Editing Villa Ridge, Missouri

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'''Villa Ridge''' is an [[unincorporated community]] and [[census-designated place]] (CDP) in [[Franklin County, Missouri|Franklin County]], [[Missouri]], United States. The population was 2,601 at the 2020 census, down from 2,636 at the 2010 census.<ref name="Census 2010">{{cite web| url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US2976192| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (G001), Villa Ridge CDP, Missouri| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau| work=American FactFinder| access-date=June 5, 2016| archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213050015/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US2976192| archive-date=February 13, 2020| url-status=dead}}</ref>

==History==
A post office called Villa Ridge has been in operation since 1889.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?task=display&state=MO&county=Franklin | title=Post Offices| publisher=Jim Forte Postal History | access-date=1 October 2016}}</ref> The community was named for a ridge near the town site, with villa meaning "town".<ref>{{cite web | url=http://shsmo.org/manuscripts/ramsay/ramsay_franklin.html | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160624071257/http://shsmo.org/manuscripts/ramsay/ramsay_franklin.html | url-status=dead | archive-date=24 June 2016 | title=Franklin County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)| publisher=The State Historical Society of Missouri| access-date=1 October 2016}}</ref>

==Geography==
Villa Ridge is located in northeastern Franklin County. It is on [[Missouri Route M]] between [[Interstate 44 in Missouri|Interstate 44]] two miles to the south and [[Missouri Route 100]] one mile north. [[Pacific, Missouri|Pacific]] is seven miles east and [[Union, Missouri|Union]] is six miles to the west.<ref>''Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer,'' Delorme, 1st ed., 1998, p.40 {{isbn|0899332242}}</ref>

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the CDP has a total area of {{convert|12.7|sqkm|order=flip}}, of which {{convert|0.08|sqkm|order=flip}}, or 0.65%, is water.<ref name="Census 2010"/>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
| 2000 = 2417
| 2010 = 2636
| 2020 = 2601
| footnote = U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=http://www.census.gov/prod/www/decennial.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|accessdate=June 4, 2016}}</ref>
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As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 2,417 people, 869 households, and 678 families residing in the CDP. The population density was {{convert|489.9|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 928 housing units at an average density of {{convert|188.1|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the CDP was 95.66% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 2.48% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.41% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.33% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.29% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.83% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.91% of the population.

There were 869 households, out of which 37.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 66.5% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 8.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 21.9% were non-families. 17.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.78 and the average family size was 3.14.

In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 28.5% under the age of 18, 7.2% from 18 to 24, 31.4% from 25 to 44, 22.1% from 45 to 64, and 10.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females, there were 97.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 98.1 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $45,045, and the median income for a family was $46,762. Males had a median income of $41,875 versus $20,441 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the CDP was $18,378. About 1.8% of families and 4.7% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including .46% of those under age 18 and 99% of those age 65 or over.

==References==
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{{Franklin County, Missouri}}

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[[Category:Census-designated places in Franklin County, Missouri]]
[[Category:Census-designated places in Missouri]]
[[Category:Unincorporated communities in Missouri]]
[[Category:Unincorporated communities in Franklin County, Missouri]]