Ridgway, Pennsylvania

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Ridgway is a borough in Elk County, Pennsylvania, 119 miles (191 km) east by south of Erie on the Clarion River. Formerly, it was in the center of a lumbering district. Coal and natural gas abound in the district. In the past, the industrial interests were manufacturing leather, iron, clay, and lumber products, silk goods, railroad snow plows, dynamos, and machine tools. In 1900, the people living here numbered 3,515; in 1910, 5,408; and in 1940, 6,253. The population was 4,591 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Elk County^GR6.

Contents 1 Art and Culture 2 Geography 3 Demographics 4 External links

[edit] Art and Culture

Ridgway, Pennsylvania is home of the Ridgway Chainsaw Carving Rendezvous, the largest chainsaw carving gathering of its kind, whose proceeds go to the Make a Wish Foundation and the local YMCA.

[edit] Geography

Ridgway is located at 41°25′29″N, 78°43′47″W (41.424739, -78.729733)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of 6.9 km² (2.7 mi²), all land.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 4,591 people, 1,927 households, and 1,233 families residing in the borough. The population density was 663.9/km² (1,722.7/mi²). There were 2,089 housing units at an average density of 302.1/km² (783.8/mi²). The racial makeup of the borough was 98.54% White, 0.17% African American, 0.04% Native American, 0.70% Asian, 0.17% from other races, and 0.37% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.52% of the population.

There were 1,927 households out of which 28.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.1% were married couples living together, 9.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 36.0% were non-families. 31.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 16.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.33 and the average family size was 2.94.

In the borough the population was spread out with 22.9% under the age of 18, 8.2% from 18 to 24, 27.8% from 25 to 44, 22.8% from 45 to 64, and 18.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 91.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.3 males.

The median income for a household in the borough was $33,141, and the median income for a family was $45,224. Males had a median income of $31,855 versus $21,296 for females. The per capita income for the borough was $17,157. About 4.9% of families and 6.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 8.9% of those under age 18 and 2.3% of those age 65 or over.

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