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Population (year 2000): 2,147. Estimated
population in July 2005: 2,869 (+33.6% change)
Males: 1,063 (49.5%), Females: 1,084 (50.5%)
Clark County
Zip code:
98642
Median resident age: 35.5 years
Median household income: $46,012 (year 2000)
Median house value: $157,800 (year 2000)
Races in Ridgefield:
- White Non-Hispanic (94.2%)
- American Indian (2.5%)
- Two or more races (2.5%)
- Hispanic (1.8%)
Ancestries: German (22.4%), United States
(15.1%), English (12.9%), Irish (10.2%), Norwegian (7.2%),
French (4.5%).
Elevation: 100 feet
Land area: 5.1 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Ridgefield
- High school or higher: 91.7%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 20.5%
- Graduate or professional degree: 5.3%
- Unemployed: 4.5%
- Mean travel time to work: 25.8 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Ridgefield city
- Never married: 20.3%
- Now married: 61.1%
- Separated: 1.0%
- Widowed: 5.2%
- Divorced: 12.4%
2.4% Foreign born (0.8% Europe, 0.5% Latin
America, 0.5% North America, 0.3% Asia, 0.3% Africa).
Population change in the 1990s: +772 (+56.1%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Ridgefield:
- S W WASHINGTON MEDICAL CENTER (about 15 miles;
VANCOUVER, WA)
- LEGACY EMANUEL HOSPITAL & HEALTH CTR (about 20
miles; PORTLAND, OR)
- LEGACY GOOD SAMARITAN HOSP & MED CTR (about 20
miles; PORTLAND, OR)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Ridgefield:
- PORTLAND INTL (about 19 miles; PORTLAND, OR; ID:
PDX)
- MC MINNVILLE MUNI (about 52 miles; MC MINNVILLE, OR;
ID: MMV)
- MCNARY FLD (about 66 miles; SALEM, OR; ID: SLE)
Other public-use airports nearest to Ridgefield:
- WOODLAND STATE (about 5 miles; WOODLAND, WA; ID:
W27)
- SCAPPOOSE INDUSTRIAL AIRPARK (about 10 miles;
SCAPPOOSE, OR; ID: SPB)
- GOHEEN (about 12 miles; BATTLE GROUND, WA; ID: W52)
Amtrak station near Ridgefield:
- 14 miles: VANCOUVER (FOOT OF W. 11TH ST.). Services:
ticket office, fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed
waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones,
vending machines, free short-term parking, free
long-term parking, call for taxi service.
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Ridgefield:
- CLARK COLLEGE (about 13 miles; VANCOUVER, WA;
Full-time enrollment: 5,106)
- UNIVERSITY OF PORTLAND (about 16 miles; PORTLAND,
OR; FT enrollment: 2,683)
- PORTLAND STATE UNIVERSITY (about 24 miles; PORTLAND,
OR; FT enrollment: 13,255)
- LEWIS AND CLARK COLLEGE (about 25 miles; PORTLAND,
OR; FT enrollment: 2,795)
- LOWER COLUMBIA COLLEGE (about 30 miles; LONGVIEW,
WA; FT enrollment: 2,237)
- PORTLAND COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 30 miles;
Portland, OR; FT enrollment: 12,132)
- MT HOOD COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 30 miles; GRESHAM,
OR; FT enrollment: 4,867)
Public high school in Ridgefield:
- RIDGEFIELD HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 637;
Location: 2630 S HILLHURST ROAD; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Ridgefield:
- SOUTH RIDGE ELEMENTARY (Students: 453;
Location: 502 NW 199TH STREET; Grades: KG - 06)
- UNION RIDGE ELEMENTARY (Students: 430;
Location: 330 NORTH FIFTH STREET; Grades: KG - 06)
- VIEW RIDGE MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 323;
Location: 510 PIONEER STREET; Grades: 07 - 08)
Private primary/middle school in Ridgefield:
- MOUNTAIN VIEW CHRISTIAN SCHOOL (Students:
290; Location: 2810 NE 259TH STREET; Grades: PK - 8)
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