Ridgeville, Wisconsin
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Population change since 2000: +2.0%
Males: 258 | (51.5%) |
Females: 243 | (48.5%) |
Median resident age: | 42.9 years |
Wisconsin median age: | 42.6 years |
Zip codes: 54648.
Ridgeville: | $61,309 |
WI: | $70,996 |
Estimated per capita income in 2022: $30,264 (it was $15,499 in 2000)
Ridgeville town income, earnings, and wages data
Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $218,000 (it was $86,000 in 2000)
Ridgeville: | $218,000 |
WI: | $252,800 |
Mean prices in 2022: all housing units: $260,430; detached houses: $278,269; townhouses or other attached units: $289,205; in 2-unit structures: $213,281; in 3-to-4-unit structures: $178,188; mobile homes: $80,393
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Ridgeville, WI
- 47995.6%White alone
- 122.4%Hispanic
- 30.6%American Indian alone
- 30.6%Asian alone
- 30.6%Two or more races
- 10.2%Other race alone
Races in Ridgeville detailed stats: ancestries, foreign born residents, place of birth
Ancestries: German (52.1%), Irish (19.8%), Norwegian (14.7%), United States (6.1%), English (5.9%), French (3.5%).
Current Local Time: CST time zone
Land area: 34.2 square miles.
Population density: 15 people per square mile (very low).
18 residents are foreign born (3.3% Latin America, 0.4% Asia).
This town: | 3.7% |
Wisconsin: | 3.6% |
Ridgeville town: | 1.1% ($967) |
Wisconsin: | 2.0% ($2,245) |
Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: La Crosse, WI (32.3 miles , pop. 51,818).
Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Madison, WI (80.0 miles , pop. 208,054).
Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (202.2 miles , pop. 2,896,016).
Nearest cities:
Latitude: 43.84 N, Longitude: 90.59 W
Area code commonly used in this area: 608
Here: | 2.5% |
Wisconsin: | 2.7% |
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting (20.0%)
- Health care (11.6%)
- Food (11.2%)
- Construction (9.2%)
- Educational services (6.4%)
- Public administration (5.6%)
- Accommodation & food services (4.4%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting (31.6%)
- Food (15.4%)
- Construction (12.5%)
- Truck transportation (6.6%)
- Health care (5.1%)
- Educational services (3.7%)
- Utilities (2.9%)
- Health care (19.3%)
- Public administration (10.5%)
- Educational services (9.6%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting (6.1%)
- Food (6.1%)
- Accommodation & food services (6.1%)
- Construction (5.3%)
- Farmers and farm managers (13.6%)
- Agricultural workers, including supervisors (6.0%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5.2%)
- Food processing workers (5.2%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (4.4%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair workers, including supervisors (4.4%)
- Other management occupations, except farmers and farm managers (4.0%)
- Farmers and farm managers (23.5%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair workers, including supervisors (8.1%)
- Food processing workers (8.1%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (8.1%)
- Agricultural workers, including supervisors (7.4%)
- Other management occupations, except farmers and farm managers (6.6%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (3.7%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (9.6%)
- Registered nurses (7.9%)
- Customer service representatives (6.1%)
- Other sales and related occupations, including supervisors (5.3%)
- Financial clerks, except bookkeeping, accounting and auditing clerks (4.4%)
- Cashiers (4.4%)
- Agricultural workers, including supervisors (4.4%)
Average climate in Ridgeville, Wisconsin
Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations
(lower is better)
Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2022 was 63.6. This is about average.
City: | 63.6 |
U.S.: | 72.6 |
Ozone [ppb] level in 2010 was 35.3. This is about average. Closest monitor was 9.6 miles away from the city center.
City: | 35.3 |
U.S.: | 33.3 |
Particulate Matter (PM2.5) [µg/m3] level in 2022 was 6.55. This is better than average. Closest monitor was 15.5 miles away from the city center.
City: | 6.55 |
U.S.: | 8.11 |
Tornado activity:
Ridgeville-area historical tornado activity is near Wisconsin state average. It is 25% greater than the overall U.S. average.
On 4/19/1957, a category F4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 20.4 miles away from the Ridgeville town center killed one person and caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.
On 4/19/1957, a category F3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 11.0 miles away from the town center caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.
