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 prior to the 2020 census which showed a population of 210.[3]

Ridgefield, Illinois
Unincorporated community
Ridgefield, Illinois
Ridgefield, Illinois
Coordinates: 42°16′06″N 88°21′41″W
CountryUnited States
StateIllinois
CountyMcHenry
Area
[1]
 • 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 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.

History

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

Demographics
Historical population
CensusPop.%±
2020210—
U.S. Decennial Census[6]
2020[7]

2020 census
Ridgefield CDP, Illinois - Demographic Profile
(NH = Non-Hispanic)
Race / Ethnicity Pop 2020[7] % 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%
Some Other Race alone (NH) 0 0.00%
Mixed Race/Multi-Racial (NH) 2 0.95%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 14 6.67%
Total 210 100.00%

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 can be of any race.

References
  1. "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 15, 2022.
  2. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Ridgefield, Illinois
  3. "Ridgefield CDP, Illinois". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 12, 2021.
  4. "McHenry County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 26 March 2015.
  5. 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.
  6. "Decennial Census of Population and Housing by Decades". US Census Bureau.
  7. "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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