Caroline County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level less than 2 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Low Potential
Air pollution and air quality trends
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AQI
Ozone
PM2.5
Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2010 was 31.7. This is about average.
Particulate Matter (PM2.5) [µ/m3] level in 2010 was 9.38. This is about average. Closest monitor was 17.9 miles away from the city center.
Lead (Pb) [µ/m3] level in 2005 was 0.00528. This is significantly better than average. Closest monitor was 17.9 miles away from the city center.
Drinking water stations with addresses in Ridgely and their reported violations in the past:
RIDGELY (Address: 2 CENTRAL AVE.  , Population served: 1400, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
- CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-01-2000 and SEP-18-2000, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: Fed Compliance achieved (SEP-18-2000)
- Follow-up and Routine Tap Sampling - Between OCT-01-1998 and OCT-04-2000, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (MAR-28-2000), St Violation/Reminder Notice (MAR-28-2000), St Public Notif received (APR-25-2000), St Compliance achieved (OCT-04-2000)
BENEDICTINE SCHOOL (Address: 14299 BENEDICTINE LANE , Population served: 300, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
- MCL, Single Sample - Between JUL-2005 and SEP-2005, Contaminant: Nitrate. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (OCT-04-2005), St Violation/Reminder Notice (OCT-04-2005), St Public Notif received (OCT-10-2005), St Compliance achieved (FEB-01-2006)
Past monitoring violations:
- Follow-up and Routine Tap Sampling - Between OCT-01-1997 and SEP-24-2001, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (FEB-20-2001), St Violation/Reminder Notice (2 times from FEB-20-2001 to AUG-13-2001), St Compliance achieved (SEP-24-2001)
DOVE ESTATES (Serves DE, Population served: 111, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In JUN-2004, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Boil Water Order (JUN-09-2004), St Public Notif issued (JUN-09-2004), St Compliance achieved (JUN-23-2004)
Past monitoring violations:
- CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-01-2000 and OCT-13-2000, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: Fed Compliance achieved (OCT-13-2000)
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 3.4%
(3.9% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 1.8% for Black residents, 0.0% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 0.0% for American Indian residents, 0.0% for Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander residents, 0.0% for other race residents, 0.0% for two or more races residents)
Average household size:
| This town: |  2.6 people | | Maryland: |  2.6 people |
| This town: | 68.2% | | Whole state: | 68.6% |
| This town: | 5.1% | | Whole state: | 5.6% |
- Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
- Gay men: 0.0% of all households
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Ridgely, MD
Ridgely compared to Maryland state average:
- Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage above state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage above state average.
- House age above state average.
- Number of college students below state average.
- Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.
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Banks with branches in Ridgely (2011 data):
- Provident State Bank, Inc.: Ridgely Branch at 1 West Belle Street, branch established on 03/16/1998. Info updated 06/04/2010: Bank assets: $26.4 mil, Deposits: $2.2 mil, headquarters in Preston, MD, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 9 total offices, Holding Company: Psb Holding Corp.
- PNC Bank, National Association: Ridgely Branch at 510 Central Avenue, branch established on 08/04/1931. Info updated 09/08/2010: Bank assets: $251,296.9 mil, Deposits: $185,092.1 mil, headquarters in Wilmington, DE, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 2629 total offices, Holding Company: Pnc Financial Services Group, Inc., The
- The Queenstown Bank of Maryland: Ridgely Branch at 204a East 6th Street, branch established on 03/17/2009. Info updated 11/03/2006: Bank assets: $0.4 mil, Deposits: $39.8 mil, headquarters in Queenstown, MD, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 8 total offices, Holding Company: Queenstown Bancorp Of Maryland, Inc.
