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Population (year 2000): 6,828. Estimated
population in July 2005: 7,268 (+6.4% change)
Males: 3,177 (46.5%), Females: 3,651 (53.5%)
Fond du Lac County
Zip code:
54971
Median resident age: 39.7 years
Median household income: $37,399 (year 2000)
Median house value: $89,500 (year 2000)
Races in Ripon:
- White Non-Hispanic (96.5%)
- Hispanic (2.2%)
- Other race (0.9%)
- Two or more races (0.6%)
Ancestries: German (53.7%), English (9.9%),
Irish (7.6%), Polish (7.4%), Norwegian (6.9%), French (3.4%).
Elevation: 943 feet
Land area: 4.2 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Ripon
- High school or higher: 82.7%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 19.6%
- Graduate or professional degree: 6.6%
- Unemployed: 3.2%
- Mean travel time to work: 14.5 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Ripon city
- Never married: 21.5%
- Now married: 57.1%
- Separated: 0.6%
- Widowed: 12.2%
- Divorced: 8.6%
1.8% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: -397 (-5.5%).
Hospital/medical center in Ripon:
- RIPON MEDICAL CTR (933 NEWBURY ST PO BOX 390)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Ripon:
- BERLIN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 13 miles; BERLIN,
WI)
- WAUPUN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 17 miles; WAUPUN,
WI)
- MERCY MEDICAL CENTER OF OSHKOSH INC (about 26 miles;
OSHKOSH, WI)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Ripon:
- WITTMAN REGIONAL (about 23 miles; OSHKOSH, WI; ID:
OSH)
- OUTAGAMIE COUNTY REGIONAL (about 36 miles; APPLETON,
WI; ID: ATW)
- DANE COUNTY REGIONAL-TRUAX FIELD (about 60 miles;
MADISON, WI; ID: MSN)
Other public-use airports nearest to Ripon:
- FOND DU LAC COUNTY (about 26 miles; FOND DU LAC, WI;
ID: FLD)
- BRENNAND (about 29 miles; NEENAH, WI; ID: 79C)
- DODGE COUNTY (about 31 miles; JUNEAU, WI; ID: UNU)
College/University in Ripon:
- RIPON COLLEGE (Full-time enrollment: 846;
Location: 300 SEWARD ST; Private, not-for-profit;
Website: www.ripon.edu)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Ripon:
- MORAINE PARK TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 24 miles; FOND
DU LAC, WI; Full-time enrollment: 3,037)
- UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-OSHKOSH (about 26 miles;
OSHKOSH, WI; FT enrollment: 9,057)
- FOX VALLEY TECHNICAL COLLEGE AT APPLETON (about 45
miles; APPLETON, WI; FT enrollment: 3,364)
- MADISON AREA TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 61 miles;
MADISON, WI; FT enrollment: 7,914)
- SAINT NORBERT COLLEGE (about 66 miles; DE PERE, WI;
FT enrollment: 2,031)
- WAUKESHA COUNTY TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 66 miles;
PEWAUKEE, WI; FT enrollment: 3,465)
- UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-MADISON (about 66 miles;
MADISON, WI; FT enrollment: 37,607)
Public high school in Ripon:
- RIPON HI (Students: 530; Location: 850 TIGER
DR; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Ripon:
- BARLOW PARK EL (Students: 413; Location: 100
RINGSTAD DR; Grades: PK - 02)
- RIPON MID (Students: 397; Location: 651
METOMEN ST; Grades: 06 - 08)
- MURRAY PARK EL (Students: 354; Location: 64
SUNSET AVE; Grades: PK - 05)
Private primary/middle school in Ripon:
- ST PATRICK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 63;
Location: 222 BLOSSOM STREET; Grades: PK - 5)
Library in Ripon:
- RIPON PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income:
$364,636; Location: 120 JEFFERSON ST.; 56,454 books;
1,974 audio materials; 2,449 video materials; 160 serial
subscriptions)
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