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Population (year 2000): 328. Estimated
population in July 2005: 331 (+0.9% change)
Males: 146 (44.5%), Females: 182 (55.5%)
Fairfield County
Zip code:
29130
Median resident age: 40.7 years
Median household income: $36,250 (year 2000)
Median house value: $82,900 (year 2000)
Races in Ridgeway:
- White Non-Hispanic (60.4%)
- Black (37.5%)
- American Indian (1.5%)
- Two or more races (1.5%)
Ancestries: German (11.6%), English (10.4%),
Irish (9.8%), United States (5.8%), Italian (3.7%), Scotch-Irish
(1.2%).
Elevation: 620 feet
Land area: 0.5 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Ridgeway
- High school or higher: 82.8%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 25.1%
- Graduate or professional degree: 5.9%
- Unemployed: 3.6%
- Mean travel time to work: 24.4 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Ridgeway town
- Never married: 20.4%
- Now married: 55.7%
- Separated: 4.1%
- Widowed: 8.6%
- Divorced: 11.3%
0.0% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: -92 (-21.9%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Ridgeway:
- FAIRFIELD MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 10 miles;
WINNSBORO, SC)
- G WERBER BRYAN PSYCH HOSP (about 18 miles; COLUMBIA,
SC)
- HEALTHSOUTH REHAB HOSP OF COLUMBIA (about 18 miles;
COLUMBIA, SC)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Ridgeway:
- COLUMBIA METROPOLITAN (about 28 miles; COLUMBIA, SC;
ID: CAE)
- MC ENTIRE ANGS (about 30 miles; EASTOVER, SC; ID:
MMT)
- SHAW AFB (about 42 miles; SUMTER, SC; ID: SSC)
Other public-use airports nearest to Ridgeway:
- FAIRFIELD COUNTY (about 10 miles; WINNSBORO, SC; ID:
FDW)
- COLUMBIA OWENS DOWNTOWN (about 24 miles; COLUMBIA,
SC; ID: CUB)
- WOODWARD FIELD (about 29 miles; CAMDEN, SC; ID: CDN)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Ridgeway:
- BENEDICT COLLEGE (about 20 miles; COLUMBIA, SC;
Full-time enrollment: 2,880)
- MIDLANDS TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 20 miles;
COLUMBIA, SC; FT enrollment: 5,958)
- UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA AT COLUMBIA (about 22
miles; COLUMBIA, SC; FT enrollment: 19,682)
- YORK TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 42 miles; ROCK HILL,
SC; FT enrollment: 2,221)
- WINTHROP UNIVERSITY (about 50 miles; ROCK HILL, SC;
FT enrollment: 4,976)
- SOUTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 61 miles;
ORANGEBURG, SC; FT enrollment: 3,971)
- CENTRAL PIEDMONT COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 67 miles;
CHARLOTTE, NC; FT enrollment: 7,967)
Public primary/middle school in Ridgeway:
- GEIGER ELEMENTARY (Students: 348; Location:
300 COLEMAN STREET; Grades: PK - 06)
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