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Population (year 2000): 912. Estimated
population in July 2005: 877 (-3.8% change)
Males: 447 (49.0%), Females: 465 (51.0%)
Vermilion County
Zip code:
61870
Median resident age: 38.2 years
Median household income: $33,333 (year 2000)
Median house value: $44,400 (year 2000)
Races in Ridge Farm:
- White Non-Hispanic (99.1%)
Ancestries: United States (22.4%), German
(17.7%), Irish (12.0%), English (7.8%), Italian (2.7%), Dutch
(2.4%).
Elevation: 700 feet
Land area: 3.1 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Ridge Farm
- High school or higher: 80.3%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 10.4%
- Graduate or professional degree: 3.5%
- Unemployed: 6.7%
- Mean travel time to work: 28.9 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Ridge Farm village
- Never married: 15.6%
- Now married: 62.8%
- Separated: 0.8%
- Widowed: 10.1%
- Divorced: 10.6%
0.2% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: -26 (-2.8%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Ridge Farm:
- UNITED SAMARITANS MED CENTER-LOGAN (about 17 miles;
DANVILLE, IL)
- PARIS COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 21 miles; PARIS, IL)
- WEST CENTRAL COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 22 miles;
CLINTON, IN)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Ridge Farm:
- TERRE HAUTE INTERNATIONAL-HULMAN FIELD (about 40
miles; TERRE HAUTE, IN; ID: HUF)
- UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS-WILLARD (about 44 miles;
CHAMPAIGN/URBANA, IL; ID: CMI)
- COLES COUNTY MEMORIAL (about 52 miles;
MATTOON/CHARLESTON, IL; ID: MTO)
Other public-use airports nearest to Ridge Farm:
- EDGAR COUNTY (about 14 miles; PARIS, IL; ID: PRG)
- VERMILION COUNTY (about 21 miles; DANVILLE, IL; ID:
DNV)
- CLINTON (about 23 miles; CLINTON, IN; ID: 1I7)
Amtrak station near Ridge Farm:
- 16 miles: DANVILLE (MC DONALD'S, GILBERT ST.) - Bus
Station. Services: enclosed waiting area, public
restrooms, public payphones.
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Ridge Farm:
- INDIANA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 34 miles; TERRE
HAUTE, IN; Full-time enrollment: 9,597)
- IVY TECH STATE COLLEGE-WABASH VALLEY (about 39
miles; TERRE HAUTE, IN; FT enrollment: 2,099)
- UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA-CHAMPAIGN (about 44
miles; Champaign, IL; FT enrollment: 36,284)
- EASTERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY (about 46 miles;
CHARLESTON, IL; FT enrollment: 9,582)
- PARKLAND COLLEGE (about 46 miles; CHAMPAIGN, IL; FT
enrollment: 5,186)
- DEPAUW UNIVERSITY (about 57 miles; GREENCASTLE, IN;
FT enrollment: 2,197)
- LAKE LAND COLLEGE (about 58 miles; MATTOON, IL; FT
enrollment: 3,666)
Public primary/middle school in Ridge Farm:
- RIDGE FARM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 201;
Location: 305 S STATE ST; Grades: 04 - 05)
Library in Ridge Farm:
- ELWOOD TWP. CARNEGIE P.L. (Operating income:
$37,461; Location: 104 N. STATE ST.; 8,719 books; 102
audio materials; 104 video materials; 26 serial
subscriptions)
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