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Population (year 2000): 1,667. Estimated
population in July 2005: 1,593 (-4.4% change)
Males: 732 (43.9%), Females: 935 (56.1%)
Lake County
Zip code:
38080
Median resident age: 41.2 years
Median household income: $20,675 (year 2000)
Median house value: $50,700 (year 2000)
Races in Ridgely:
- White Non-Hispanic (79.5%)
- Black (17.9%)
- Hispanic (1.6%)
- Two or more races (1.1%)
- Other race (1.0%)
- American Indian (0.6%)
Ancestries: United States (25.0%), Irish (6.6%),
English (4.0%), German (2.8%), Dutch (1.7%).
Elevation: 280 feet
Land area: 0.7 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Ridgely
- High school or higher: 49.6%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 6.0%
- Graduate or professional degree: 2.3%
- Unemployed: 10.8%
- Mean travel time to work: 21.1 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Ridgely town
- Never married: 16.5%
- Now married: 53.0%
- Separated: 3.1%
- Widowed: 13.3%
- Divorced: 14.1%
1.3% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: -178 (-9.6%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Ridgely:
- METHODIST HEALTHCARE DYERSBURG HOSPITA (about 17
miles; DYERSBURG, TN)
- PEMISCOT MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 19 miles; HAYTI,
MO)
- BAPTIST MEMORIAL HOSPITAL UNION CITY (about 31
miles; UNION CITY, TN)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Ridgely:
- MC KELLAR-SIPES REGIONAL (about 62 miles; JACKSON,
TN; ID: MKL)
- CAPE GIRARDEAU REGIONAL (about 66 miles; CAPE
GIRARDEAU, MO; ID: CGI)
- MILLINGTON MUNI (about 69 miles; MILLINGTON, TN; ID:
NQA)
Other public-use airports nearest to Ridgely:
- CARUTHERSVILLE MEMORIAL (about 15 miles;
CARUTHERSVILLE, MO; ID: M05)
- MID CONTINENT (about 17 miles; HAYTI, MO; ID: M28)
- REELFOOT LAKE (about 18 miles; TIPTONVILLE, TN; ID:
0M2)
Amtrak station near Ridgely:
- 19 miles: NEWBERN/DYERSBURG (NEWBERN, 108 JEFFERSON
ST.). Services: fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed
waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, free
short-term parking, free long-term parking.
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Ridgely:
- THE UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE-MARTIN (about 52 miles;
MARTIN, TN; Full-time enrollment: 5,131)
- UNION UNIVERSITY (about 62 miles; JACKSON, TN; FT
enrollment: 2,144)
- JACKSON STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 65 miles;
JACKSON, TN; FT enrollment: 2,534)
- SOUTHEAST MISSOURI STATE UNIVERSITY (about 74 miles;
CAPE GIRARDEAU, MO; FT enrollment: 7,227)
- SOUTHWEST TENNESSEE COMMUNITY COLLEGE-MACON CAMPUS
(about 79 miles; MEMPHIS, TN; FT enrollment: 6,979)
- UNIVERSITY OF MEMPHIS (about 81 miles; MEMPHIS, TN;
FT enrollment: 15,831)
- SOUTHWEST TENNESSEE COMMUNITY COLLEGE-UNION CAMPUS
(about 81 miles; MEMPHIS, TN; FT enrollment: 6,979)
Public primary/middle school in Ridgely:
- LARA KENDALL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students:
389; Location: 200 COLLEGE ST; Grades: KG - 08)
Library in Ridgely:
- RIDGELY PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income:
$10,450; Location: 134 N. MAIN STREET; 13,042 books; 126
audio materials; 247 video materials; 8 serial
subscriptions)
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