Earthquake activity:
Ridgeville-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Wisconsin state average. It is 36% greater than the overall U.S. average.On 6/28/2004 at 06:10:52, a magnitude 4.2 (4.2 MW, Depth: 6.2 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 185.7 miles away from the city center
On 4/18/2008 at 09:36:59, a magnitude 5.4 (5.1 MB, 4.8 MS, 5.4 MW, 5.2 MW, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 398.3 miles away from the city center
On 6/10/1987 at 23:48:54, a magnitude 5.1 (4.9 MB, 4.4 MS, 4.6 MS, 5.1 LG) earthquake occurred 374.4 miles away from Ridgeville center
On 7/9/1975 at 14:54:15, a magnitude 4.6 (4.6 MB) earthquake occurred 296.1 miles away from the city center
On 4/18/2008 at 09:36:59, a magnitude 5.2 (5.2 MW, Depth: 8.9 mi) earthquake occurred 398.4 miles away from Ridgeville center
On 2/10/2010 at 09:59:35, a magnitude 3.8 (3.8 MW, Depth: 6.2 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 167.2 miles away from the city center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)
Natural disasters:
The number of natural disasters in Monroe County (14) is near the US average (15).Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 9
Emergencies Declared: 2
Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 11, Storms: 11, Tornadoes: 7, Winds: 4, Landslides: 2, Drought: 1, Heavy Rain: 1, Hurricane: 1, Mudslide: 1, Other: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Hospitals and medical centers near Ridgeville:
- TOMAH NURSING AND REHAB (Nursing Home, about 10 miles away; TOMAH, WI)
- HOSPICE TOUCH (Hospital, about 11 miles away; TOMAH, WI)
- GUNDERSEN LUTHERAN RENAL DIALYSIS - TOMAH (Dialysis Facility, about 11 miles away; TOMAH, WI)
- TOMAH MEM HSPTL Critical Access Hospitals (about 11 miles away; TOMAH, WI)
- TOMAH VA MEDICAL CENTER (Hospital, Acute Care - Veterans Administration, about 12 miles away; TOMAH, WI)
- MORROW MEMORIAL HOME (Nursing Home, about 14 miles away; SPARTA, WI)
- MAYO CLINIC HLTH SYSTM, FRANCISCAN HLTHCARE-SPARTA Critical Access Hospitals (about 14 miles away; SPARTA, WI)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Ridgeville:
- University of Wisconsin-La Crosse (about 33 miles; La Crosse, WI; Full-time enrollment: 9,837)
- Viterbo University (about 33 miles; La Crosse, WI; FT enrollment: 2,848)
- Western Technical College (about 33 miles; La Crosse, WI; FT enrollment: 3,377)
- Winona State University (about 55 miles; Winona, MN; FT enrollment: 8,397)
- Mid-State Technical College (about 56 miles; Wisconsin Rapids, WI; FT enrollment: 2,128)
- Saint Mary's University of Minnesota (about 58 miles; Winona, MN; FT enrollment: 4,022)
- University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point (about 70 miles; Stevens Point, WI; FT enrollment: 9,089)
Points of interest:
Notable location: Norwalk Area Fire District (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Church in Ridgeville: Saint Johns Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Cemeteries: Aney Cemetery (1), Catholic Cemetery (2), Pilgrims Home Cemetery (3), Saint Jacobs Cemetery (4), Summit Ridge Cemetery (5), Saint Johns Cemetery (6). Display/hide their locations on the map
Reservoirs: McCrary Lake 4.61 (A), 0.33 Reservoir (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
This town: | 2.7 people |
Wisconsin: | 2.4 people |
This town: | 77.2% |
Whole state: | 64.4% |
This town: | 6.0% |
Whole state: | 7.3% |
No gay or lesbian households reported
This town: | 20.6% |
Whole state: | 8.7% |
This town: | 12.1% |
Whole state: | 3.7% |
For population 15 years and over in Ridgeville:
- Never married: 27.1%
- Now married: 61.5%
- Separated: 1.1%
- Widowed: 3.6%
- Divorced: 6.6%
For population 25 years and over in Ridgeville:
- High school or higher: 79.2%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 12.7%
- Graduate or professional degree: 3.5%
- Unemployed: 2.3%
- Mean travel time to work (commute): 23.0 minutes
Here: | 11.4 |
Wisconsin average: | 11.0 |
Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results
Religion statistics for Ridgeville, WI (based on Monroe County data)
Religion | Adherents | Congregations |
---|---|---|
Catholic | 9,250 | 10 |
Evangelical Protestant | 8,916 | 41 |
Mainline Protestant | 4,462 | 20 |
Other | 304 | 4 |
None | 21,741 | - |
Food Environment Statistics:
This county: | 1.86 / 10,000 pop. |
Wisconsin: | 1.86 / 10,000 pop. |
Monroe County: | 0.23 / 10,000 pop. |
State: | 0.11 / 10,000 pop. |
Here: | 0.46 / 10,000 pop. |
Wisconsin: | 0.38 / 10,000 pop. |
Monroe County: | 4.88 / 10,000 pop. |
Wisconsin: | 4.12 / 10,000 pop. |
Monroe County: | 7.44 / 10,000 pop. |
Wisconsin: | 8.64 / 10,000 pop. |
This county: | 8.7% |
Wisconsin: | 7.6% |
Here: | 27.1% |
Wisconsin: | 27.5% |
This county: | 12.4% |
Wisconsin: | 13.0% |
Strongest AM radio stations in Ridgeville:
- WKLJ (1290 AM; 5 kW; SPARTA, WI; Owner: SPARTA-TOMAH BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
- WSPT (1010 AM; 50 kW; STEVENS POINT, WI)
- WKTY (580 AM; 5 kW; LA CROSSE, WI; Owner: FAMILY RADIO, INC.)
