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Hardin County

Population in July 2007: 345. Population change since 2000: -2.3%
 

Males: 167  (48.6%)
Females: 178  (51.4%)

Median resident age:  32.8 years
Ohio median age:  36.2 years

Zip codes: 43345.


Estimated median household income in 2007: $52,139 (it was $43,542 in 2000)
Ridgeway:  $52,139
Ohio:  $46,597

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $72,921 (it was $51,500 in 2000)
Ridgeway:  $72,921
Ohio:  $137,800

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $79,205; Detached houses: $81,501; In 3-to-4-unit structures: $66,749; Mobile homes: $24,643
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Races in Ridgeway:

  • White Non-Hispanic (98.0%)
  • Black (1.7%)

2008 cost of living index in Ridgeway: 71.1 (very low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: German (26.8%), Irish (13.3%), United States (7.6%), English (7.1%), Dutch (5.1%), Scottish (3.7%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 1053 feet

Land area: 0.60 square miles.

Population density: 575 people per square mile 
 
 (low).

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For population 25 years and over in Ridgeway

  • High school or higher: 80.8%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 5.1%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 1.0%
  • Unemployed: 2.8%
  • Mean travel time to work: 28.0 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Ridgeway village

  • Never married: 23.8%
  • Now married: 64.7%
  • Separated: 0.0%
  • Widowed: 6.7%
  • Divorced: 4.8%

3 residents are foreign born

This village:  0.8%
Ohio:  3.0%



According to our research there was one registered sex offender living in Ridgeway, Ohio in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Ridgeway to the number of sex offenders is 345 to 1.

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

Ridgeway:  1.2% ($609)
Ohio:  1.3% ($1,271)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Springfield, OH (42.4 miles , pop. 65,358).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Columbus, OH (47.4 miles , pop. 711,470).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (232.7 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Mount Victory, OH (1.7 miles ), Rushsylvania, OH (2.5 miles ), West Mansfield, OH (2.8 miles ), Belle Center, OH (3.1 miles ), Kenton, OH (3.1 miles ), La Rue, OH (3.3 miles ), Huntsville, OH (3.6 miles ), Zanesfield, OH (3.7 miles ).


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 2003: 0 buildings
  • 2004: 0 buildings
  • 2005: 0 buildings
  • 2006: 0 buildings
  • 2007: 0 buildings

Number of permits per 10,000 residents


Average cost (in 1000s)


Latitude: 40.51 N, Longitude: 83.57 W

Area code: 937

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Population change in the 1990s: -18 (-4.8%).

Most common industries for males (%):



  • Transportation equipment (29%)
  • Construction (9%)
  • Truck transportation (8%)
  • Educational services (8%)
  • Repair and maintenance (6%)
  • Rail transportation (4%)
  • Metal and metal products (3%)

Most common industries for females (%):



  • Health care (15%)
  • Educational services (11%)
  • Accommodation and food services (11%)
  • Transportation equipment (8%)
  • Construction (7%)
  • Finance and insurance (7%)
  • Plastics and rubber products (5%)

Most common occupations for males (%)



  • Other production occupations including supervisors (18%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (15%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (7%)
  • Assemblers and fabricators (7%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (6%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)

Most common occupations for females (%)



  • Assemblers and fabricators (11%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (8%)
  • Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (7%)
  • Accountants and auditors (5%)
  • Cooks and food preparation workers (5%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5%)
  • Financial managers (4%)



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Ridgeway-area historical tornado activity is above Ohio state average. It is 98% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/3/1974, a category 5 (max. wind speeds 261-318 mph) tornado 41.1 miles away from the Ridgeway village center killed 36 people and injured 1150 people and caused between $50,000,000 and $500,000,000 in damages.

On 4/11/1965, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 25.9 miles away from the village center killed 3 people and injured 50 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.


