Iowa County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level greater than 4 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Highest Potential
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 14.3%
(14.6% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 12.5% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 0.0% for two or more races residents)
Average household size:
| This village: |  2.4 people | | Wisconsin: |  2.4 people |
| This village: | 61.4% | | Whole state: | 66.4% |
| This village: | 8.4% | | Whole state: | 5.7% |
- Lesbian couples: 0.4% of all households
- Gay men: 0.0% of all households
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Ridgeway, WI
8 people in homes for the mentally retarded
Ridgeway compared to Wisconsin state average:
- Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage below state average.
- Number of college students significantly below state average.
- Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.
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Banks with branches in Ridgeway (2011 data):
- Farmers Savings Bank: Ridgeway Branch at 609 Main Street, branch established on 1969/01/02. Info updated 2006/11/03: Bank assets: $229.4 mil, Deposits: $207.1 mil, headquarters in Mineral Point, WI, positive income, 6 total offices, Holding Company: Southern Wisconsin Bancshares Corporation
Educational Attainment (%)
School Enrollment by Level of School (%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Utility gas (68%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (15%)
- Electricity (9%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (8%)
2004 Presidential Election results in Iowa County Wisconsin:
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Religion statistics for Ridgeway (based on Iowa County data)
Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 55.92%
| Here | | 55.9% |
| USA | | 50.2% |
Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations
| Name | Catholic Church | Evangelical Lutheran Church in America | United Methodist Church | United Church of Christ | Lutheran Church |
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| Adherents | 58.4% | 19.5% | 11.2% | 5.4% | 1.2% |
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| Congregations | 22.5% | 20.0% | 27.5% | 7.5% | 2.5% |
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| Name | New Testament Association Independent Baptist Churches/Other Fundamental Baptists | Conservative Congregational Christian Conference | Presbyterian Church (USA) | Primitive Methodist Church in the USA | Other |
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| Adherents | 1.1% | 0.8% | 0.7% | 0.5% | 1.3% |
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| Congregations | 2.5% | 2.5% | 2.5% | 2.5% | 10.0% |
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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: 5 | This county: | 2.13 / 10,000 pop. | | Wisconsin: | 1.86 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 16 | This county: | 6.80 / 10,000 pop. | | Wisconsin: | 4.12 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 27 | Iowa County: | 11.48 / 10,000 pop. | | Wisconsin: | 8.64 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult obesity rate: | Here: | 28.1% | | Wisconsin: | 27.5% |
Low-income preschool obesity rate: | Iowa County: | 13.8% | | State: | 13.0% |
| 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 |
1 | $2,125 | $25,500 | 0 | $0 |
| Other Government Administration |
0 | $0 | | 7 | $115 |
| Judicial and Legal |
0 | $0 | | 2 | $523 |
| Police Protection - Officers |
0 | $0 | | 2 | $4,331 |
| Streets and Highways |
1 | $1,948 | $23,376 | 0 | $0 |
| Sewerage |
1 | $3,188 | $38,256 | 0 | $0 |
| Totals for Government |
3 | $7,261 | $29,044 | 11 | $4,969 |
Ridgeway government finances in 2002:
- Charges - Sewerage: $128,000 ($196.02)
Solid Waste Management: $11,000 ($16.85)
Parks & Recreation: $1,000 ($1.53)
- Construction - Regular Highways: $19,000 ($29.10)
Parks & Recreation: $5,000 ($7.66)
- Current Operations - Sewerage: $146,000 ($223.58)
Water Utilities: $91,000 ($139.36)
Fire Protection: $70,000 ($107.20)
Regular Highways: $51,000 ($78.10)
Police Protection: $38,000 ($58.19)
Central Staff Services: $27,000 ($41.35)
Solid Waste Management: $26,000 ($39.82)