- WTMB (1460 AM; 1 kW; TOMAH, WI; Owner: MAGNUM RADIO, INC.)
- WSAU (550 AM; 20 kW; WAUSAU, WI; Owner: WRIG, INC.)
- WNAM (1280 AM; 50 kW; NEENAH-MENASHA, WI; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
- WIZM (1410 AM; 5 kW; LA CROSSE, WI; Owner: FAMILY RADIO, INC.)
- WTMJ (620 AM; 50 kW; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
- WCTS (1030 AM; 50 kW; MAPLEWOOD, MN; Owner: CNTL. BAPT. THEO/AL SEMI MINNEAPOLIS)
- WCCO (830 AM; 50 kW; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: INFINITY MEDIA CORPORATION)
- WSCR (670 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
- WISN (1130 AM; 50 kW; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WGN (720 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: WGN CONTINENTAL BROADCASTING CO.)
Strongest FM radio stations in Ridgeville:
- WVCX (98.9 FM; TOMAH, WI; Owner: VCY AMERICA, INC.)
- WXYM (96.1 FM; TOMAH, WI; Owner: MAGNUM RADIO, INC.)
- WBOG (94.5 FM; TOMAH, WI; Owner: MAGNUM RADIO, INC.)
- WCOW-FM (97.1 FM; SPARTA, WI; Owner: SPARTA-TOMAH BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
- WIZM-FM (93.3 FM; LA CROSSE, WI; Owner: FAMILY RADIO, INC.)
- WRJC-FM (92.1 FM; MAUSTON, WI; Owner: WRJC, INCORPORATED)
- WAXX (104.5 FM; EAU CLAIRE, WI; Owner: MAVERICK MEDIA OF EAU CLAIRE LICENSE LLC)
- WHLA (90.3 FM; LA CROSSE, WI; Owner: STATE OF WISCONSIN - EDUCATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS BOARD)
- KQEG (102.7 FM; LA CRESCENT, MN; Owner: WHITE EAGLE BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WLSU (88.9 FM; LA CROSSE, WI; Owner: BD.OF REGENTS, UNIV.OF WISCONSIN SYSTEM)
- KXLC (91.1 FM; LA CRESCENT, MN; Owner: MINNESOTA PUBLIC RADIO)
- K220EP (91.9 FM; LA CRESCENT, MN; Owner: FAITH SOUND, INC.)
- WQCC (106.3 FM; LA CROSSE, WI; Owner: MISSISSIPPI VALLEY BROADCASTERS, LLC)
TV broadcast stations around Ridgeville:
- WDLS-LP (Channel 35; TOMAH, WI; Owner: MAGNUM RADIO, INC.)
- WKBT (Channel 8; LA CROSSE, WI; Owner: QUEENB TELEVISION, LLC)
- WXOW-TV (Channel 19; LA CROSSE, WI; Owner: WXOW-WQOW TELEVISION, INC.)
- WEAU-TV (Channel 13; EAU CLAIRE, WI; Owner: WEAU LICENSEE CORP.)
- WLAX (Channel 25; LA CROSSE, WI; Owner: GRANT MEDIA, INC.)