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Hospitals/medical centers near Ridgeway:
  • HARDIN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 10 miles; KENTON, OH)
  • MARY RUTAN HOSPITAL (about 15 miles; BELLEFONTAINE, OH)
  • MEMORIAL HOSPITAL OF UNION COUNTY (about 20 miles; MARYSVILLE, OH)

Political contributions by individuals in Ridgeway, OH

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Ridgeway:
  • OHIO NORTHERN UNIVERSITY (about 23 miles; ADA, OH; Full-time enrollment: 3,161)
  • THE UNIVERSITY OF FINDLAY (about 37 miles; FINDLAY, OH; FT enrollment: 3,508)
  • WITTENBERG UNIVERSITY (about 43 miles; SPRINGFIELD, OH; FT enrollment: 2,197)
  • OTTERBEIN COLLEGE (about 46 miles; WESTERVILLE, OH; FT enrollment: 2,226)
  • CAPITAL UNIVERSITY (about 48 miles; COLUMBUS, OH; FT enrollment: 3,187)
  • DEVRY INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY (about 48 miles; COLUMBUS, OH; FT enrollment: 2,999)
  • CEDARVILLE UNIVERSITY (about 55 miles; CEDARVILLE, OH; FT enrollment: 2,782)
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Average household size:
This village:  2.9 people
Ohio:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This village:  82.9%
Whole state:  67.3%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This village:  6.5%
Whole state:  5.2%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.8% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.8% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
This village:  2.9%
Whole state:  10.6%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
This village:  2.3%
Whole state:  4.8%


Ridgeway compared to Ohio state average:
  • Median house value significantly below state average.
  • Unemployed percentage below state average.
  • Black race population percentage below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Median age below state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Renting percentage significantly below state average.
  • Number of rooms per house above state average.
  • House age above state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.


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Ridgeway travel time to work


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2004 Presidential Election results in Hardin County Ohio:




Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Utility gas (78%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (11%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (5%)
  • Electricity (4%)
  • Wood (2%)


Religon statistics for Ridgeway

Adherents


NameUnited Methodist ChurchCatholic ChurchChristian Churches and Churches of ChristUnited Church of ChristChristian Church (Disciples of Christ)
Adherents30.8%13.7%10.7%10.0%4.6%
Congregations27.5%2.9%10.1%5.8%2.9%
NameEvangelical Lutheran Church in AmericaAssemblies of GodAmerican Baptist Churches in the USASouthern Baptist ConventionOther religions
Adherents4.5%3.3%2.8%2.8%16.7%
Congregations4.3%4.3%2.9%4.3%34.8%
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.


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 0$0 1$666
Other Government Administration 0$0 7$1,350
Totals for Government 0$0 8$2,016



5.64% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($27,265 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  5.64%
Ohio average:  5.31%

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 Logan County, OH  0.87% ($24,400 average AGI)
from Allen County, OH  0.73% ($26,976)
from Hancock County, OH  0.53% ($25,770)


6.30% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($29,698 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  6.30%
Ohio average:  5.79%

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:
to Allen County, OH  0.89% ($28,641 average AGI)
to Hancock County, OH  0.81% ($29,731)
to Logan County, OH  0.69% ($35,342)