Educational Attainment (%)
School Enrollment by Level of School (%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Electricity (51%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (32%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (14%)
- Wood (3%)
2004 Presidential Election results in Caroline County Maryland:
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Religion statistics for Ridgely:
Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 44.06%
| Here | | 44.1% |
| USA | | 50.2% |
Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations
| Name | United Methodist Church | Catholic Church | Southern Baptist Convention | The Wesleyan Church | Church of the Nazarene |
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| Adherents | 36.7% | 32.0% | 7.0% | 6.6% | 3.7% |
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| Congregations | 47.3% | 5.5% | 7.3% | 12.7% | 3.6% |
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| Name | Lutheran Church | LDS (Mormon) Church | Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee) | Church of the Brethren | Other |
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| Adherents | 2.9% | 2.6% | 2.4% | 1.5% | 4.5% |
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| Congregations | 1.8% | 1.8% | 1.8% | 3.6% | 14.5% |
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Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Tables represent county-level data.
Food Environment Statistics:Number of grocery stores: 7 | This county: | 2.13 / 10,000 pop. | | Maryland: | 1.96 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 5 | This county: | 1.52 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 1.22 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 19 | Caroline County: | 5.79 / 10,000 pop. | | Maryland: | 2.05 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 12 | Caroline County: | 3.66 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 5.40 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult obesity rate: | This county: | 30.0% | | Maryland: | 26.7% |
Low-income preschool obesity rate: | Caroline County: | 17.0% | | Maryland: | 15.5% |
| Local government employment and payroll (March 2007) |
| Function |
Full-time employees |
Monthly full-time payroll |
Average yearly full-time wage |
Part-time employees |
Monthly part-time payroll |
| Financial Administration |
2 | $6,250 | $37,500 | 0 | $0 |
| Other Government Administration |
2 | $7,638 | $45,828 | 3 | $297 |
| Police Protection - Officers |
7 | $24,321 | $41,693 | 0 | $0 |
| Streets and Highways |
1 | $3,693 | $44,316 | 0 | $0 |
| Solid Waste Management |
1 | $2,920 | $35,040 | 0 | $0 |
| Sewerage |
1 | $3,604 | $43,248 | 0 | $0 |
| Water Supply |
1 | $2,469 | $29,628 | 0 | $0 |
| Totals for Government |
15 | $50,895 | $40,716 | 3 | $297 |
Ridgely government finances in 2002:
- Charges - Sewerage: $196,000 ($128.61)
Solid Waste Management: $59,000 ($38.71)
Regular Highways: $7,000 ($4.59)
All Other: $1,000 ($0.66)
- Construction - Regular Highways: $186,000 ($122.05)
- Current Operations - Sewerage: $265,000 ($173.88)
Police Protection: $228,000 ($149.61)
Regular Highways: $190,000 ($124.67)
Water Utilities: $186,000 ($122.05)
Financial Administration: $107,000 ($70.21)
Solid Waste Management: $81,000 ($53.15)
General Public Buildings: $38,000 ($24.93)
Parks & Recreation: $17,000 ($11.15)
Central Staff Services: $16,000 ($10.50)
Judicial and Legal Services: $12,000 ($7.87)
Fire Protection: $7,000 ($4.59)
General - Other: $4,000 ($2.62)
Health Services - Other: $1,000 ($0.66)
- Federal Intergovernmental - All Other: $25,000 ($16.40)
- General - Interest on Debt: $29,000 ($19.03)
- Local Intergovernmental - General Support: $66,000 ($43.31)
All Other: $10,000 ($6.56)
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $353,000 ($231.63)
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $590,000 ($387.14)
- Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $581,000 ($381.23)
- Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Water Utilities: $308,000 ($202.10)
- Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Water Utilities: $45,000 ($29.53)
Other, NEC: $9,000 ($5.91)
- Miscellaneous - Rents: $26,000 ($17.06)
General Revenue, NEC: $14,000 ($9.19)
Interest Earnings: $13,000 ($8.53)
Property Sale Other: $6,000 ($3.94)
- Other Capital Outlay - Police Protection: $38,000 ($24.93)
General - Other: $16,000 ($10.50)
Parks & Recreation: $7,000 ($4.59)
- Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $379,000 ($248.69)
- Revenue - Water Utilities: $137,000 ($89.90)
- Short Term Debt Outstanding - End of Fiscal Year: $20,000 ($13.12)
- State Intergovernmental - All Other: $71,000 ($46.59)
- Tax - Property: $319,000 ($209.32)
NEC: $19,000 ($12.47)
- Total Salaries & Wages: $360,000 ($236.22)
- Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $14,000 ($9.19)
8.80% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($44,810 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 8.80% | | Maryland average: | 7.95% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
7.44% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($34,539 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 7.44% | | Maryland average: | 8.13% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
Strongest AM radio stations in Ridgely:
- WKDI (840 AM; daytime; 1 kW; DENTON, MD; Owner: BAYSHORE COMMUNICATIONS INC.)
