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Coordinates: 42°1606N 88°2141W / 42.26833°N 88.36139°W / 42.26833; -88.36139

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'''Ridgefield''' is an [[unincorporated community]] in [[McHenry County, Illinois|McHenry County]], [[Illinois]], United States. Ridgefield is {{convert|3|mi|km}} northwest of [[Crystal Lake, Illinois|Crystal Lake]]. Ridgefield hosts a small number of antique shops in a small crossroads business district. Ridgefield also has a large grain storage facility and a retail hardware store. Metra commuter trains pass through Ridgefield on their way to Chicago from Woodstock without stopping, though are currently shelved plans to build a station here.

'''Ridgefield''' is an [[unincorporated community]] and [[census-designated place]] in [[McHenry County, Illinois|McHenry County]], [[Illinois]], United States. Ridgefield is {{convert|3|mi|km}} northwest of [[Crystal Lake, Illinois|Crystal Lake]]. It was named a CDP before the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]], at which time it had a population of 210.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Ridgefield CDP, Illinois|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/profile?g=1600000US1763875|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=March 12, 2021}}</ref>

Ridgefield hosts a small number of antique shops in a small crossroads business district. Ridgefield also has a large grain storage facility and a retail hardware store. Metra commuter trains pass through Ridgefield on their way to [[Chicago]] from [[Woodstock, Illinois]] without stopping, though there are currently shelved plans to build a station here.



==History==

==History==

A post office called Ridgefield was first established in 1858.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?task=display&state=IL&county=McHenry&searchtext=&pagenum=3 | title=McHenry County | publisher=Jim Forte Postal History | accessdate=26 March 2015}}</ref> The community was named from the ridges near the town site.<ref>{{cite book|author=Chicago and North Western Railway Company|title=A History of the Origin of the Place Names Connected with the Chicago & North Western and Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railways|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=OspBAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA118|year=1908|page=118}}</ref>

A post office called Ridgefield was first established in 1858.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?task=display&state=IL&county=McHenry&searchtext=&pagenum=3 | title=McHenry County | publisher=Jim Forte Postal History | accessdate=26 March 2015}}</ref> The community was named from the ridges near the town site.<ref>{{cite book|author=Chicago and North Western Railway Company|title=A History of the Origin of the Place Names Connected with the Chicago & North Western and Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railways|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=OspBAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA118|year=1908|page=118}}</ref>


==Demographics==

{{US Census population

|2020= 210

|align-fn=center

|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census/decade.html|title=Decennial Census of Population and Housing by Decades|publisher=[[US Census Bureau]]|access-date=}}</ref><br> 2020<ref name=2020CensusP2/>

}}


Ridgefield first appeared as a [[census designated place]] in the [[2020 U.S. Census]].<ref name=2020CensusP2/>


===2020 census===

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"

|+'''Ridgefield CDP, Illinois – Racial and ethnic composition'''<br><small>{{nobold|''Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.''}}</small>

!Race / Ethnicity <small>(''NH = Non-Hispanic'')</small>

!Pop 2020<ref name=2020CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) - Ridgefield CDP, Illinois|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=1600000US1763875&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>

!% 2020

|-

|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino whites|White]] alone (NH)

|193

|91.90%

|-

|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino African Americans|Black or African American]] alone (NH)

|0

|0.00%

|-

|[[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] or [[Alaska Native]] alone (NH)

|0

|0.00%

|-

|[[Asian Americans|Asian]] alone (NH)

|0

|0.00%

|-

|[[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]] alone (NH)

|1

|0.48%

|-

|[[Race and ethnicity in the United States census|Some Other Race]] alone (NH)

|0

|0.00%

|-

|[[Multiracial Americans|Mixed Race or Multi-Racial]] (NH)

|2

|0.95%

|-

|[[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] (any race)

|14

|6.67%

|-

|'''Total'''

|'''210'''

|'''100.00%'''

|}



==References==

==References==

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{{McHenry County, Illinois}}

{{McHenry County, Illinois}}

{{Geographic location

|Center=Ridgefield

|Northwest=[[Woodstock, Illinois|Woodstock]]

|North=[[Bull Valley]]

|Northeast=[[McHenry, Illinois|McHenry]]

|East=[[Prairie Grove, Illinois|Prairie Grove]]

|Southeast=[[Crystal Lake, Illinois|Crystal Lake]]

|South=[[Lakewood, Illinois|Lakewood]]}}

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[[Category:Unincorporated communities in Illinois]]

[[Category:Census-designated places in Illinois]]

[[Category:Census-designated places in McHenry County, Illinois]]

[[Category:Chicago metropolitan area]]

[[Category:Chicago metropolitan area]]

[[Category:Unincorporated communities in McHenry County, Illinois]]

[[Category:Unincorporated communities in McHenry County, Illinois]]

[[Category:Unincorporated communities in Illinois]]






Latest revision as of 07:02, 17 June 2024

Ridgefield, Illinois
Ridgefield is located in Illinois
Ridgefield

Ridgefield

Ridgefield is located in the United States
Ridgefield

Ridgefield

Coordinates: 42°16′06N 88°21′41W / 42.26833°N 88.36139°W / 42.26833; -88.36139
Country United States
State Illinois
CountyMcHenry
TownshipDorr
Area
 • Total0.52 sq mi (1.35 km2)
 • Land0.52 sq mi (1.35 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation
938 ft (286 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total210
 • Density401.53/sq mi (155.10/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code(s)815 & 779
GNIS feature ID416644[2]

Ridgefield is an unincorporated community and census-designated placeinMcHenry County, Illinois, United States. Ridgefield is 3 miles (4.8 km) northwest of Crystal Lake. It was named a CDP before the 2020 census, at which time it had a population of 210.[3]

Ridgefield hosts a small number of antique shops in a small crossroads business district. Ridgefield also has a large grain storage facility and a retail hardware store. Metra commuter trains pass through Ridgefield on their way to Chicago from Woodstock, Illinois without stopping, though there are currently shelved plans to build a station here.

History[edit]

A post office called Ridgefield was first established in 1858.[4] The community was named from the ridges near the town site.[5]

Demographics[edit]

Historical population
CensusPop.Note
2020210
U.S. Decennial Census[6]
2020[7]

Ridgefield first appeared as a census designated place in the 2020 U.S. Census.[7]

2020 census[edit]

Ridgefield CDP, Illinois – Racial and ethnic composition
Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.
Race / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic) Pop 2020[7] % 2020
White alone (NH) 193 91.90%
Black or African American alone (NH) 0 0.00%
Native AmericanorAlaska Native alone (NH) 0 0.00%
Asian alone (NH) 0 0.00%
Pacific Islander alone (NH) 1 0.48%
Some Other Race alone (NH) 0 0.00%
Mixed Race or Multi-Racial (NH) 2 0.95%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 14 6.67%
Total 210 100.00%

References[edit]

  1. ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 15, 2022.
  • ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Ridgefield, Illinois
  • ^ "Ridgefield CDP, Illinois". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 12, 2021.
  • ^ "McHenry County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved March 26, 2015.
  • ^ Chicago and North Western Railway Company (1908). A History of the Origin of the Place Names Connected with the Chicago & North Western and Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railways. p. 118.
  • ^ "Decennial Census of Population and Housing by Decades". US Census Bureau.
  • ^ a b c "P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) - Ridgefield CDP, Illinois". United States Census Bureau.

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