographic Identifiers - 2010 Census Summary File 1". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on February 13, 2020. Retrieved December 25, 2015.
  4. ↑ Edward Callary, Place Names of Illinois (University of Illinois Press, 2010), p. 296.
  5. ↑ "Still Popping, Ill". tribunedigital-chicagotribune. April 28, 2003. Retrieved May 3, 2016.
  6. ↑ "Tornadoes Rip Through the Midwest and South," Boston Globe, March 1, 2012.
  7. ↑ "St. Kateri Taking Shape in Ridgway," Belleville Messenger, July 30, 2015.
  8. ↑ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. February 12, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2011.
  9. ↑ Bureau, US Census. "Gazetteer Files". Census.gov. Retrieved June 29, 2022.{{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  10. ↑ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2015.
  11. ↑ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved June 28, 2022.

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