Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
| This borough: |  6.1% | | Whole state: |  11.0% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
| This borough: | 2.3% | | Whole state: | 5.1% |
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Ridgway, PA
People in group quarters in Ridgway
- 60 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
- 24 people in homes for the mentally retarded
- 24 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
Ridgway compared to Pennsylvania state average:
- Median house value below state average.
- Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Median age above state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage below state average.
- Length of stay since moving in significantly above state average.
- House age significantly above state average.
- Number of college students below state average.
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Banks with branches in Ridgway (2009 data):
- Northwest Savings Bank: Main At Mill Streets Branch at Main At Mill Streets, branch established on 1891-01-01; Ridgway Branch at 121 Main Street, branch established on 2002-10-15. Info updated 2008-12-03: Bank assets: $6,967.2 mil, Deposits: $5,120.9 mil, headquarters in Warren, PA, positive income, Mortgage Lending Specialization, 169 total offices
- The Farmers National Bank of Emlenton: Elk County Savings Andloan Associati at 210 Main St, branch established on 1925-01-01; Ridgway Branch at 173 Main Street, branch established on 1891-01-01. Info updated 2008-11-05: Bank assets: $373.6 mil, Deposits: $286.7 mil, headquarters in Emlenton, PA, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 13 total offices, Holding Company: Emclaire Financial Corp
- National City Bank: Ridgway Branch at 301 Main Street, branch established on 1964-07-17. Info updated 2009-01-16: Bank assets: $146,057.8 mil, Deposits: $104,197.4 mil, headquarters in Cleveland, OH, negative income in the last year, Commercial Lending Specialization, 1582 total offices, Holding Company: Pnc Financial Services Group, Inc., The
- CNB Bank: Ridgway Branch at Court And Center Streets, branch established on 1901-08-01. Info updated 2007-05-10: Bank assets: $991.2 mil, Deposits: $815.0 mil, headquarters in Clearfield, PA, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 24 total offices, Holding Company: Cnb Financial Corporation
School Enrollment by Level of School
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2004 Presidential Election results in Elk County Pennsylvania:
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Most commonly used house heating fuel:
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- Utility gas (87%)
- Electricity (7%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (3%)
- Coal or coke (1%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%)
- Wood (1%)
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Religion statistics for Ridgway
| Name | Catholic Church | United Methodist Church | Evangelical Lutheran Church in America | United Church of Christ | Presbyterian Church (USA) |
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| Adherents | 79.1% | 7.2% | 5.3% | 1.9% | 1.5% |
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| Congregations | 25.0% | 25.0% | 11.4% | 2.3% | 9.1% |
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| Name | The Wesleyan Church | Episcopal Church | Christian and Missionary Alliance | Assemblies of God | Other religions |
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| Adherents | 1.2% | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.5% | 1.9% |
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| Congregations | 2.3% | 4.5% | 4.5% | 2.3% | 13.6% |
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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.
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Local government employment and payroll (March 2007)
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| Function |
Full-time employees |
Monthly full-time payroll |
Average yearly full-time wage |
Part-time employees |
Monthly part-time payroll |
| Financial Administration |
3 | $7,246 | $28,984 | 0 | $0 |
| Other Government Administration |
5 | $19,964 | $47,914 | 0 | $0 |
| Police Protection - Officers |
4 | $14,006 | $42,018 | 5 | $6,292 |
| Police - Other |
1 | $1,908 | $22,896 | 0 | $0 |
| Streets and Highways |
12 | $40,948 | $40,948 | 1 | $1,550 |
| Solid Waste Management |
3 | $9,319 | $37,276 | 0 | $0 |
| Sewerage |
3 | $12,126 | $48,504 | 0 | $0 |
| Water Supply |
2 | $7,530 | $45,180 | 0 | $0 |
| Totals for Government |
33 | $113,047 | $41,108 | 6 | $7,842 |
Ridgway government finances in 2002:
- Bond Fund - Cash & Deposits: $2,837,000
- Charges - All Other: $1,285,000
Sewerage: $634,000
Solid Waste Management: $350,000
Parking Facilities: $21,000
Parks & Recreation: $12,000
- Construction - Sewerage: $117,000
Water Utilities: $3,000
- Current Operations - General - Other: $430,000
Police Protection: $375,000
Sewerage: $347,000
Solid Waste Management: $328,000
Regular Highways: $316,000
Water Utilities: $314,000
Housing & Community Development: $217,000
Central Staff Services: $93,000
Parks & Recreation: $68,000
Financial Administration: $24,000
General Public Buildings: $24,000
Libraries: $19,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $1,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Housing & Community Development: $177,000
All Other: $1,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $833,000
- Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $28,000
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $13,886,000
- Long Term Debt Issue, Unspecified - Other NEC: $170,000
- Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $4,616,000
- Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Other, NEC: $8,402,000
- Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $1,038,000
- Miscellaneous - Special Assessments: $1,264,000
Interest Earnings: $212,000
- Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $3,673,000
Fire Protection: $500,000
Sewerage: $105,000
Water Utilities: $3,000
Solid Waste Management: $3,000
- Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $1,022,000
- Revenue - Water Utilities: $479,000
- Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $37,000
- State Intergovernmental - Highways: $89,000
All Other: $44,000
General Support: $2,000
- Tax - Property: $685,000
Individual Income: $284,000
NEC: $221,000
- Total Salaries & Wages: $1,186,000
2.54% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($28,764 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 2.54% | | Pennsylvania average: | 4.99% |
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:
3.76% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($29,656 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 3.76% | | Pennsylvania average: | 5.08% |
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 Ridgway:
- WKBI (1400 AM; 1 kW; ST. MARYS, PA; Owner: THE ELK-CAMERON BROADCASTING CO.)