Strongest AM radio stations in Ridgeway:
  • WTVN (610 AM; 50 kW; COLUMBUS, OH; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • WRFD (880 AM; daytime; 23 kW; COLUMBUS-WORTHINGTON, OH; Owner: SALEM MEDIA OF OHIO, INC.)
  • WLW (700 AM; 50 kW; CINCINNATI, OH; Owner: JACOR BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WJR (760 AM; 50 kW; DETROIT, MI; Owner: ABC, INC.)
  • WKNR (850 AM; 50 kW; CLEVELAND, OH; Owner: CARON BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WFDF (910 AM; 50 kW; FLINT, MI; Owner: ABC, INC.)
  • WOWO (1190 AM; 50 kW; FORT WAYNE, IN; Owner: PATHFINDER COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION)
  • WDFN (1130 AM; 50 kW; DETROIT, MI; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
  • WTAM (1100 AM; 50 kW; CLEVELAND, OH; Owner: JACOR BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WHK (1220 AM; 50 kW; CLEVELAND, OH; Owner: CARON BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WCHB (1200 AM; 50 kW; TAYLOR, MI; Owner: RADIO ONE OF DETROIT, LLC)
  • WOSU (820 AM; 5 kW; COLUMBUS, OH; Owner: THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY)
  • WWJ (950 AM; 50 kW; DETROIT, MI; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Ridgeway:
  • WPKO-FM (98.3 FM; BELLEFONTAINE, OH; Owner: V-TECK COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WKTN (95.3 FM; KENTON, OH; Owner: RADIO GENERAL, LTD.)
  • WIMT (102.1 FM; LIMA, OH; Owner: JACOR BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WRVT (88.7 FM; RUTLAND, VT; Owner: VERMONT PUBLIC RADIO)
  • WJZK (104.3 FM; RICHWOOD, OH; Owner: SCANTLAND BROADCASTING LTD)
  • W286AB (105.1 FM; KENTON, OH; Owner: THE CHRISTIAN & MISSIONARY ALLIANCE)
  • WMLX (103.3 FM; ST. MARYS, OH; Owner: JACOR BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WDIF (94.3 FM; MARION, OH; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • WZRX-FM (107.5 FM; FORT SHAWNEE, OH; Owner: JACOR BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WONB (94.9 FM; ADA, OH; Owner: OHIO NORTHERN UNIVERSITY)
  • WKXA-FM (100.5 FM; FINDLAY, OH; Owner: BLANCHARD RIVER BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WOSB (91.1 FM; MARION, OH; Owner: THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY)
  • WMRN-FM (106.9 FM; MARION, OH; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • WODB (107.9 FM; DELAWARE, OH; Owner: FRANKLIN COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Ridgeway:
  • WLMO-LP (Channel 65; LIMA, OH; Owner: METRO VIDEO PRODUCTIONS, INC.)
  • WMFD-TV (Channel 68; MANSFIELD, OH; Owner: MID-STATE TELEVISION,INC.)
  • WOSU-TV (Channel 34; COLUMBUS, OH; Owner: THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY)
  • WBDT (Channel 26; SPRINGFIELD, OH; Owner: ACME TV LICENSES OF OHIO, LLC)
  • WTLW (Channel 44; LIMA, OH; Owner: AMERICAN CHRISTIAN TELEVISION SERVICES, INC.)
  • W61CZ (Channel 61; LIMA, OH; Owner: YONEIDE S. DINZEY)
  • WOCB-LP (Channel 39; MARION, OH; Owner: CENTRAL OHIO ASSOCIATION OF CHRISTIAN BROADCASTERS)


FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 1
  • 8 Main St, Call Sign: KNEN817, Licensee ID: L00603469
    Assigned Frequencies : 154.160 MHz, 154.355 MHz
    Grant Date: 12/06/2002, Expiration Date: 02/23/2013
    Registrant: City Of Ridgeway, 8 Main St, Ridgeway, OH 43345, Phone: (513) 363-3495

FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 6
  • Call Sign: KA8SSP, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00989257
    Grant Date: 03/11/2005, Expiration Date: 05/10/2015, Certifier: Gary W Fout
    Registrant: Gary W Fout, 23161 County Road 352, Ridgeway, OH 43345-9403
  • Call Sign: KC8FEL, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L01204706
    Grant Date: 10/20/2006, Expiration Date: 11/04/2016, Certifier: Craig M Newland
    Registrant: Craig M Newland, 16744 Cr 240, Ridgeway, OH 43345
  • Call Sign: N8LXT, Previous Call Sign: KB8ITP, Licensee ID: L00194342
    Grant Date: 03/04/2000, Expiration Date: 03/06/2010
    Registrant: Ronald L Rostorfer, 227 E Hale Dr, Ridgeway, OH 43345
  • Call Sign: N8MAY, Previous Call Sign: KB8ITH, Licensee ID: L00214662
    Grant Date: 03/04/2000, Expiration Date: 03/27/2010
    Registrant: Joyce E Rostorfer, 227 E Hale Dr, Ridgeway, OH 43345
  • Call Sign: N8MLT, Previous Call Sign: KB8ITN, Licensee ID: L00255149
    Grant Date: 06/13/2000, Expiration Date: 06/05/2010
    Registrant: Christina R Rostorfer, 227 E Hale Dr, Ridgeway, OH 43345
  • Call Sign: N8MRF, Previous Call Sign: KB8ITG, Licensee ID: L00255148
    Grant Date: 06/13/2000, Expiration Date: 07/17/2010
    Registrant: James F Rostorfer, 227 E Hale Dr, Ridgeway, OH 43345


2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:
  • Fire: 8
  • Hazardous Condition: 3
  • Good Intent Call: 1

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