Parks & Recreation: $14,000 ($21.44)
Financial Administration: $13,000 ($19.91)
General - Other: $8,000 ($12.25)
Health Services - Other: $5,000 ($7.66)
Judicial and Legal Services: $2,000 ($3.06)
Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $2,000 ($3.06)
General Public Buildings: $1,000 ($1.53)
- General - Interest on Debt: $28,000 ($42.88)
- Intergovernmental to Local NEC - Regular Highways: $2,000 ($3.06)
- Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $13,000 ($19.91)
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Industrial Revenue: $234,000 ($358.35)
Water Utilities: $149,000 ($228.18)
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $188,000 ($287.90)
- Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Water Utilities: $112,000 ($171.52)
Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $109,000 ($166.92)
- Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $225,000 ($344.56)
- Long Term Debt Retired Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $9,000 ($13.78)
- Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $79,000 ($120.98)
Water Utilities: $37,000 ($56.66)
- Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $40,000 ($61.26)
Special Assessments: $26,000 ($39.82)
General Revenue, NEC: $3,000 ($4.59)
- Other Capital Outlay - Fire Protection: $37,000 ($56.66)
Police Protection: $17,000 ($26.03)
- Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $496,000 ($759.57)
- Revenue - Water Utilities: $62,000 ($94.95)
- Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $225,000 ($344.56)
- State Intergovernmental - General Support: $146,000 ($223.58)
Highways: $22,000 ($33.69)
All Other: $1,000 ($1.53)
- Tax - Property: $96,000 ($147.01)
NEC: $4,000 ($6.13)
- Total Salaries & Wages: $124,000 ($189.89)
- Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $9,000 ($13.78)
7.46% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($40,494 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 7.46% | | Wisconsin average: | 6.06% |
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:
7.41% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($36,696 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 7.41% | | Wisconsin average: | 6.22% |
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 Ridgeway:
- WTSO (1070 AM; 10 kW; MADISON, WI; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WTMJ (620 AM; 50 kW; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
- WLMV (1480 AM; 10 kW; MADISON, WI; Owner: MID-WEST MANAGEMENT, INC.)
- WTDY (1670 AM; 10 kW; MADISON, WI; Owner: MID-WEST MANAGEMENT, INC.)
- WHA (970 AM; 5 kW; MADISON, WI; Owner: BOARD REGENTS OF UNIV OF WI SYSTEM)
- WIBA (1310 AM; 5 kW; MADISON, WI; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WSCR (670 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
- WISN (1130 AM; 50 kW; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WGN (720 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: WGN CONTINENTAL BROADCASTING CO.)
- WSPT (1010 AM; 50 kW; STEVENS POINT, WI)
- WBBM (780 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
- WDMP (810 AM; daytime; 0 kW; DODGEVILLE, WI; Owner: DODGE POINT B/CG CO. INC.)
- WNAM (1280 AM; 50 kW; NEENAH-MENASHA, WI; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
Strongest FM radio stations in Ridgeway:
- WDMP-FM (99.3 FM; DODGEVILLE, WI; Owner: DODGE POINT BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
- WERN (88.7 FM; MADISON, WI; Owner: STATE OF WISCONSIN - EDUCATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS BOARD)
- WIBA-FM (101.5 FM; MADISON, WI; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WZEE (104.1 FM; MADISON, WI; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WORT (89.9 FM; MADISON, WI; Owner: BACK PORCH RADIO BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WOLX-FM (94.9 FM; BARABOO, WI; Owner: ENTERCOM MADISON LICENSE, LLC.)
- WHHI (91.3 FM; HIGHLAND, WI; Owner: STATE OF WISCONSIN - EDUCATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS BOARD)
- WCJZ (96.3 FM; SAUK CITY, WI; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- W215AQ (90.9 FM; MADISON, WI; Owner: STATE OF WISCONSIN - EDUCATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS BOARD)
- WMMM-FM (105.5 FM; VERONA, WI; Owner: ENTERCOM MADISON LICENSE, LLC.)
