|
Population (year 2000): 293. Estimated
population in July 2005: 291 (-0.7% change)
Males: 140 (47.8%), Females: 153 (52.2%)
Winneshiek County
Zip code:
52165
Median resident age: 39.4 years
Median household income: $33,750 (year 2000)
Median house value: $55,800 (year 2000)
Races in Ridgeway:
- White Non-Hispanic (98.3%)
- Hispanic (1.4%)
Ancestries: Norwegian (49.8%), German (46.1%),
Irish (20.1%), Czech (12.6%), English (4.8%), Dutch (3.8%).
Elevation: 1208 feet
Land area: 1.1 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Ridgeway
- High school or higher: 85.9%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 12.0%
- Graduate or professional degree: 4.3%
- Unemployed: 3.5%
- Mean travel time to work: 16.2 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Ridgeway city
- Never married: 22.5%
- Now married: 59.3%
- Separated: 0.0%
- Widowed: 9.1%
- Divorced: 9.1%
0.0% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +5 (+1.7%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Ridgeway:
- REGIONAL HEALTH SERVICES OF IOWA (about 10 miles;
CRESCO, IA)
- WINNESHIEK COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 16 miles;
DECORAH, IA)
- PALMER LUTHERAN HEALTH CENTER (about 25 miles; WEST
UNION, IA)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Ridgeway:
- ROCHESTER INTERNATIONAL (about 54 miles; ROCHESTER,
MN; ID: RST)
- WATERLOO MUNI (about 59 miles; WATERLOO, IA; ID: ALO)
- LA CROSSE MUNI (about 65 miles; LA CROSSE, WI; ID:
LSE)
Other public-use airports nearest to Ridgeway:
- ELLEN CHURCH FIELD (about 10 miles; CRESCO, IA; ID:
CJJ)
- DECORAH MUNI (about 18 miles; DECORAH, IA; ID: DEH)
- GEORGE L SCOTT MUNI (about 26 miles; WEST UNION, IA;
ID: 3Y2)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Ridgeway:
- NORTHEAST IOWA COMMUNITY COLLEGE-CALMAR (about 10
miles; CALMAR, IA; Full-time enrollment: 2,393)
- LUTHER COLLEGE (about 16 miles; DECORAH, IA; FT
enrollment: 2,566)
- UPPER IOWA UNIVERSITY (about 35 miles; FAYETTE, IA;
FT enrollment: 3,173)
- WINONA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 56 miles; WINONA, MN;
FT enrollment: 6,568)
- SAINT MARY'S UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA (about 56
miles; WINONA, MN; FT enrollment: 2,969)
- ROCHESTER COMMUNITY AND TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 57
miles; ROCHESTER, MN; FT enrollment: 3,368)
- UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN IOWA (about 62 miles; CEDAR
FALLS, IA; FT enrollment: 12,524)
Public primary/middle school in Ridgeway:
- RIDGEWAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 115;
Location: 435 COUNTY ST.; Grades: KG - 06)
|
