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Population (year 2000): 713. Estimated
population in July 2005: 752 (+5.5% change)
Males: 360 (50.5%), Females: 353 (49.5%)
Ouray County
Zip code:
81432
Median resident age: 35.1 years
Median household income: $40,903 (year 2000)
Median house value: $215,000 (year 2000)
Races in Ridgway:
- White Non-Hispanic (90.3%)
- Hispanic (4.8%)
- American Indian (3.6%)
- Two or more races (2.9%)
- Other race (0.7%)
Ancestries: German (27.1%), Irish (20.3%),
English (20.2%), Swedish (6.0%), Italian (4.9%), Scotch-Irish
(4.9%).
Elevation: 6988 feet
Land area: 2.0 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Ridgway
- High school or higher: 97.7%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 39.2%
- Graduate or professional degree: 7.3%
- Unemployed: 3.4%
- Mean travel time to work: 23.8 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Ridgway town
- Never married: 23.5%
- Now married: 53.8%
- Separated: 1.1%
- Widowed: 3.1%
- Divorced: 18.4%
2.9% Foreign born (1.5% Europe, 1.0% Asia, 0.4%
Latin America).
Population change in the 1990s: +275 (+62.8%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Ridgway:
- MONTROSE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 21 miles;
MONTROSE, CO)
- DELTA COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 46 miles;
DELTA, CO)
- MERCY MEDICAL CENTER OF DURANGO (about 60 miles;
DURANGO, CO)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Ridgway:
- TELLURIDE REGIONAL (about 18 miles; TELLURIDE, CO;
ID: TEX)
- MONTROSE REGIONAL (about 26 miles; MONTROSE, CO; ID:
MTJ)
- GUNNISON-CRESTED BUTTE REGIONAL (about 64 miles;
GUNNISON, CO; ID: GUC)
Other public-use airports nearest to Ridgway:
- CRAWFORD (about 39 miles; CRAWFORD, CO; ID: 99V)
- NORTH FORK VALLEY (about 47 miles; PAONIA, CO; ID:
7V2)
- BLAKE FIELD (about 48 miles; DELTA, CO; ID: 1V9)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Ridgway:
- FORT LEWIS COLLEGE (about 60 miles; DURANGO, CO;
Full-time enrollment: 4,051)
- WESTERN STATE COLLEGE COLORADO (about 68 miles;
GUNNISON, CO; FT enrollment: 2,199)
- MESA STATE COLLEGE (about 84 miles; GRAND JUNCTION,
CO; FT enrollment: 4,415)
- SAN JUAN COLLEGE (about 98 miles; FARMINGTON, NM; FT
enrollment: 2,837)
- COLORADO MOUNTAIN COLLEGE (about 99 miles; GLENWOOD
SPRINGS, CO; FT enrollment: 3,400)
- ADAMS STATE COLLEGE (about 138 miles; ALAMOSA, CO;
FT enrollment: 4,147)
- UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO AT COLORADO SPRINGS (about
198 miles; COLORADO SPRINGS, CO; FT enrollment: 4,953)
Public high school in Ridgway:
- RIDGWAY HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 89; Location:
1115 WEST CLINTON STREET; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Ridgway:
- RIDGWAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 152;
Location: 1115 WEST CLINTON STREET; Grades: PK - 05)
- RIDGWAY MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 67;
Location: 1115 WEST CLINTON STREET; Grades: 06 - 08)
Library in Ridgway:
- RIDGWAY LIBRARY DISTRICT (Operating income:
$185,194; Location: 525 CLINTON; 8,792 books; 189 audio
materials; 580 video materials)
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