Ridgway, Illinois

Ridgway, Illinois
Village
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Gallatin
Coordinates	37°47′53″N 88°15′38″W / 37.79806°N 88.26056°W / 37.79806; -88.26056Coordinates: 37°47′53″N 88°15′38″W / 37.79806°N 88.26056°W / 37.79806; -88.26056
Area	0.91 sq mi (2 km2)
- land	0.91 sq mi (2 km2)
- water	0.00 sq mi (0 km2)
Population	869 (2010)
Density	954.9/sq mi (369/km2)
Timezone	CST (UTC-6)
- summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
Postal code	62979
Area code	618
Location of Ridgway within Illinois

Ridgway is a village in Gallatin County, Illinois, United States. As of the 2010 census, the population was 869.

Ridgway is located in southern Illinois at 37°47′53″N 88°15′38″W / 37.79806°N 88.26056°W / 37.79806; -88.26056 (37.798036, -88.260571), north of Shawnee National Forest. It is in north-central Gallatin County, 9 miles (14 km) northwest of Shawneetown, the county seat.

According to the 2010 census, Ridgway has a total area of 0.911 square miles (2.36 km²), of which 0.91 square miles (2.36 km²) (or 99.89%) is land and 0.001 square miles (0.00 km²) (or 0.11%) is water.

During its Illinoian stage (300,000—130,000 years ago), Ridgway was covered by the Laurentide ice sheet.

Ridgway, 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.

February 2012 tornadoes killed seven in the nearby Harrisburg area and destroyed St. Joseph's Catholic Church. The church has been rebuilt under the name St Kateri.

As of the census of 2000, there were 928 people, 441 households, and 271 families residing in the village. The population density was 1,030.6 people per square mile (398.1/km²). There were 490 housing units at an average density of 544.2 per square mile (210.2/km²). The racial makeup of the village was 99.35% White, 0.32% Native American, 0.22% African American, and 0.11% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.54% of the population.