Ridgway township, Gallatin County, Illinois (IL) detailed profile
Land area: 35.6 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 1,033 (all rural)
| Males: 498 |  (48.2%) |
| Females: 535 |  (51.8%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 1,033 (851 owner occupied, 182 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 18% |
| State: | 33% |
Races in Ridgway township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 99.1%
- Black: 0.1%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.3%
Median age of males: 43.2
Median age of females: 44.6
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Average household size: 2.22
| Ridgway township: | 2.2 people |
| Illinois: | 2.6 people |
Average family size: 2.81
| Ridgway township: | $39,913 |
| Illinois: | $56,210 |
| Here: | $253 |
| State: | $772 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $56,843 (it was $42,700 in 2000)
| : | $56,843 |
| Illinois: | $169,600 |
| Population density: 29 people per square mile | (low). |
| This township: | 10.4% |
| Whole state: | 10.7% |
| This township: | 4.5% |
| Whole state: | 5.1% |
Cities in this township include: Ridgway.
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Churches in Ridgway township include: Old Cottonwood Church (A), Asbury Church (B), Saint Patricks Church (C), New Hope Church (D). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Callicott Cemetery (1), Jones Cemetery (2), Jackson Cemetery (3), New Zion Cemetery (4), Old Cottonwood Cemetery (5), Riley Cemetery (6), Saint Patrick Catholic Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map
Swamps: Joes Slough (A). Display/hide its location on the map
72% of Ridgway township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 56% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 54% lived in Illinois.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 738
- Northeast: 0
- Midwest: 228
- South: 73
- West: 6
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $27,500
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 3.2%
No gay or lesbian households reported
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 416
- One, attached: 5
- Two: 9
- 3 or 4: 5
- 10 to 19: 5
- Mobile homes: 66
Median worth of mobile homes: $14,800
Housing units in Ridgway township with a mortgage: 99 (12 second mortgage, 5 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 190
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (18%)
- Construction (14%)
- Public administration (8%)
- Plastics and rubber products (7%)
- Truck transportation (5%)
- Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction (5%)
- Food (5%)
- Health care (32%)
- Educational services (15%)
- Finance and insurance (8%)
- Social assistance (8%)
- Public administration (8%)
- U. S. Postal service (4%)
- Accommodation and food services (4%)
- Farmers and farm managers (12%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (8%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (6%)
- Agricultural workers including supervisors (6%)
- Carpenters (5%)
- Drafters, engineering, and mapping technicians (4%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (4%)
- Registered nurses (10%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (10%)
- Health technologists and technicians (9%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (8%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (7%)
- Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (6%)
- Other healthcare support occupations (5%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Ridgway township:
- German (29.2%)
- United States or American (18.7%)
- Irish (15.5%)
- English (14.1%)
- French (except Basque) (10.6%)
- Scottish (2.4%)
- Scotch-Irish (2.0%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 393 (82%)
- Carpooled: 55 (12%)
- Walked: 13 (3%)
- Other means: 2 (0%)
- Worked at home: 15 (3%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Utility gas (71%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (16%)
- Electricity (11%)
- Other fuel (1%)
- No fuel used (1%)
98.8% of residents of Ridgway township speak English at home.
0.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
0.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (50% speak English well, 50% speak English not well).
0.4% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 1,045- In family households: 857 (269 male householders, 37 female householders)
254 spouses, 260 children (248 natural, 2 adopted, 10 stepchildren), 14 grandchildren, 5 brothers or sisters, 4 parents, 8 other relatives, 6 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 188 (78 male householders (72 living alone)), 91 female householders (80 living alone)), 19 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 143 2-persons, 94 3-persons, 43 4-persons, 24 5-persons, 2 6-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 152 1-person, 16 2-persons, 1 3-persons,
144 married couples with children.
37 single-parent households (10 men, 27 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 2
| Here: | 2.0% |
| Illinois: | 13.4% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 0
| Here: | 0.0% |
| Illinois: | 11.1% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 0
| Here: | 0.0% |
| Illinois: | 25.8% |