Editing Ridgway, Illinois

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'''Ridgway''' is a village in [[Ridgway Township, Gallatin County, Illinois|Ridgway]] and [[North Fork Township, Gallatin County, Illinois|North Fork]] Townships, [[Gallatin County, Illinois|Gallatin County]], [[Illinois]], [[United States]]. As of the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]], the population was 851. As of 2021, Nancy Kitchens was the town mayor.<ref name="census-g001">{{cite web |title=G001 - Geographic Identifiers - 2010 Census Summary File 1 |url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US1764018 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213063949/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US1764018 |archive-date=February 13, 2020 |accessdate=December 25, 2015 |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>

==History==
Ridgway was established in 1866 as a construction camp along what would become the [[Springfield and Illinois South Eastern Railway]].  It was named for the railroad's president, [[Thomas S. Ridgway]].<ref>Edward Callary, ''[https://books.google.com/books?id=ZvHgwa-XImcC&dq= Place Names of Illinois]'' (University of Illinois Press, 2010), p. 296.</ref>

The village, once home to a popcorn plant, is the former self-proclaimed "Popcorn Capital of the World". Popcorn Day continues as part of the Gallatin County Fair and is held the second Saturday in September.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/2003/04/28/still-popping-ill/|title=Still Popping, Ill.|website=tribunedigital-chicagotribune|date=April 28, 2003 |access-date=May 3, 2016}}</ref>

The [[2012 Leap Day tornado outbreak|February 2012 tornadoes]], which killed seven in the nearby [[Harrisburg, Illinois|Harrisburg]] area, destroyed the St. Joseph's Catholic Church in Ridgway.<ref>"[http://archive.boston.com/bigpicture/2012/03/tornadoes_rip_through_the_midw.html#photo1 Tornadoes Rip Through the Midwest and South]," ''Boston Globe'', March 1, 2012.</ref> The church was rebuilt in 2015 under the name "St. Kateri," in honor of [[Kateri Tekakwitha]].<ref>"[http://bellevillemessenger.org/2015/07/st-kateri-taking-shape-in-ridgway/ St. Kateri Taking Shape in Ridgway]," ''Belleville Messenger'', July 30, 2015.</ref>

==Geography==
Ridgway is located in [[southern Illinois]] at {{coord|37|47|53|N|88|15|38|W|type:city}} (37.798036, -88.260571),<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> north of [[Shawnee National Forest]]. It is in north-central Gallatin County, {{convert|9|mi|0}} northwest of [[Shawneetown, Illinois|Shawneetown]], the [[county seat]].  The village is concentrated along Ridgway Newhaven Road, just east of [[Illinois Route 1]].

According to the 2021 census gazetteer files, Ridgway has a total area of {{convert|0.88|sqmi|km2|2}}, of which {{convert|0.88|sqmi|km2|2}} (or 99.89%) is land and {{convert|0.00|sqmi|km2|2}} (or 0.11%) is water.<ref name="gaz2021">{{Cite web |publisher=United States Census Bureau |title=Gazetteer Files |url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html |access-date=June 29, 2022 |website=Census.gov}}</ref>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|align=left|1880= 174
|1890= 523
|1900= 839
|1910= 1054
|1920= 1102
|1930= 930
|1940= 1167
|1950= 1148
|1960= 1055
|1970= 1160
|1980= 1245
|1990= 1103
|2000= 928
|2010= 869
|2020= 851
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|accessdate=June 4, 2015}}</ref>
}}As of the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Explore Census Data |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/profile?g=1600000US1764018 |access-date=June 28, 2022 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref> there were 851 people, 445 households, and 282 families residing in the village. The population density was {{Convert|965.95|PD/sqmi|PD/km2}}. There were 419 housing units at an average density of {{Convert|475.60|/sqmi|/km2}}. The racial makeup of the village was 93.77% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 1.41% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.47% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.71% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 3.64% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 1.29% of the population.

There were 379 households, 31.4% were married couples living together, 43.3% had a female householder with no husband present.

The median income for a household in the village was $44,777, and the median income for a family was $68,958.  About 10.2% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 1.7% of those under age 18 and 17.2% of those age 65 or over.

==References==
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==Further reading==
* 1887. ''History of Gallatin, Saline, Hamilton, Franklin and Williamson Counties, Illinois''. Chicago: Goodspeed Publishing Co.
* Lawler, Lucille. 1968. ''Gallatin County: Gateway to Illinois''. Privately published. 153 pages.
* Lawler, Lucille. 1971. ''Ridgway, Our Town''. Privately published. 43 pages.
* Musgrave, Jon, ed. 2002. [http://www.illinoishistory.com/books ''Handbook of Old Gallatin County and Southeastern Illinois'']. Marion, Ill.: [http://www.illinoishistory.com/ IllinoisHistory.com]. 464 pages.

==External links==
*{{Commons category-inline|Ridgway, Illinois}}

{{Gallatin County, Illinois}}

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[[Category:Villages in Gallatin County, Illinois]]
[[Category:Villages in Illinois]]