- WBIS (1190 AM; 50 kW; ANNAPOLIS, MD; Owner: NATIONS RADIO, LLC)
- WWLG (1370 AM; 50 kW; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: M-10 BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WCBM (680 AM; 50 kW; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: WCBM MARYLAND, INC.)
- WWGB (1030 AM; daytime; 50 kW; INDIAN HEAD, MD; Owner: GOOD BODY MEDIA, LLC)
- WTEM (980 AM; 50 kW; WASHINGTON, DC; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
- WBAL (1090 AM; 50 kW; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: HEARST RADIO, INC.)
- WVCH (740 AM; 50 kW; CHESTER, PA; Owner: WVCH COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WJWL (900 AM; 11 kW; GEORGETOWN, DE; Owner: GREAT SCOTT BROADCASTING)
- WPGC (1580 AM; 50 kW; MORNINGSIDE, MD; Owner: INFINITY WPGC(AM), INC.)
- WGOP (700 AM; daytime; 25 kW; WALKERSVILLE, MD; Owner: BIRACH BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WTOP (1500 AM; 50 kW; WASHINGTON, DC; Owner: BONNEVILLE HOLDING COMPANY)
- WPEN (950 AM; 50 kW; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: GREATER PHILADELPHIA RADIO, INC.)
Strongest FM radio stations in Ridgely:
- WTDK (107.1 FM; FEDERALSBURG, MD; Owner: MTS BROADCASTING, L.C.)
- WSCL (89.5 FM; SALISBURY, MD; Owner: SALISBURY UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION, INC.)
- WAAI (100.9 FM; HURLOCK, MD; Owner: MTS BROADCASTING, L.C.)
- WWMX (106.5 FM; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: INFINITY RADIO OPERATIONS INC.)
- WRNR-FM (103.1 FM; GRASONVILLE, MD; Owner: EMPIRE BROADCASTING SYSTEM, INC.)
- WCEI-FM (96.7 FM; EASTON, MD; Owner: FIRST MEDIA RADIO, LLC)
- WAFL (97.7 FM; MILFORD, DE; Owner: DELMARVA BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WINX-FM (94.3 FM; CAMBRIDGE, MD; Owner: CWA BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WXPZ (101.3 FM; MILFORD, DE; Owner: DELMARVA BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WRDX (94.7 FM; DOVER, DE; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WRTX (91.7 FM; DOVER, DE; Owner: TEMPLE UNIV OF THE C/WEALTH SYSTEM)
TV broadcast stations around Ridgely:
- WMDT (Channel 47; SALISBURY, MD; Owner: DELMARVA BROADCAST SERVICE GENERAL PARTNERSHIP)
- WBOC-TV (Channel 16; SALISBURY, MD; Owner: WBOC, INC.)
- WDPB (Channel 64; SEAFORD, DE; Owner: WHYY, INC.)
- WTSD-CA (Channel 14; WILMINGTON, DE; Owner: PRIORITY COMMUNICATIONS MINISTRIES, INC.)
- WBFF (Channel 45; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: CHESAPEAKE TELEVISION LICENSEE, LLC)
- WMPT (Channel 22; ANNAPOLIS, MD; Owner: MARYLAND PUBLIC BROADCASTING COMMISSION)
- WNUV (Channel 54; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: BALTIMORE (WNUV-TV) LICENSEE, INC.)