- WCED (1420 AM; 5 kW; DU BOIS, PA; Owner: VOX ALLEGANY, LLC)
- KDKA (1020 AM; 50 kW; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
- WWKB (1520 AM; 50 kW; BUFFALO, NY; Owner: ENTERCOM BUFFALO LICENSE, LLC)
- WNAE (1310 AM; 5 kW; WARREN, PA; Owner: KINZUA BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WCPA (900 AM; 3 kW; CLEARFIELD, PA; Owner: CLEARFIELD BROADCASTERS, INC.)
- WLEM (1250 AM; 3 kW; EMPORIUM, PA; Owner: PRIORITY COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WHAM (1180 AM; 50 kW; ROCHESTER, NY; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
- WECZ (1540 AM; daytime; 5 kW; PUNXSUTAWNEY, PA)
- WKNR (850 AM; 50 kW; CLEVELAND, OH; Owner: CARON BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WCBM (680 AM; 50 kW; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: WCBM MARYLAND, INC.)
- WWVA (1170 AM; 53 kW; WHEELING, WV; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WCCS (1160 AM; 10 kW; HOMER CITY, PA; Owner: RENDA RADIO, INC.)
Strongest FM radio stations in Ridgway:
- WJNG (100.5 FM; JOHNSONBURG, PA; Owner: STRATTAN BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WKBI-FM (93.9 FM; ST. MARYS, PA; Owner: THE ELK-CAMERON BROADCASTING CO.)
- WDDH (97.5 FM; ST. MARYS, PA; Owner: LAUREL MEDIA, INC.)
- WPSB (90.1 FM; KANE, PA; Owner: THE PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY)
- WOKW (102.9 FM; CURWENSVILLE, PA; Owner: RAYMARK BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
- WDBA (107.3 FM; DU BOIS, PA; Owner: DU BOIS AREA BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
- WQYX (93.1 FM; CLEARFIELD, PA; Owner: CLEARFIELD BROADCASTERS, INC.)
- WQRM (106.3 FM; SMETHPORT, PA; Owner: FARM & HOME BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WOWQ (102.1 FM; DU BOIS, PA; Owner: FIRST MEDIA RADIO, LLC)
- WQKY (98.9 FM; EMPORIUM, PA; Owner: PRIORITY COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WLMI (103.9 FM; KANE, PA; Owner: BEECH TREE BROADCASTING CO.)
- WHKS (94.9 FM; PORT ALLEGANY, PA; Owner: L-COM INC.)
- W220BU (91.9 FM; SAINT MARY'S, PA; Owner: FAMILY LIFE MINISTRIES RADIO, INC.)
- WUBZ-FM (105.9 FM; PHILIPSBURG, PA; Owner: MOSHANNON VALLEY BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WDSN (106.5 FM; REYNOLDSVILLE, PA; Owner: PRIORITY COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WMKX (105.5 FM; BROOKVILLE, PA; Owner: STRATTAN BROADCASTING, INC.)
- W202BE (88.3 FM; KANE, PA; Owner: FAMILY LIFE MINISTRIES, INC.)
