Ridgefield, Illinois
Ridgefield is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in McHenry 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.
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
A post office called Ridgefield was first established in 1858. The community was named from the ridges near the town site.
Demographics
Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
---|---|---|---|
2020 | 210 | — | |
U.S. Decennial Census 2020 |
Ridgefield first appeared as a census designated place in the 2020 U.S. Census.
2020 census
Race / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic) | Pop 2020 | % 2020 |
---|---|---|
White alone (NH) | 193 | 91.90% |
Black or African American alone (NH) | 0 | 0.00% |
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH) | 0 | 0.00% |
Asian alone (NH) | 0 | 0.00% |
Pacific Islander alone (NH) | 1 | 0.48% |
Other race alone (NH) | 0 | 0.00% |
Mixed race or Multiracial (NH) | 2 | 0.95% |
Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 14 | 6.67% |
Total | 210 | 100.00% |
References
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.