Editing Ridgeway, Alaska

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|official_name            = Ridgeway, Alaska
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|subdivision_name2        = [[Kenai Peninsula Borough, Alaska|Kenai Peninsula]]
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|leader_name              = [[Peter Micciche]]
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|leader_name1             = [[Jesse Bjorkman]] ([[Republican Party (United States)|R]])
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|leader_name2             = [[Ben Carpenter]] (R)<br>[[Justin Ruffridge]] (R)
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|population_total         = 2136
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'''Ridgeway''' is a [[census-designated place]] (CDP) in [[Kenai Peninsula Borough, Alaska|Kenai Peninsula Borough]], [[Alaska]], United States. At the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]] the population was 2,136, up from 2,022 in 2010.<ref name="2020 Census Data">{{cite web|url = https://live.laborstats.alaska.gov/cen/2020-census-data.html|title = 2020 Census Data - Cities and Census Designated Places|format = Web|publisher = State of Alaska, Department of Labor and Workforce Development|access-date = October 31, 2021}}</ref><ref name="Census 2010">{{Cite web| url=http://factfinder2.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/1600000US0265345| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Ridgeway CDP, Alaska| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder| accessdate=January 23, 2019}}{{dead link|bot=medic|date=April 2020}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref>

== Geography ==
Ridgeway is located on the western side of the [[Kenai Peninsula]] at {{coord|60|31|11|N|151|3|39|W|type:city}} (60.519682, -151.060911).<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=April 23, 2011|date=February 12, 2011|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref> It is bordered to the northwest by the city of [[Kenai, Alaska|Kenai]] and to the south by the city of [[Soldotna, Alaska|Soldotna]], the [[borough seat]]. It is bordered to the east, across Soldotna Creek, by the unincorporated [[Sterling, Alaska|Sterling]] CDP, and to the west, across the [[Kenai River]], by the [[Kalifornsky, Alaska|Kalifornsky]] CDP.

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the Ridgeway CDP has a total area of {{convert|45.8|km2|order=flip}}, of which {{convert|43.5|km2|order=flip}} are land and {{convert|2.3|km2|order=flip}}, or 5.13%, are water.<ref name="Census 2010"/>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
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|1990= 2018
|2000= 1932
|2010= 2022
|2020= 2136
|footnote=source:<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census Of Population And Housing|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau|accessdate=April 21, 2011}}</ref>
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Ridgeway first appeared on the 1990 U.S. Census as a census-designated place (CDP).

As of the census<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |accessdate=January 31, 2008 |title=U.S. Census website }}</ref> of 2000, there were 1,932 people, 715 households, and 536 families residing in the CDP.  The population density was {{convert|116.0|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  There were 938 housing units at an average density of {{convert|56.3|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  The racial makeup of the CDP was 87.8% [[Race (United States Census)|White]], 0.4% [[Race (United States Census)|Black]] or [[Race (United States Census)|African American]], 4.3% [[Race (United States Census)|Native American]], 0.8% [[Race (United States Census)|Asian]], 0.1% [[Race (United States Census)|Pacific Islander]], 1.6% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 5.1% from two or more races.  2.5% of the population were [[Race (United States Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Race (United States Census)|Latino]] of any race.

There were 715 households, out of which 39.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 62.5% were married couples living together, 9.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.9% were non-families. 18.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 4.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.  The average household size was 2.70 and the average family size was 3.09.

In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 29.5% under the age of 18, 6.7% from 18 to 24, 26.5% from 25 to 44, 31.0% from 45 to 64, and 6.4% who were 65 years of age or older.  The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 98.6 males.  For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 99.3 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $50,625, and the median income for a family was $56,985. Males had a median income of $51,488 versus $36,786 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the CDP was $23,225.  About 7.4% of families and 9.4% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 11.6% of those under age 18 and 15.5% of those age 65 or over.

== References ==
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{{Kenai Peninsula Borough, Alaska}}

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[[Category:Census-designated places in Alaska]]
[[Category:Census-designated places in Kenai Peninsula Borough, Alaska]]