- WJTY (88.1 FM; LANCASTER, WI; Owner: JOY PUBLIC BROADCASTING CORP.)
- WNWC-FM (102.5 FM; MADISON, WI; Owner: NORTHWESTERN COLLEGE)
- WMGN (98.1 FM; MADISON, WI; Owner: MID-WEST MANAGEMENT, INC.)
- WEKZ-FM (93.7 FM; MONROE, WI; Owner: RONALD M.SPIELMAN & SCOTT THOMPSON)
- WSUM (91.7 FM; MADISON, WI; Owner: BD. OF REGENTS OF UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SYSTEM)
- WWQM-FM (106.3 FM; MIDDLETON, WI; Owner: MID-WEST MANAGEMENT INC.)
TV broadcast stations around Ridgeway:
- WISC-TV (Channel 3; MADISON, WI; Owner: TELEVISION WISCONSIN, INC.)
- WMSN-TV (Channel 47; MADISON, WI; Owner: WMSN LICENSEE, LLC)
- WKOW-TV (Channel 27; MADISON, WI; Owner: WKOW TELEVISION, INC.)
- WHA-TV (Channel 21; MADISON, WI; Owner: BOARD OF REGENTS OF THE UNIV. OF WISCONSIN SYSTEM)
- WMTV (Channel 15; MADISON, WI; Owner: GRAY MIDAMERICA TV LICENSEE CORP.)
- W38CT (Channel 38; MADISON, WI; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
- W58CO (Channel 58; SAULT STE. MARIE, MI; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
- W23BW (Channel 23; MADISON, WI; Owner: THREE ANGELS BROADCASTING NETWORK)
National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 4
Total length: 16 meters (52ft)
Total average daily traffic: 19,150
Total average daily truck traffic: 1,398
FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers: 1 - Ridgeway, 622 Main St. (Lat: 42.999861 Lon: -89.992833), Type: Tank, Structure height: 43.9 m, Overall height: 45.4 m, Call Sign: KNKN459
Assigned Frequencies: 880.020 MHz, 880.020 MHz, 880.020 MHz, 835.020 MHz, 835.020 MHz, 835.020 MHz, 891.510 MHz, 891.510 MHz, 891.510 MHz, 846.510 MHz, 846.510 MHz, 846.510 MHz
Grant Date: 10/20/2009, Expiration Date: 10/01/2019
Registrant: Verizon Wireless, 1120 Sanctuary Pkwy #150 Gasareg, Alpharetta, GA 30004, Phone: (770) 797-1070, Fax: (770) 797-1036, Email:
FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 2 - Dave Wolfe, Nw 1/4 Sw 1/4 Section 14, West Of Cth H, South Of Hwy 18 & 151 (Lat: 42.993556 Lon: -89.993417), Type: Tower, Structure height: 76.2 m, Overall height: 82.3 m, Licensee ID: L01285012
Registrant: Wa Towers LLC, N3290 Butte Drive, Waupaca, WI 54981, Phone: (608) 644-1149, Email:
- Dave Wolfe, Nw 1/4 Sw 1/4 Section 14, West Of Cth H, South Of Hwy 18 & 151 (Lat: 42.993556 Lon: -89.993417), Type: Tower, Structure height: 76.2 m, Overall height: 82.3 m
Registrant: Wireless Applications Corporation, 111 108th Ave Ne, Suite 160, Bellevue, WA 98004, Phone: (425) 643-5000, Email:
FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 1 - Fire Dept (Lat: 43.999139 Lon: -89.990694), Call Sign: KZZ911, Licensee ID: L00112331
Assigned Frequencies: 46.2000 MHz
Grant Date: 03/31/1998, Expiration Date: 04/12/2003, Cancellation Date: 04/11/2002
Registrant: Ridgeway, Village Of, Fire Dept, Ridgeway, WI 53582, Phone: (608) 924-8651
Businesses in Ridgeway, WI
- La-Z-Boy: 1
- Lane Furniture: 1
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