- WHLA-TV (Channel 31; LA CROSSE, WI; Owner: WISCONSIN EDUCATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS BOARD)
- National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
- 9Number of bridges
- 46ft / 13.7mTotal length
- $210,000Total costs
- 6,316Total average daily traffic
- 428Total average daily truck traffic
FCC Registered Antenna Towers:
5- Carl Guse, 19179 Hwy T (Lat: 43.895556 Lon: -90.585000), Type: 128.0, Structure height: 55081 m, Overall height: 121.9 m, Registrant: Wisconsin State Patrol, Eric.Engel@dot.Wi.Gov, , 7912 Madis-on, Phone: (608) 267-3573
- JAMES WESTOVER, 19179 Hwy T (Lat: 43.895556 Lon: -90.585000), Type: 128.0, Structure height: 55081 m, Overall height: 121.9 m, Registrant: State Of Wisconsin, Marie.Treazise@dot.Wi.Gov, , Madis-on, Phone: (608) 381-8248
- JAMES WESTOVER, 19179 Hwy T (Lat: 43.895556 Lon: -90.585000), Type: 128.0, Structure height: 55081 m, Overall height: 121.9 m, Registrant: State Of Wisconsin, Marie.Treazise@dot.Wi.Gov, , Madis-on, Phone: (608) 381-8248
- 19179 Hwy T (Lat: 43.895556 Lon: -90.585000), Type: 128.0, Overall height: 122 m, Registrant: State Of Wisconsin, Dmiller3@mail.State.Wi.Us, , 7912 Madis-on, Phone: (608) 267-9763
- 19179 Hwy T (Lat: 43.895556 Lon: -90.585000), Type: 128.0, Overall height: 121.9 m, Registrant: State Of Wisconsin, Dmiller3@mail.State.Wi.Us, , 7912 Madis-on, Phone: (608) 267-9763
FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers:
1- Hwy T 1.4 Mi N Of Hwy A (Lat: 43.911083 Lon: -90.587361), Type: Tower, Structure height: 21 m, Call Sign: WPIG848,
Assigned Frequencies: 462.775 MHz, Grant Date: 10/13/2010, Expiration Date: 09/05/2020, Cancellation Date: 04/04/2012, Certifier: William E Bastian, Registrant: Communications Licensing Consulting, N6377 Woodridge Ln, Beaver Dam, WI 53916, Phone: (920) 885-4450, Fax: (920) 885-4452, Email:
FCC Registered Broadcast Land Mobile Towers:
1- 19260 Hwy T (Lat: 43.896361 Lon: -90.582361), Type: Ltower, Structure height: 55 m, Overall height: 60.9 m, Call Sign: WRQZ825,
Assigned Frequencies: 4955.00 MHz, Grant Date: 05/24/2022, Expiration Date: 05/24/2032, Certifier: Scott Holum, Registrant: Baycom Inc, 2040 Radisson Street, Green Bay, WI 54302, Phone: (920) 544-4248, Email:
FCC Registered Microwave Towers:
3- RIDG CNT TWR, 19260 Hwy T (Lat: 43.896361 Lon: -90.582361), Type: Tower, Structure height: 55 m, Overall height: 60.9 m, Call Sign: WPXQ883,
Assigned Frequencies: 953.950 MHz, 955.550 MHz, Grant Date: 05/06/2023, Expiration Date: 05/22/2033, Certifier: Randy Gillen, Registrant: Monroe County 911 Center, 112 S Court St, Sparta, WI 54656, Phone: (608) 269-8982, Fax: (608) 269-8796, Email:
- RIDGEVILLE, 19179 Hwy T (Lat: 43.895556 Lon: -90.585000), Type: Gtower, Structure height: 121.9 m, Overall height: 128 m, Call Sign: WHP65,
Assigned Frequencies: 5974.85 MHz, 6004.50 MHz, 5945.20 MHz, 6063.80 MHz, 6845.00 MHz, 6640.00 MHz, 6845.00 MHz, 6845.00 MHz, 6845.00 MHz, 6640.00 MHz, Grant Date: 04/21/2021, Expiration Date: 07/10/2031, Registrant: Wisconsin State Patrol, 4822 Madison Yards Way - 9th Fl South, Madison, WI 53705, Phone: (608) 709-0095, Email:
- 1 Mi Nw Of (Lat: 43.895500 Lon: -90.583444), Overall height: 68.9 m, Call Sign: WIV91,
Assigned Frequencies: 950.000 MHz, Grant Date: 11/28/1973, Expiration Date: 12/01/2004, Cancellation Date: 01/22/1999, Registrant: State Of Wisconsin, 3319 West Beltline Hwy, Madison, WI 53713
- 48.5%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 29.1%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 19.4%Wood
- 3.0%Utility gas
- 30.0%Electricity
- 30.0%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 23.3%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 16.7%Wood
Ridgeville compared to Wisconsin state average:
- Unemployed percentage significantly below state average.
- Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Renting percentage below state average.
- Length of stay since moving in significantly above state average.
- Number of rooms per house significantly below state average.
- House age significantly below state average.
- Number of college students below state average.
- Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.