Editing Blue Ridge, Alabama

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|official_name            = Blue Ridge, Alabama
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|map_caption              = Location in [[Elmore County, Alabama|Elmore County]] and the state of [[Alabama]]
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|area_total_km2           = 20.32
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|elevation_m              = 112
|population_as_of         = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
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|population_total         = 1485
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'''Blue Ridge''' is an [[Unincorporated area#United States|unincorporated community]] and [[census-designated place]] (CDP) in [[Elmore County, Alabama|Elmore County]], [[Alabama]], United States. At the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]], the population was 1,485. It is part of the [[Montgomery, Alabama|Montgomery]] [[Montgomery Metropolitan Area|Metropolitan Statistical Area]].

==Geography==
Blue Ridge is located in southern Elmore County at {{coord|32|29|12|N|86|11|27|W|type:city}} (32.486744, -86.190823).<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=April 23, 2011|date=February 12, 2011|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref> It is bordered to the west by [[Wetumpka, Alabama|Wetumpka]], the [[county seat]], and to the southeast by [[Redland, Alabama|Redland]].

According to the [[U.S. Census Bureau]], the CDP has a total area of {{convert|20.3|km2|order=flip}}, of which {{convert|20.1|km2|order=flip}} is land and {{convert|0.2|km2|order=flip|1}}, or 1.13%, is water.<ref name="Census 2010">{{cite web| url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US0107588| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Blue Ridge CDP, Alabama| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau| work=American Factfinder| access-date=January 20, 2016| archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213053635/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US0107588| archive-date=February 13, 2020| url-status=dead}}</ref>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1990= 1151
|2000= 1331
|2010= 1341
|2020= 1485
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|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=U.S. Decennial Census|publisher=Census.gov|access-date=June 6, 2013}}</ref>
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As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2">{{cite web |url=https://www.census.gov |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=January 31, 2008 |title=U.S. Census website }}</ref> of 2000, there were 1,331 people, 511 households, and 436 families residing in the CDP. The population density was {{convert|169.3|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 526 housing units at an average density of {{convert|66.9|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the CDP was 95.79% [[Race (United States Census)|White]], 3.08% [[Race (United States Census)|Black]] or [[Race (United States Census)|African American]], 0.38% [[Race (United States Census)|Native American]], 0.30% [[Race (United States Census)|Asian]], 0.08% [[Race (United States Census)|Pacific Islander]], and 0.38% from two or more races. 0.53% of the population were [[Race (United States Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Race (United States Census)|Latino]] of any race.

There were 511 households, out of which 30.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 0.0% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 6.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 14.5% were non-families. 13.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 5.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.60 and the average family size was 2.84.

In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 22.2% under the age of 18, 4.7% from 18 to 24, 21.0% from 25 to 44, 37.6% from 45 to 64, and 14.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 46 years. For every 100 females, there were 101.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.4 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $73,162, and the median income for a family was $83,320. Males had a median income of $60,625 versus $37,875 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the CDP was $32,774. None of the families and 1.1% of the population were living below the [[poverty line]], including no under eighteens and none of those over 64.

===2010 census===
As of the [[census]]<ref name="2010 census">{{cite web |url=https://www.census.gov |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=July 22, 2015 |title=U.S. Census website }}</ref> of 2010, there were 1,341 people, 556 households, and 436 families residing in the CDP. The population density was {{convert|166.4|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 581 housing units at an average density of {{convert|73.5|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the CDP was 94.5% [[Race (United States Census)|White]], 2.7% [[Race (United States Census)|Black]] or [[Race (United States Census)|African American]], 0.7% [[Race (United States Census)|Native American]], 0.9% [[Race (United States Census)|Asian]], 0.1% [[Race (United States Census)|Pacific Islander]], and 0.9% from two or more races. 1.0% of the population were [[Race (United States Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Race (United States Census)|Latino]] of any race.

There were 556 households, out of which 20.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 70.9% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 5.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 21.6% were non-families. 19.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.41 and the average family size was 2.73.

In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 16.6% under the age of 18, 5.2% from 18 to 24, 15.0% from 25 to 44, 41.2% from 45 to 64, and 22.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 52.7 years. For every 100 females, there were 99.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.2 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $84,135, and the median income for a family was $85,066. Males had a median income of $69,141 versus $46,029 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the CDP was $40,625. None of the families and 0% of the population were living below the [[poverty line]], including no under eighteens and none of those over 64.

==Education==
It is in the [[Elmore County Public School System]].<ref name=Censusmap>{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st01_al/schooldistrict_maps/c01051_elmore/DC20SD_C01051.pdf|title=2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Elmore County, AL|publisher=[[U.S. Census Bureau]]|accessdate=July 31, 2022}} - [https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st01_al/schooldistrict_maps/c01051_elmore/DC20SD_C01051_SD2MS.txt Text list]</ref>

== References ==
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==External links==
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20080313062006/http://www.elmoreeda.com/ Elmore County Economic Development Authority (ECEDA)]

{{Coord|display=title|32.486744|-86.190823}}
{{Elmore County, Alabama}}

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[[Category:Census-designated places in Elmore County, Alabama]]
[[Category:Census-designated places in Alabama]]
[[Category:Unincorporated communities in Alabama]]
[[Category:Montgomery metropolitan area]]