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Ridgway, CO - History
We would like to provide the residents of Ridgway a basic history overview.
Welcome to the Ridgway Home page. The Ridgway Home page provides as much information as possible on Ridgway. Knowing Ridgway’s history is essential to guiding its future. Within Ridgway’s Home page, you will also find Ridgway’s Founders, Holiday, and Birthday sections.
Ridgway has a population of 1142. 52.3% of Ridgway’s inhabitants are Male, and 47.7 are female. 45.7% of Ridgway is married and 52.2% own their own home. The Average Home price is $422,820, and the average rent is $1,246. Household median income in Ridgway is $72,628, and the individual median income is $36,538. Ridgway’s Ethnic is the following: White(94.3%), Black(3.7%), Hispanic(3.5%), Multiple(1.8%), Pacific(0.3%).
The Town of Ridgway is the home rule municipality that is the most populous municipality in Ouray County, Colorado, United States. The town is a former railroad stop on the Uncompahgre River in the northern San Juan Mountains. The town population was 713 at the 2000 census and 924 according to the 2010 census.Steep forested mountains and cliffs surround Ridgway on the south, east, and northeast.
The Uncompahgre River runs through the town and flows into the Ridgway State Park and Reservoir, to the north. Dallas Creek also flows from the south-west and forms a confluence with the Uncompahgre before entering the reservoir. There is a notable wildlife presence — mountain lions, badgers, deer, elk, bears, coyotes, wild turkey, and bald eagles are indigenous to the area.
The region's bald eagles nest in the cottonwoods along the river and are a common sight in the late fall. Ridgway and the surrounding area have featured prominently in pop culture. Most notably the area is the setting of John Wayne's western movie True Grit, and others including How the West Was Won and Tribute to a Bad Man.
Ridgway has the only stoplight in Ouray County, at the intersection of Highways 550 and 62.
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