Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
| This town: | 14.4% | | Whole state: | 14.6% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
| This town: | 4.9% | | Whole state: | 7.4% |
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Ridgeway, NY
29 people in nursing homes
19 people in other group homes
Ridgeway compared to New York state average:
- Black race population percentage below state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage below state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly below 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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School Enrollment by Level of School
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2004 Presidential Election results in Orleans County New York:
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Most commonly used house heating fuel:
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- Utility gas (56%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (23%)
- Electricity (8%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (8%)
- Wood (3%)
- No fuel used (1%)
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Religon statistics for Ridgeway
| Name | Catholic Church | United Methodist Church | Presbyterian Church (USA) | American Baptist Churches in the USA | Muslim Estimate |
| Adherents | 55.1% | 14.9% | 5.5% | 5.1% | 4.2% |
| Congregations | 14.9% | 23.4% | 8.5% | 8.5% | 2.1% |
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| Name | Evangelical Lutheran Church in America | Assemblies of God | Episcopal Church | The Wesleyan Church | Other religions |
| Adherents | 3.6% | 3.4% | 2.2% | 1.8% | 4.1% |
| Congregations | 6.4% | 8.5% | 6.4% | 2.1% | 19.1% |
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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.
4.96% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($30,343 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 4.96% | | New York average: | 5.41% |
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:
5.90% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($30,701 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 5.90% | | New York average: | 6.26% |
0.06% of residents moved to foreign countries ($177 average AGI)| Orleans County: | 0.06% | | New York average: | 0.10% |
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
Strongest AM radio stations in Ridgeway:
- WHAM (1180 AM; 50 kW; ROCHESTER, NY; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
- WWKB (1520 AM; 50 kW; BUFFALO, NY; Owner: ENTERCOM BUFFALO LICENSE, LLC)
- WTOR (770 AM; daytime; 9 kW; YOUNGSTOWN, NY; Owner: BIRACH BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WLGZ (990 AM; 5 kW; ROCHESTER, NY; Owner: KIMTRON, INC.)
- WGR (550 AM; 5 kW; BUFFALO, NY; Owner: ENTERCOM BUFFALO LICENSE, LLC)
- WXRL (1300 AM; 5 kW; LANCASTER, NY; Owner: DOME BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WBEN (930 AM; 5 kW; BUFFALO, NY; Owner: ENTERCOM BUFFALO LICENSE, LLC)
- WJJL (1440 AM; 5 kW; NIAGARA FALLS, NY; Owner: M.J. PHILLIPS COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WNED (970 AM; 5 kW; BUFFALO, NY)
- WLVL (1340 AM; 1 kW; LOCKPORT, NY; Owner: CULVER COMMUNICATIONS CORP., INC.)
- WHTK (1280 AM; 5 kW; ROCHESTER, NY)
- WHLD (1270 AM; 5 kW; NIAGARA FALLS, NY; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WXXI (1370 AM; 5 kW; ROCHESTER, NY; Owner: WXXI PUBLIC BROADCASTING COUNCIL)
Strongest FM radio stations in Ridgeway:
- W207BD (89.3 FM; MEDINA, NY; Owner: FAMILY LIFE MINISTRIES, INC.)
- WJCA (102.1 FM; ALBION, NY; Owner: CSN INTERNATIONAL)
- WTSS (102.5 FM; BUFFALO, NY; Owner: ENTERCOM BUFFALO LICENSE, LLC)
- WGRF (96.9 FM; BUFFALO, NY; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WMJQ (105.5 FM; BROCKPORT, NY; Owner: CANANDAIGUA BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WCOU (88.3 FM; WARSAW, NY; Owner: FAMILY LIFE MINISTRIES, INC.)
- WLOF (101.7 FM; ATTICA, NY; Owner: HOLY FAMILY COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
TV broadcast stations around Ridgeway:
- WNED-TV (Channel 17; BUFFALO, NY; Owner: WESTERN NY PUBLIC BROADCASTING ASSOC.)
- WUTV (Channel 29; BUFFALO, NY; Owner: WUTV LICENSEE, LLC)
- WNLO (Channel 23; BUFFALO, NY; Owner: WIVB BROADCASTING, LLC)
- WPXJ-TV (Channel 51; BATAVIA, NY; Owner: PAXSON BUFFALO LICENSE, INC.)
- WNYO-TV (Channel 49; BUFFALO, NY; Owner: NEW YORK TELEVISION, INC.)
- WGRZ-TV (Channel 2; BUFFALO, NY; Owner: MULTIMEDIA ENTERTAINMENT, INC.)
- WKBW-TV (Channel 7; BUFFALO, NY; Owner: WKBW-TV LICENSE, INC.)
- WIVB-TV (Channel 4; BUFFALO, NY; Owner: WIVB BROADCASTING, LLC)
- WBNF-CA (Channel 15; BUFFALO, NY; Owner: FAITH BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
- WDTB-LP (Channel 39; HAMBURG, NY; Owner: WORD OF GOD FELLOWSHIP, INC.)
Fatal accident statistics for 1975 - 2007 (per 100,000 population)
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Ridgeway, New York:
- Fatal accident count: 12
- Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 18
- Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 5
- Fatalities: 12
- Persons involved in fatal accidents: 31
- Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 2
New York average:
- Fatal accident count: 69
- Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 100
- Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 18
- Fatalities: 74
- Persons involved in fatal accidents: 173
- Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 10
See more detailed statistics of Ridgeway fatal accidents for 1975 - 2007 here
National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 22
Total length: 67 meters (220ft)
Total costs: $20,128,000
Total average daily traffic: 32,376
Total average daily truck traffic: 3,848
Total future (year 2016) average daily traffic: 45,670
New bridges - Historical Statistics
- 1900-1909: 2
- 1910-1919: 5
- 1920-1929: 1
- 1930-1939: 5
- 1940-1949: 1
- 1950-1959: 1
- 1960-1969: 2
- 1970-1979: 0
- 1980-1989: 2
- 1990-1999: 3
See Full National Bridge Inventory Statistics for Ridgeway, NY
FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers: 1- County Line Road Shafer Property, Type: Mast, Structure height: 76.8 m, Overall height: 78.3 m, Call Sign: KNKA317
Assigned Frequencies : 869.040 MHz, 824.040 MHz, 890.010 MHz, 845.010 MHz, 834.390 MHz, 879.390 MHz Grant Date: 08/30/2005, Expiration Date: 10/01/2015, Certifier: David C Jatlow
Registrant: At&t Mobility LLC, 11760 Us Highway 1, North Palm Beach, FL 33408, Phone: (202) 255-1679, Fax: (561) 279-2097, Email:
FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 2- Rt 63 & Us 104, Call Sign: KTS563, Licensee ID: L00074406
Assigned Frequencies : 46.0800 MHz Grant Date: 08/17/2001, Expiration Date: 10/14/2011
Registrant: County Of Orleans, County House Rd, Albion, NY 14411, Phone: (716) 589-4414 - Ny 63 & Us 104, Call Sign: KEJ84, Licensee ID: L00074406
Assigned Frequencies : 151.085 MHz Grant Date: 06/22/2001, Expiration Date: 08/27/2011
Registrant: County Of Orleans, County House Rd, Albion, NY 14411, Phone: (716) 589-4414
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