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Population in July 2007: 6,589. Population change since 2000: -3.6%
 

Males: 3,162  (48.0%)
Females: 3,427  (52.0%)

Median resident age:  36.7 years
New York median age:  35.9 years

Estimated median household income in 2007: $43,528 (it was $35,206 in 2000)
Ridgeway:  $43,528
New York:  $53,514

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $133,340 (it was $67,500 in 2000)
Ridgeway:  $133,340
New York:  $311,000

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $137,274; Detached houses: $140,819; Townhouses or other attached units: $231,445; In 2-unit structures: $160,377; In 3-to-4-unit structures: $214,933; In 5-or-more-unit structures: $118,183; Mobile homes: $34,695

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Races in Ridgeway:

  • White Non-Hispanic (90.7%)
  • Black (4.4%)
  • Hispanic (2.4%)
  • Two or more races (1.8%)
  • American Indian (1.0%)
  • Other race (1.0%)

2008 cost of living index in Ridgeway: 86.5 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: German (27.4%), English (24.7%), Irish (14.3%), Polish (10.8%), Italian (8.1%), United States (5.5%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Land area: 50.0 square miles.

Population density: 132 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Ridgeway

  • High school or higher: 82.4%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 13.8%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 5.6%
  • Unemployed: 6.0%
  • Mean travel time to work: 21.8 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Ridgeway town

  • Never married: 26.1%
  • Now married: 54.5%
  • Separated: 3.4%
  • Widowed: 6.8%
  • Divorced: 9.1%

125 residents are foreign born

This town:  1.8%
New York:  20.4%

According to our research there were no registered sex offenders living in this town in early 2007.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Ridgeway:  2.8% ($1,908)
New York:  1.9% ($2,847)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Amherst, NY (25.5 miles , pop. 116,510).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Buffalo, NY (32.9 miles , pop. 292,648).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Philadelphia, PA (280.0 miles , pop. 1,517,550).

Nearest cities: Medina, NY (1.2 miles ), Shelby, NY (1.8 miles ), Middleport, NY (2.2 miles ), Lyndonville, NY (2.4 miles ), Yates, NY (2.7 miles ), Hartland, NY (2.8 miles ), Royalton, NY (3.0 miles ), Albion, NY (3.0 miles ).


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 1996: 5 buildings, average cost: $103,000
  • 1997: 7 buildings, average cost: $45,200
  • 1998: 12 buildings, average cost: $60,500
  • 1999: 10 buildings, average cost: $108,300
  • 2000: 3 buildings, average cost: $109,700
  • 2001: 3 buildings, average cost: $105,000
  • 2002: 3 buildings, average cost: $66,700
  • 2003: 8 buildings, average cost: $88,400
  • 2004: 7 buildings, average cost: $104,000
  • 2005: 8 buildings, average cost: $98,900
  • 2006: 1 building, cost: $42,000
  • 2007: 0 buildings

Number of permits per 10,000 residents


Average cost (in 1000s)


Latitude: 43.24 N, Longitude: 78.39 W

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Historical population


Historical housing units

Most common industries for males (%):



  • Construction (10%)
  • Metal and metal products (8%)
  • Transportation equipment (7%)
  • Public administration (7%)
  • Educational services (6%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (6%)
  • Health care (5%)

Most common industries for females (%):



  • Health care (23%)
  • Educational services (10%)
  • Social assistance (6%)
  • Public administration (5%)
  • Finance and insurance (5%)
  • Personal and laundry services (3%)
  • Food and beverage stores (3%)

Most common occupations for males (%)



  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (10%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (8%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)
  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (5%)
  • Law enforcement workers including supervisors (4%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (4%)

Most common occupations for females (%)



  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (6%)
  • Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (6%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Registered nurses (5%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (5%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (4%)
  • Child care workers (4%)



Average climate in Ridgeway, New York

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Ridgeway-area historical tornado activity is below New York state average. It is 77% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 8/19/1970, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 45.1 miles away from the Ridgeway town center injured 3 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

On 8/23/1971, a category 2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado 25.2 miles away from the town center caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.


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Hospitals/medical centers near Ridgeway:
  • MEDINA MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 2 miles; MEDINA, NY)
  • LOCKPORT MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 17 miles; LOCKPORT, NY)
  • INTER COMMUNITY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 18 miles; NEWFANE, NY)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Ridgeway:
  • GENESEE VALLEY BOCES (about 20 miles; BATAVIA, NY; Full-time enrollment: 3,249)
  • GENESEE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 20 miles; BATAVIA, NY; FT enrollment: 2,942)
  • SUNY COLLEGE AT BROCKPORT (about 23 miles; BROCKPORT, NY; FT enrollment: 6,973)
  • NIAGARA UNIVERSITY (about 24 miles; NIAGARA UNIVERSITY, NY; FT enrollment: 2,833)
  • NIAGARA COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 26 miles; SANBORN, NY; FT enrollment: 3,520)
  • ERIE COMMUNITY COLLEGE-NORTH CAMPUS (about 27 miles; WILLIAMSVILLE, NY; FT enrollment: 3,464)
  • CANISIUS COLLEGE (about 33 miles; BUFFALO, NY; FT enrollment: 4,002)

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Cemeteries: Bates Road Cemetery (1), Saint Marys Cemetery (2), Boxwood Cemetery (3), Daniels Cemetery (4), Sacred Heart Cemetery (5). Display/hide their locations on the map

Reservoir: Glenwood Lake (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Creeks: Jeddo Creek (A), Fish Creek (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

 

Average household size:
This town:  2.6 people
New York:  2.6 people

Percentage of family households:
This town:  70.1%
Whole state:  65.7%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This town:  8.3%
Whole state:  5.4%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.1% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.1% of all households

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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Educational Attainment




School Enrollment by Level of School






2004 Presidential Election results in Orleans County New York:




Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Utility gas (56%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (23%)
  • Electricity (8%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (8%)
  • Wood (3%)
  • No fuel used (1%)


Religon statistics for Ridgeway

Adherents


NameCatholic ChurchUnited Methodist ChurchPresbyterian Church (USA)American Baptist Churches in the USAMuslim Estimate
Adherents55.1%14.9%5.5%5.1%4.2%
Congregations14.9%23.4%8.5%8.5%2.1%
NameEvangelical Lutheran Church in AmericaAssemblies of GodEpiscopal Church The Wesleyan ChurchOther religions
Adherents3.6%3.4%2.2%1.8%4.1%
Congregations6.4%8.5%6.4%2.1%19.1%
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:
from Monroe County, NY  1.97% ($31,030 average AGI)
from Genesee County, NY  0.56% ($31,326)
from Niagara County, NY  0.54% ($30,341)


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:
to Monroe County, NY  1.99% ($31,704 average AGI)
to Niagara County, NY  0.73% ($28,549)
to Genesee County, NY  0.44% ($28,206)


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)

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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