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Population (year 2000): 2,518. Estimated
population in July 2005: 2,618 (+4.0% change)
Males: 1,855 (73.7%), Females: 663 (26.3%)
Jasper County
Zip code:
29936
Median resident age: 32.7 years
Median household income: $27,679 (year 2000)
Median house value: $82,600 (year 2000)
Races in Ridgeland:
- Black (49.2%)
- White Non-Hispanic (42.1%)
- Hispanic (7.6%)
- Other race (4.7%)
- Two or more races (0.6%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics
could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: United States (7.5%), German (4.4%),
English (3.6%), Irish (3.6%), French (1.3%), Italian (1.1%).
Elevation: 62 feet
Land area: 2.4 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Ridgeland
- High school or higher: 59.7%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 8.5%
- Graduate or professional degree: 2.0%
- Unemployed: 4.1%
- Mean travel time to work: 26.0 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Ridgeland town
- Never married: 13.3%
- Now married: 63.8%
- Separated: 4.6%
- Widowed: 12.3%
- Divorced: 6.1%
11.6% Foreign born (10.4% Latin America).
Population change in the 1990s: +1,444
(+134.5%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Ridgeland:
- BEAUFORT MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 22 miles;
BEAUFORT, SC)
- HILTON HEAD HOSPITAL (about 23 miles; HILTON HEAD
ISLAND, SC)
- HAMPTON REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 24 miles;
VARNVILLE, SC)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Ridgeland:
- BEAUFORT MCAS /MERRITT FIELD/ (about 19 miles;
BEAUFORT, SC; ID: NBC)
- HILTON HEAD (about 28 miles; HILTON HEAD ISLAND, SC;
ID: HXD)
- SAVANNAH/HILTON HEAD INTERNATIONAL (about 30 miles;
SAVANNAH, GA; ID: SAV)
Other public-use airports nearest to Ridgeland:
- RIDGELAND (about 1 miles; RIDGELAND, SC; ID: 3J1)
- BEAUFORT COUNTY (about 25 miles; BEAUFORT, SC; ID:
73J)
- HAMPTON-VARNVILLE (about 28 miles; HAMPTON, SC; ID:
3J0)
Amtrak station near Ridgeland:
- 17 miles: YEMASSEE (MAIN ST.). Services: enclosed
waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, free
short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for
taxi service.
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Ridgeland:
- SAVANNAH COLLEGE OF ART AND DESIGN (about 36 miles;
SAVANNAH, GA; Full-time enrollment: 4,565)
- ARMSTRONG ATLANTIC STATE UNIVERSITY (about 38 miles;
SAVANNAH, GA; FT enrollment: 3,945)
- GEORGIA SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY (about 56 miles;
STATESBORO, GA; FT enrollment: 12,724)
- SOUTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 68 miles;
ORANGEBURG, SC; FT enrollment: 3,971)
- TRIDENT TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 72 miles;
CHARLESTON, SC; FT enrollment: 5,925)
- CHARLESTON SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY (about 73 miles;
CHARLESTON, SC; FT enrollment: 2,191)
- MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA (about 75
miles; CHARLESTON, SC; FT enrollment: 2,162)
Public high schools in Ridgeland:
- JASPER COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 824;
Location: 1913 GRAYS HWY; Grades: 09 - 12)
- RIDGELAND CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTION (Students:
95; Location: EAST FRONTAGE RD.; Grades: 09 - 12)
- BEAUFORT-JASPER CAREER CTR (Location: ROUTE
1, BOX 127; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Ridgeland:
- RIDGELAND ELEMENTARY (Students: 904;
Location: BEES CREEK ROAD; Grades: PK - 04)
- RIDGELAND MIDDLE (Students: 667; Location:
250 BEES CREEK ROAD; Grades: 05 - 08)
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