Ridgely, Maryland:
- Fatal accident count: 13
- Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 16
- Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 6
- Fatalities: 13
- Persons involved in fatal accidents: 29
- Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 1
Maryland average:
- Fatal accident count: 260
- Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 377
- Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 62
- Fatalities: 280
- Persons involved in fatal accidents: 678
- Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 91
See more detailed statistics of Ridgely fatal car crashes and road traffic accidents for 1975 - 2009 here
FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 14 ( See the full list of FCC Registered Antenna Towers in Ridgely)
FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 2 - First St 100 E Of Central Ave (Lat: 38.943167 Lon: -75.881611), Call Sign: KBZ282
Assigned Frequencies: 33.7000 MHz
Grant Date: 07/12/2000, Expiration Date: 09/21/2005, Cancellation Date: 01/07/2006
Registrant: Caroline County Commissioners, 7n First St, Denton, MD 21629, Phone: (301) 634-2424 - 502 Factory St (Lat: 38.944278 Lon: -75.899111), Call Sign: KBB708, Licensee ID: L00031248
Assigned Frequencies: 151.535 MHz
Grant Date: 04/28/1997, Expiration Date: 06/19/2002, Cancellation Date: 05/15/2002
Registrant: Saulsbury Bros Inc, Ridgely, MD 21660, Phone: (410) 634-2141
FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 1 - Ridgely, 118 North Central Ave (Lat: 38.953056 Lon: -75.884194), Type: Building, Structure height: 9.1 m, Overall height: 10.7 m, Call Sign: WQHR799
Assigned Frequencies: 17935.0 MHz
Grant Date: 10/18/2007, Expiration Date: 10/18/2017, Certifier: Jim Mccormick
Registrant: Radio Dynamics Corp, Silver Spring, MD 20914, Phone: (301) 493-5171, Fax: (301) 576-4553, Email:
FCC Registered Maritime Coast & Aviation Ground Towers: 3 - Ridgely Airport (Lat: 38.966778 Lon: -75.866333), Type: Building, Overall height: 4 m, Call Sign: KGY4
Assigned Frequencies: 122.800 MHz
Grant Date: 02/03/2000, Expiration Date: 02/03/2005, Cancellation Date: 04/09/2005
Registrant: Ridgely Airport Inc, 24030 Racetrack Rd, Ridgely, MD 21660 - Ridgely Airpark (Lat: 38.967056 Lon: -75.871611), Type: Building, Overall height: 11 m, Call Sign: KSP7
Assigned Frequencies: 120.225 MHz
Grant Date: 03/20/2001, Expiration Date: 03/20/2006, Cancellation Date: 05/20/2006
Registrant: Ridgely Airpark Inc, 24030 Racetrack Rd Ste 3, Ridgely, MD 21660 - Ridgely Airpark (Lat: 38.968444 Lon: -75.869667), Type: Tower, Call Sign: WRLB3340
Assigned Frequencies: 0.22651 MHz
Grant Date: 06/28/2000, Expiration Date: 06/28/2005, Cancellation Date: 01/07/2006
Registrant: Ridgely Airpark Inc, 24030 Racetrack Rd, Ridgely, MD 21660
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 11 ( See the full list of FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses in Ridgely)
FAA Registered Aircraft: 9 ( See the full list of FAA Registered Aircraft in Ridgely)
2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:
See full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System statistics for Ridgely, MD
| Most common first names in Ridgely, MD among deceased individuals |
| Name | Count | Lived (average) |
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| Mary | 156 | 79.8 years |
| William | 148 | 74.2 years |
| James | 92 | 68.7 years |
| Charles | 92 | 75.7 years |
| Dorothy | 72 | 70.2 years |
| John | 65 | 66.4 years |
| Thomas | 48 | 66.1 years |
| Harry | 44 | 73.7 years |
| Robert | 44 | 70.7 years |
| Richard | 36 | 67.7 years |
| Most common last names in Ridgely, MD among deceased individuals |
| Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
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| Smith | 64 | 79.5 years |
| Downes | 60 | 70.5 years |
| Brown | 52 | 73.6 years |
| Ebling | 48 | 80.9 years |
| Walls | 44 | 80.2 years |
| Towers | 44 | 74.9 years |
| Thomas | 44 | 75.4 years |
| Nichols | 44 | 68.7 years |
| Jones | 40 | 77.3 years |
| Eaton | 36 | 77.0 years |
Businesses in Ridgely, MD
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