TV broadcast stations around Ridgway:
- WPSX-TV (Channel 3; CLEARFIELD, PA; Owner: THE PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY)
Fatal accident statistics for 1975 - 2008 (per 100,000 population)
Ridgway, Pennsylvania:
- Fatal accident count: 14
- Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 22
- Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 8
- Fatalities: 15
- Persons involved in fatal accidents: 34
- Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 2
Pennsylvania average:
- Fatal accident count: 85
- Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 123
- Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 26
- Fatalities: 91
- Persons involved in fatal accidents: 215
- Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 16
See more detailed statistics of Ridgway fatal car crashes and road traffic accidents for 1975 - 2008 here
National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 6
Total length: 41 meters (135ft)
Total costs: $624,000
Total average daily traffic: 27,443
Total average daily truck traffic: 2,871
FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 4- Boot Jack Summit Near Int Of Us 219 And Pa Rt 948, Type: Tower, Structure height: 122.5 m, Overall height: 122.5 m, , Licensee ID: L01380537
Registrant: Simpson, Cary H Dba , Box 466, Saint Marys, PA 15857, Phone: (814) 684-3200 - Sheila Smith, Boot Jack Mountain; State Game Lands No. 44, Type: Tower, Structure height: 152.4 m, Overall height: 152.4 m
Registrant: Comcast Corporation, One Comcast Center, Philadelphia, PA 19103-2838, Phone: (215) 286-7454, Email:
- Edward G Roach, Route 219, Type: Tower, Structure height: 76.2 m, Overall height: 79.2 m, , Licensee ID: L00296049
Registrant: Sba Properties, Inc., 5900 Broken Sound Pkwy., Nw, Boca Raton, FL 33487, Phone: (561) 995-7670, Email:
- Michael McAllister, 15854 Boot Jack Road, Type: Tower, Structure height: 72.8 m, Overall height: 72.8 m
Registrant: 100 Stone Church Road, Carlisle, PA 17015, Phone: (717) 218-5003
FCC Registered Commercial Land Mobile Towers: 2 (See the full list of FCC Registered Commercial Land Mobile Towers in Ridgway, PA)
FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 6 (See the full list of FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers)
FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 4- Rt 219 Bootjack Rd, Overall height: 38.1 m, Call Sign: WMW688
Assigned Frequencies : 945.800 MHz
Grant Date: 07/13/1995, Expiration Date: 08/01/2014
Registrant: Phone: (814) 375-2797 - BOROUGH OF RIDGEWAY, Various Locations, Overall height: 2.4 m, Call Sign: WPOT762
Assigned Frequencies : 956.356 MHz
Grant Date: 02/24/2009, Expiration Date: 05/11/2019
Registrant: Phone: (724) 430-3974 - ELK CO 911CS, 15854 Boot Jack Road, Type: Tower, Structure height: 72.8 m, Call Sign: WQJB462
Assigned Frequencies : 6805.00 MHz
Grant Date: 07/15/2008, Expiration Date: 07/15/2018, Certifier: Kevin Johnson
Registrant: Centre Communications, Bellefonte, PA 16823, Phone: (814) 355-4818, Email:
- S1/4 Sec A Highland Park, Call Sign: KVM76, Licensee ID: L00532891
Assigned Frequencies : 942.500 MHz
Grant Date: 12/09/1966, Expiration Date: 08/01/2006, Cancelation Date: 09/25/2003
Registrant: The Elk-Cameron Broadcasting Co., P. O. Box 466, St. Marys, PA 15857
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 29 (See the full list of FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses in Ridgway)
FAA Registered Aircrafts: 3- Aircraft: BELL 47G (Rotorcraft, Category: Land, Seats: 3, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 78 mph), Engine: FRANKLIN 6V 350 SERIES (235 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 25802 , Serial Number: 1154, Year manufactured: 1952, Airworthiness Date: 09/29/1972
Registrant (Corporation): Pelican Air Inc, Po Box 471, Ridgway, PA 15853 - Aircraft: PIPER PA-22-150 (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Seats: 4, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 94 mph), Engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES (180 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 4552A , Serial Number: 22-3862, Year manufactured: 1956, Airworthiness Date: 03/22/1956
Registrant (Individual): Bernard J Rusiewicz, 27 Lance Dr, Ridgway, PA 15853 - Aircraft: HUGHES 369A (Rotorcraft, Category: Land, Seats: 4, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds), Engine: AMA/EXPR UNKNOWN ENG (Turbo-shaft)
N-Number: 6255X , Serial Number: 780622, Year manufactured: 1968, Airworthiness Date: 04/20/2000
Registrant (Corporation): Pelican Air Inc, Po Box 471, Ridgway, PA 15853
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